Agency Due Diligence Field Engineer – HUD/Fannie/Freddie

EBI logo 2024; New York (NY); Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EBI Consulting is seeking a Field Engineer to support Agency Due Diligence for HUD, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac assessments. The role involves capital needs assessments and evaluating physical condition for multifamily real estate nationwide.

Travel and work-from-home flexibility are required, with base responsibilities to coordinate site visits and reporting. The ideal candidate has a background in architecture, engineering, or construction, and may have PE or RA credentials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, construction, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in due diligence consulting or related technical fields.
• PE or RA credentials preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Capital Needs Assessments and related due diligence to evaluate physical condition and future maintenance costs.
• Communicate and coordinate with on-site property representatives; plan travel and perform site visits.
• Prepare reporting to meet quality control deadlines; travel up to ~40% of time across NY/Boston region and beyond.

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, construction, or related field

Job description

Job Category: Operations

• Full-Time
• Remote

Locations

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New York City, NY, USA

Description

At EBI we are committed to providing deep technical, industry and commercial real estate expertise to help our clients navigate complexity and realize maximum value for their assets. For 35 years we have been helping investors, lenders, owners, developers, contractors, and property managers mitigate risk and optimize their built facilities for maximum economic, safety, and environmental value. We are unique in our ability to deliver high quality, responsive services across the entire asset lifecycle, from rapid assessments, to advisory, to implementation and verification services, nationwide. Unlike other environmental consulting firms, we provide the full suite of commercial real estate and asset management services through to improvement and verification. Our experts leverage our proprietary assessment methodologies, benchmarking, regulation, and analytics tools across six core domains.

EBI is your environmental, sustainability, engineering and health and safety partner, nationwide.

Assess. Advise. Improve. Verify.

Position Summary

EBI Consulting looks to immediately hire a Field Engineer to join our Agency Due Diligence real estate consulting practice, spanning HUD, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac assessments. Our Agency practice performs Capital Needs Assessments to evaluate physical condition, need for immediate repair, and estimate future maintenance cost at multifamily real estate nationwide. We contribute to the financial underwriting of affordable housing, and you will play a critical part in the success of this function.

This is a full-time, salaried position, reporting to the Associate Operations Manager. The ideal candidate will be based anywhere between the New York City market and the Boston market and able to cover parts of New England or the Tri-State areas, so must enjoy traveling as part of a work from home environment. Real estate capital needs due diligence experience is desired with the right combination of technical background and aptitude to learn and contribute. You will thrive in this position if you are hungry to put your technical expertise in architecture, engineering, and/or construction to work serving a positive purpose and enjoy the camaraderie that comes from being a part of a successful team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• We reliably deliver to our clients the confidence to make informed decisions, therefore time management and tenacity are key
• Develop and drive a plan with each new assignment
• Communicate and coordinate with on-site property representatives, execute travel planning, perform site visits in accordance with scope of work, and author reporting to meet quality control deadlines
• Travel could be scheduled out weeks in advance, or on short notice at times, but overall travel may represent ~40% of your time so flexibility is an asset. Travel will predominantly be located in either the New York City market or Boston market but nationwide travel is a possibility

Qualifications and Capabilities

• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university in architecture, engineering, construction, or related field
• At least 5+ years of professional experience in due diligence consulting preferred to meet client scope of work qualifications; otherwise, examples of relevant consulting expertise in related technical fields is required
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) credentials preferred but not required
• Direct prior experience serving HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or other affordable housing scopes of work is preferred but not required
• Experience conducting other property condition assessment (i.e., PCA, FCA, etc.) reporting on office, retail, or hotel properties is valued. Also, experience or familiarity with obtaining environmental site data needed to complete ASTM E1527 Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) is preferred, but not required

Application Disclaimer

At EBI, we cultivate a welcoming and collaborative culture. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and encourage diverse candidates to apply. We do not discriminate against qualified individuals based on their status as a protected veteran or individuals with disabilities, nor do we discriminate based on sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. All vendors are expected to maintain a working environment free from discrimination or harassment.

The reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position is $85,000 - $100,000. The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. This position may also be eligible for a bonus whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual performance. The actual compensation offered will be based on a range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to; geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, knowledge, skills/level, qualifications and budget.

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