Senior Real Estate Development Officer

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles is seeking a Development Officer to manage HACLA’s real estate portfolio, lead due diligence, secure financing, and coordinate with city, HUD and regulatory bodies on large redevelopment projects.

The role supervises a development team, directs closings, and ensures projects meet budgets, schedules, and entitlements, with duties spanning acquisition, rehabilitation, and long‑term asset management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and six years of experience in public housing, affordable housing, or real estate redevelopment; including at least three years of senior management experience.
• Experience sourcing, structuring, and negotiating real estate transactions, preferably with affordable housing subsidies, tax credits, and tax-exempt bonds.
• Advanced management experience in reviewing, creating, preparing, and modeling real property financing including pro formas, budgets, and cash flows; Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex real estate projects including acquisitions, development, and rehabilitation programs and operations; major public infrastructure projects; and mixed use, mixed income development from inception to operations.
• Lead and coordinate real estate and financial closings and project conversions, ensuring lender, investor and public agency requirements are met.
• Prepare scopes of work, RFPs/RFQs, procurement documents, and oversee reviews of proposals and related contracts to manage schedules and budgets.

Skills

Real estate development

Financial analysis

Leadership

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, Urban Planning, Real Estate Management, Engineering, Architecture

Tools

Excel

Job description

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles is seeking a Development Officer to manage HACLA’s real estate portfolio, lead due diligence, secure financing, and coordinate with city, HUD and regulatory bodies on large redevelopment projects.

The role supervises a development team, directs closings, and ensures projects meet budgets, schedules, and entitlements, with duties spanning acquisition, rehabilitation, and long‑term asset management.