Construction Loan Admin (Remote)

BankUnited; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BankUnited is seeking a Construction Loan Administrator to oversee processing and servicing of construction loans, including draws, budgets, change orders, lien requirements, and title reviews in a complex portfolio.

The role collaborates with borrowers, inspectors, and Credit to ensure accurate packaging, compliance, and timely funding across ground-up projects, renovations, and capital expenditures.

Qualifications

• Experience with construction loan administration and servicing.
• Ability to coordinate multiple parties and complex packages.
• Knowledge of lien requirements, title review, and loan documents.

Responsibilities

• Administration and servicing of construction/renovation loans.
• Serve as liaison for borrower, inspection firm, and Credit Department.
• Prepare and review advance packages with required backups.
• Ensure budgets, retainage, and contingencies align with loan terms.
• Coordinate with parties for inspections and title continuations.
• Support SBA and syndicated loan processes where applicable.
• Post-advance review and uploading of documents to the system.

Skills

Loan administration

Process coordination

Documentation review

Liaison with stakeholders

Attention to detail

Job description

JOB SUMMARY
This position has hands on processing of timely and accurate handling of all construction loan administration and servicing with a variety of functions including, but not limited to, budget and change order tracking, enforcement of retainage requirements, collection and verification of all required backup, receipt of title continuations and funding of advances after credit approval. Projects will include, but are not limited to, ground up construction, renovation, capital expenditures, leasing commissions and tenant improvements, and any other transaction that would require third party inspections. The Administration and Servicing of the Construction and Construction Related portfolio is diverse and will include direct loans, SBA 7A and 504 loans, purchased loans, sold loans and syndicated loans and shared national credits. Knowledge of Lien Law state requirements is preferred for adherence to the legal requirements during administration and servicing process of these Construction and Construction Related Loans.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administration and Servicing of Construction/Renovation related loans
• Serve as liaison for Borrower, Third Party Inspection firm and internal Credit Department for all requests.
• Receipt of advance requests from borrower and coordination of inspection, when required.
• Working with all necessary parties, compile and review advance packages with all required backup for accuracy and adherence to requirements include but not limited to:oAIA G702 and G703, when required -- Ensure all balances match the previous request and that all change orders are within allowable limits or are approved by internal Credit Department.oBudgets -- Ensure all budget line items are in balance and that all backup for disbursements is valid and allowable.oRetainage -- Ensure that retainage requirements per the loan agreement and original credit approval are adhered to and any discrepancies are approved by internal Credit Department.oContingency -- Track contingency reallocations in the Budget and track percentage of remaining contingency.oInspection Reports -- Validate that inspection report data aligns with backup and that percentage complete provided is consistent with the estimated completion date.oLien Waivers -- All lien waivers required per the loan agreement are collected with each advance for the prior period and are not duplicated.oEquity -- Ensure required borrower equity is utilized, when required by Credit Department and loan documents.oInsurance -- Using monitoring reports, ensure required insurance is current and meets approved requirements.oCredit Approval -- Compile approval package and request approval from Credit Department.oTitle -- Request and review title continuations with escalation to Credit Department for any exceptions.
• For sold loans, coordinate with participant banks by sending notices, sharing inspection reports and ensuring receipt of their funds prior to funding borrower. Ensure loans are balanced and have correct percentages in the system and notices.
• For SBA Loans, knowledge of federal rules and regulations regarding construction loans and advances, ability to review initial documentation required for the Plan & Cost Review, review Loan Agreement to ensure that all construction covenants are included.
• Submittal of approved funding package to Commercial Loan Servicing team and performance of post-advance review of loan system for posting and funding accuracy.
• Coordination with Commercial Loan Administration team for upload of approval package and inspection report to shared document repository.
• Upon completion of project, work with Credit Department and Loan Closing Team to collect appropriate insurance to setup for tracking and to appropriately update loan system statuses and codes.
• Servicing of Capital Expenditure and Tenant Improvement related transactions
• Track requests for Capital Expenditures, Tenant Improvements and Lease Commissions requests.
• Ensure that the conditions of borrowing are managed such as limits for Capital Expenditures, Tenant Improvement and Lease Commissions.
• Ensure required Leases, Rent Rolls and other required items are received and are satisfactory for subsequent draw requests.
• Ensure Inspections are scheduled with property managers.
• Request and review title continuations with escalation to Credit Department for any exceptions.
• General monitoring and reporting