Housing Development Manager

City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

City of Fort Worth seeks a Housing Development Manager to oversee the Affordable Housing Bond Program funded with federal and local resources. The role requires steering project planning, underwriting, and coordinating with developers, lenders, and city staff to deliver voter-approved affordable housing investments.

The position manages complex financing strategies across HOME, CDBG, LIHTC and related programs, ensuring on-schedule delivery, adherence to budgets, and long-term program success

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field as listed in minimum qualifications.
• Five (5) years of real estate development or community development experience, including two (2) years in management and administrative responsibility.
• Valid Texas Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the City’s Affordable Housing Bond Program, including policy development and program administration.
• Manage the City’s affordable housing bond portfolio to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Underwrite multifamily and single-family affordable housing developments using bond proceeds with HOME, CDBG, LIHTC and other funding.
• Review proposals, negotiate funding agreements and recommend financial assistance to maximize affordable housing production.
• Monitor expenditures, milestones, affordability requirements, construction progress and long-term compliance.
• Prepare recommendations and presentations for City Council and senior leadership.
• Coordinate with developers, lenders, architects, engineers, legal counsel and City departments.
• Develop policies, dashboards and performance metrics to monitor the program and report to leadership.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Business Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Planning or related field

Job description

Pay Range:

$44.99 - $58.48/hr.

Job Posting Closing on:

Tues­day, September 8, 2026

Workdays & Hours:

Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include:

11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Housing Development Manager job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department / Housing & Neighborhood Development Division. The Housing Development Manager will be responsible for managing, supervising, and coordinating activities and operations related to various housing and community development projects using city incentives and federal funds. And will lead the implementation and administration of the City’s $10 million Affordable Housing Bond Program while continuing to support the Housing & Neighborhood Development Division’s affordable housing initiatives. This position oversees the planning, underwriting, financing, negotiation, construction monitoring and long‑term performance of bond‑funded affordable housing developments and coordinates the strategic use of HOME, CDBG, Housing Finance Corporation (HFC), Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ) and other local, state and federal housing resources to maximize housing production and preservation. The position serves as the City’s primary liaison with developers, financial institutions, consultants, elected officials and executive leadership to successfully deliver voter‑approved affordable housing investments.

Funding is set to end for the position on:

August 31, 2030.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Public Administration, Business Administration, Business Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Planning or a related field
• Five (5) years of real estate development, community development, or other related experience, including two (2) years of management and administrative responsibility
• Valid Texas Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience administering affordable housing bond programs, Housing Finance Corporation programs or comparable public capital investment programs
• Demonstrated experience underwriting multifamily and single‑family affordable housing developments, including evaluating operating pro formas, assessing project feasibility and financial risk and structuring layered financing utilizing HOME, CDBG, LIHTC, tax‑exempt bonds, Housing Finance Corporation financing, state housing programs and private financing
• Experience presenting affordable housing recommendations to executive leadership, City Councils, Housing Finance Corporation Boards or governing bodies

The Housing Development Manager Job Responsibilities Include

• Lead implementation of the City’s Affordable Housing Bond Program, including development of policies, funding priorities, project selection criteria and program administration
• Manage the City’s affordable housing bond portfolio, ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget and achieve program objectives
• Underwrite multifamily and single‑family affordable housing developments utilizing bond proceeds together with HOME, CDBG, Housing Finance Corporation financing and other public and private funding sources
• Review development proposals, negotiate funding agreements and recommend financial assistance that maximizes affordable housing production while protecting the City’s investment
• Monitor bond expenditures, project milestones, affordability requirements, construction progress and long‑term compliance
• Prepare recommendations and presentations for City Council, executive leadership and other governing bodies
• Coordinate with developers, lenders, architects, engineers, legal counsel, consultants and internal City departments throughout project planning and implementation
• Develop policies, procedures, dashboards and performance metrics to monitor the Affordable Housing Bond Program and provide regular reporting to executive leadership and City Council

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Physical Demand

Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non‑merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre‑Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.