TACOMA HOUSING AUTHORITY

POSITION VACANCIES:                                                                                                                       SITE MANAGER, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR & SITE ASSISTANTS (2 OPENINGS)

POSTING CLOSES 12/11/2011

Opening doors….Changing futures… at TACOMA HOUSING AUTHORITY

Are you a person who wants to make a difference in the world?  Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) is looking for you to join our Property Management team.  THA provides high quality, stable and sustainable housing and supportive services to people in need.   It does this in various ways: by helping families become self-sufficient, by strengthening communities and by using its public and private resources efficiently and effectively. 

Tacoma Housing Authority is an innovative public housing authority.  It develops and manages housing that is affordable, high quality, sustainable, attractive, and suitable to a range of needs and uses.  THA owns and manages a 1,500 unit portfolio consisting of multifamily communities, single family homes, high rises for seniors and disabled persons, public housing, and Project Based Section 8 properties.  THA has been instrumental in overseeing the development of mixed finance projects.  THA is also a Public Development Authority and a Community Development Entity and has been awarded the designation as a Moving to Work housing authority. 

SITE MANAGER

SALARY RANGE:  $40,472.00 - $55,559.00 Annually

The purpose of the Site Manager position is to ensure that THA’s properties are safe, enjoyable places to live, efficient to operate, good neighbors, attractive assets to their neighborhoods and fully compliant with all governing program rules.  These programs include, but are not limited to the public housing program, tax credit program, project based Section 8 program, project based Housing Choice Vouchers, and bond funding.  This position supervises a group of employees engaged in the property management of a designated site.  This position is also responsible for the preparation and oversight of the operating budget for that site.

The Site Manager plans, administers, monitors, implements and ensures compliance with all regulatory and policy requirements and the attainment of all goals and objectives associated with the housing management functions and to do this in a highly effective and professional manner.

The successful candidate will have 2 or more years of increasingly responsible experience in the property management field with an agency or property management firm, and 2 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity.  2 or more years’ experience with tax credit, public housing, multi-family project based Section 8, and/or bond financed properties is strongly preferred.  Prior experience with a housing authority or in real estate, property management, maintenance management, housing management, or human services including relations with clients, customers and members of the general public, is also preferred.

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

SALARY RANGE: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 Annually

The purpose of the Maintenance Supervisor position is to plan, organize, direct, and supervise the activities of all maintenance staff.  The position assists in the preparation of budgets and cost estimates, recommends purchase of maintenance supplies, tools and equipment, and maintains inventory.

This position shall also perform all these responsibilities in service to THA’s social justice and business mission to assist low-income households and other customers, and to do so in ways that aspire to programmatic and administrative excellence, and to ensure that THA’s properties are safe, enjoyable places to live, efficient to operate, good neighbors, attractive assets to their neighborhoods and fully compliant with all governing program rules.  

The successful candidate will have 3-5 years’ experience in a public or private organization in a planning, design or construction activity related to residential and multifamily housing, knowledge of state and local building codes and ordinances, expertise in inspection techniques and contract monitoring, 3 or more years in a supervisory capacity, Bachelor’s degree preferably with a major in engineering, architecture, building science or planning with emphasis on construction or equivalent experience.  Various combinations of education, experience and training may qualify an applicant. 

SITE ASSISTANT (2 OPENINGS)

SALARY RANGE: $2,563.83 - $4,050.75 Monthly

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED; 2+ years in property management or related work experience, preferably in social services delivery with families and/or elderly or disabled persons.  2+ years with tax credit, public housing, multi-family project based Section 8, and/or bond financed properties strongly preferred; housing authority experience preferred. 

This position shall also perform all these responsibilities in service to THA’s social justice and business mission to assist low-income households and other customers, and to do so in ways that aspire to programmatic and administrative excellence, and to ensure that THA’s properties are safe, enjoyable places to live, efficient to operate, good neighbors, attractive assets to their neighborhoods and fully compliant with all governing program rules. 

TO APPLY:

THA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Tacoma Housing Authority offers a generous compensation and benefit package.  For more information including a full job description, please visit Tacoma Housing Authority’s website www.tacomahousing.org.  Applications for employment must be submitted through our online application system at www.tacomahousing.org.  Emailed, faxed and mailed applications and/or resumes will NOT be accepted for employment consideration.