Senior Project Manager – Affordable Housing Initiatives

Episcopal Community Services (ECS); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Episcopal Community Services (ECS) is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives advancing affordable housing and services for vulnerable populations. You will report to the CEO, guiding projects from concept through planning, implementation, and close-out with clear structures and disciplined execution.

Responsibilities include developing project plans, coordinating across departments, managing risks, and communicating with executives and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in public administration, public policy, urban planning, business, real estate, or related fields.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible project management experience in affordable housing, community development, public administration, or closely related sectors.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi stakeholder projects involving government partners, funders, and community organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for multiple concurrent initiatives in affordable housing, program integration, operations, and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, task assignments, risk logs, and status dashboards using project management platforms.
• Coordinate cross-departmental work (real estate, programs, finance, HR, IT, fund development, compliance) to ensure deliverables are clear, dependencies are managed, and milestones are met.
• Prepare agendas, materials, and follow up action trackers for CEO led project meetings; document decisions and ensure timely completion of next steps.
• Support policy and procedure development and implementation related to affordable housing operations, program integration, and organizational initiatives.
• Recognize and escalate matters that may require HR, legal, compliance, or other subject matter expertise; consult with appropriate resources.
• Monitor project performance against timelines and key metrics; identify risks and issues early, propose mitigation strategies, and escalate when needed.
• Serve as a liaison with external stakeholders (public agencies, funders, developers, service partners, consultants).
• Provide triage and implementation support for stalled projects; help teams reset timelines and accountability structures.
• Safeguard confidentiality of sensitive information related to personnel, clients, contracts, and organizational strategy.
• Contribute to board and executive communications with concise project summaries, timelines, and risk/issue updates.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Risk management

Team collaboration

Executive support

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Asana

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Wrike

Jira

Excel

Job description

Episcopal Community Services (ECS) is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives advancing affordable housing and services for vulnerable populations. You will report to the CEO, guiding projects from concept through planning, implementation, and close-out with clear structures and disciplined execution.

Responsibilities include developing project plans, coordinating across departments, managing risks, and communicating with executives and external partners.