Director, Construction Resyndication

April Housing•Washington, DC

11d•$150,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At April Housing, we’re building a team of bold, mission-driven professionals who are motivated by meaningful work and energized by collaboration. Our work supports a clear purpose of expanding access to high-quality housing, and each role plays an important part in advancing that mission. You’ll collaborate shoulder‑to‑shoulder with some of the most talented experts in the industry, gaining hands-on exposure that helps you grow your skills and broaden your perspective from the day one. Our environment is dynamic, fast paced and evolving, designed to support curious, ambitious people as they take on new challenges and develop capabilities that translate throughout their careers. April Housing is a leading owner and operator of high‑quality affordable housing across the United States. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, we are a portfolio company of Blackstone Real Estate, supporting the affordable housing and LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) portfolio. Our mission is clear: preserve critical affordable housing stock while delivering exceptional management and high‑quality homes to the communities we serve. We are committed to being a fair, transparent, and responsible owner. Backed by Blackstone Real Estate enabling us to invest in the creation and preservation of affordable housing for the long run. We are making a bold commitment to preserving affordable housing across the country. April Housing is dedicated to ensuring our assets aligned with high standards of excellence, including ongoing property improvements and elevated resident services. We’re looking for individuals who share our commitment to excellence and believe in the impact that thoughtful, well-executed work can have on communities. If you’re driven by purpose, value collaboration, and are excited to grow while contributing to something meaningful, April Housing offers a place to build experience, expand your impact, and do work that matters. We are seeking a Director of Construction to join our Preservation team. The Director Of Construction will identify areas that will unlock value, provide a mechanism for growth, or help craft programs that will establish a competitive advantage. Analyze the current operating environment to benchmark with company objectives to identify success or gaps. Develop and nurture deep relationships with all functional teams and external stakeholders to ‘understand their reality’ and identify opportunities to adjust course and unlock value. Provides leadership to managers/ supervisors and/or professional staff. Establishes operational objectives, procedures, and work plans and delegates assignments to subordinates. Modifies and executes company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have a company-wide effect. Works on issues where analysis of situations or data requires conceptual thinking and knowledge of organizational objectives. Implements policies and selects methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Facilities Management, Real Estate, or related field).
7-10 years’ experience working in construction and project management where project planning, estimating, construction monitoring, and reporting of full development life cycle, with at least two years’ experience in affordable housing (LIHTC) acquisition/rehabilitation projects.
Direct experience managing renovation projects.
Strong written and spoken communication skills.
Strong meeting organization and facilitation skills.
Analytical, flexible, adaptable, with strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.
Technical proficiencies in industry-standard project management tools.
Proficiency in Microsoft office.
Communicates Effectively: Listens effectively and confirms understanding when needed. Cooperates effectively with teammates(intact team and cross functionally) and provides and takes feedback with ease.
Drives Results: Works hard to ensure understanding of all critical performance targets. Lines up personal and team performance to deliver results. Accepts feedback and pivots activities and behaviors when needed to improve results.
Plans and Aligns: Understands plans communicated and asks for clarity when needed. Provides input when plans reqiure front line input. Makes an effort to ensure teammates are aligned on daily and weekly actions supporting the plan.
Manages Ambiguity: Carefully listens to need for change or need to wait for instruction in times of change. Keeps moving daily and weekly tasks forward while waiting for any pivots to workstream.
Develops Talent/Professional Development: Works with leadership to execute individual development plans for self and others. Makes time to become the best in their current role and to learn aspects of future potential roles.
Resilient: Stays abreast of results individually and for the team and reacts with persistence especially when results are less than planned. Keeps a positive attitude and entertains and develops ideas to enhance results.

Responsibilities

Secure pricing from select GCs on developments.
Confirm local Jurisdiction (AHJ) permitting process and any other requirements.
Walk site with A/E teams and GCs.
Develop internal historical construction costs by state – work with Development project managers, asset managers, and capital expenditure teams to establish initial construction scope/ budget; lead scoping and budgeting phase with the GC.
Secure as-built plans (from site, files, or 3rd party vendor).
Coordinate and review schematic plans.
Review QAP and design standards – coordinate incorporation into plan set.
Develop initial SOW – narrative along with A/E plans.
Coordinate on-site DD and review, Phase I, Market Study, Appraisal, Zoning, PNA/PCA, ACM, Surveys, Accessibility reports.
Negotiate contracts as needed for GC, civil, architect, and other consultants.
Develop preliminary schedule and unit turns; coordinate with relocation teams
Review all financing documents for construction-related requirements and coordinate approvals.
Lead on site visits with GCs and A/E team to ensure quality, address issues, and maintaining schedule.
Track and forecast change orders against budget and provide alternates – cost review/recommendations.
Provide regular reports and updates on budget and schedule.
Assist in the tenant outreach process and provide support for meetings/events as needed.
Coordinate with lenders/equity to ensure timing review and payments to GCs and other vendors.
Collect partial and full lien waivers each month review for progress against schedule.
Support relocation efforts by monitoring and enforcing project schedule.
Coordinate preparation of substantial completion forms.
Coordinate with GC for final permit closeouts.
Prepare and assemble Construction Closeout Documentation (final lien waivers, manuals, G704, permits).
Ability to travel up to 75%.