Development Coordinator
Locations: Ruston, Louisiana
Role Summary
The Development Coordinator assists Development Project Managers and the Director of Development with day-to-day project-related activities. The role focuses on organizing, tracking, and supporting development projects to ensure schedules, budgets, and deadlines are met while coordinating across internal teams and external stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
- Research potential new development opportunities in existing or new market areas related to multifamily, mixed-use, or single-family properties
- Assist with timing related to closings for acquisition, construction, and permanent financing
- Maintain and monitor project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures
- Review pre-development budgets monthly with the Project Manager and strategize to keep budgets in line
- Read and discuss financial proformas
- Prepare presentation materials for meetings
- Ensure project deadlines are met and assist with project changes
- Facilitate meetings as appropriate and distribute meeting minutes
- Create project management calendars for goals and objectives
- Assist in preparing financing applications for affordable housing, mixed-use, and market-rate developments
- Maintain client and project databases
- Assist with project due diligence, equity, and loan closings
- Participate in project, construction, and development finance meetings to document next steps
- Maintain working knowledge of guidelines and requirements for housing finance agencies, HUD, FHLB, RD, and other funding partners
- Serve as project lead to prioritize, plan, and coordinate development activities
- Coordinate projects to meet deadlines and stay on budget
- Serve as the primary contact for client inquiries and concerns
- Assess risks and technical challenges and develop mitigation plans
- Develop cost-reduction initiatives while maintaining quality and productivity
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, Community Planning, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to collaborate with public and private officials during transactions
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Professional demeanor in all business interactions
- Ability to work with people of diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds
- Willingness to attend meetings during evenings and weekends
- Ability to work a flexible schedule with local and some out-of-town travel
- Valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with affordable housing development in the public or nonprofit sector
- Knowledge of public and private affordable housing finance programs
- Strong problem-solving skills in complex, multi-party transactions
- Organized approach to project management with attention to detail
- Strong financial, analytical, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to use Google Earth and mapping software to identify sites, QCTs, and DDAs
How to Apply
To apply, email a cover letter and resume to Jennifer Croxton at jcroxton@knightdevco.com
Equal Opportunity Statement
Knight Development is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.
