Technical Program Lead

Description
DC Green Bank (DCGB) develops and facilitates innovative financial solutions to support businesses, organizations, and residents on the path to a cleaner future for all. We invest in solar energy systems, energy efficient buildings and retrofits, green stormwater infrastructure, and transportation electrification in line with our values of Sustainability, Clean Economy, and Inclusive Prosperity. To date, DC Green Bank has invested millions of dollars in a cleaner, greener, and more equitable future.
DCGB seeks a Technical Program Lead who is responsible for providing technical leadership and structural oversight across the organization’s real estate focused lending and investment activities. This role supports deal origination by conducting technical pressure testing of transactions, ensuring program applicability, strengthening compliance integration, and enhancing portfolio-level strategy.
The Technical Program Lead plays a critical role in evaluating deal feasibility prior to term sheet issuance, supporting assessment and application review, and ensuring alignment between origination, compliance, and long-term portfolio objectives. This role bridges technical real estate structuring expertise with banking rigor and program compliance requirements, ensuring transactions are sound, scalable, and aligned with the organization’s investment strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Deal Structuring & Origination Support

Serve as the technical lead during the origination process, supporting all teams prior to term sheet issuance.
Conduct structural pressure testing of transactions from a real estate finance perspective (e.g., multifamily structures, BIPS, BEPS/energy efficiency applicability, Davis-Bacon considerations, STORM/HPTF pipeline alignment, and related programmatic elements).
Review deal assessments and applications to evaluate feasibility, program fit, and long-term structural soundness.
Translate technical, environmental, and energy assessments into clear investment narratives and internal memoranda.
Participate in technical and cross-functional deal meetings to ensure structural rigor and strategic alignment.
Provide input on “go/no-go” determinations based on structural, programmatic, and portfolio considerations.
Program Development & Portfolio Strategy

Support the evaluation and refinement of current programs and products across the real estate portfolio.
Identify structural trends and provide forward-looking scoping recommendations for future product evolution.
Evaluate program applicability (e.g., BOBBA, Davis-Bacon, BEPS, STORM, energy efficiency standards) and ensure transactions are aligned appropriately.
Contribute to strategic product portfolio discussions, ensuring investment programs remain viable and scalable.
Support clarity on which deal types and structures the organization will not pursue, consistent with strategic priorities.
Compliance Integration & Process Improvement
Strengthen integration between origination and compliance processes to address breakdowns in workflow.
Clarify and communicate compliance’s role within the deal lifecycle.
Distinguish technical structuring support from compliance oversight while ensuring strong coordination between both functions.
Support the development of systems and processes to better track compliance-related milestones in collaboration with loan management and CRM systems.
Assist in refining deal lifecycle handoffs across origination, underwriting, compliance, and portfolio management teams.
Risk & Technical Evaluation

Support risk assessment activities including environmental, energy, and structural risk evaluation.
Review milestone and deliverable frameworks for transactions across their full lifecycle (often 15–20 years).
Provide technical oversight on money-in/money-out structures and long-term deal performance assumptions.
External Engagement & Industry Participation

Participate in industry conferences and forums relevant to real estate finance and sustainable investment programs.
Maintain awareness of evolving standards impacting real estate structured finance, energy efficiency compliance, and public-private investment vehicles.
Requirements
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Urban Planning, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field required.
Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s in Real Estate, Public Policy, Finance, or related discipline) preferred.
8+ years of experience in real estate finance, structured lending, investment structuring, community development finance, or a related banking environment.
Demonstrated experience evaluating and structuring complex real estate transactions.
Familiarity with energy efficiency programs, public-private financing tools, and regulatory frameworks relevant to real estate investment preferred.
Strong understanding of real estate finance structures, capital stacks, and structured lending.
Experience conducting feasibility analysis, structural evaluation, and risk assessment.
Competencies
Technical

Ability to evaluate regulatory and programmatic applicability (e.g., Davis-Bacon, energy standards, public funding overlays).
Proficiency in financial modeling and investment analysis tools.
Understanding of compliance integration within lending processes (distinct from underwriting).
Ability to translate technical analyses into executive-ready narratives.
Familiarity with loan management systems, CRM platforms, and portfolio tracking tools.
Strong knowledge of banking practices and long-term asset lifecycle considerations.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint usage
Behavioral

Accountability: Owns deal outcomes from origination through closing. Takes ownership of responsibilities, actions, and decisions. Answerable for one's performance, meeting commitments, and acknowledging the impact of one's actions on outcomes. Consistently demonstrates reliability, transparency, and a commitment to achieving objectives.
Adaptability: Adjusts well in a dynamic and evolving environment. Handles changes in assignments and priorities; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; approaches change positively and adjusts behaviors accordingly.
Analytical Thinking: Evaluates risks and opportunities using sound financial judgment. Compares data, information, and input from various sources to conclude; takes action consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Communication: Clearly conveys complex deal structures and requirements to both internal team members and external partners. Conveys and receives information and ideas through various media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message, and invites response and feedback. Keeps others informed appropriately; demonstrates good written, oral, and listening skills.
Collaboration: Participates as an active and contributing team member to achieve team goals. Works cooperatively with other team members and across the organization, involves others, shares information as appropriate, and shares credit for team accomplishments.
Customer/Client Focus: Makes customers/clients and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; shows interest in and understanding of the needs and expectations of internal and external customers; gains customer trust and respect; meets or exceeds customer expectations.
Initiative: Takes ownership of each project and drives it to completion, often by finding creative solutions to any challenges. Acts without being asked or required to; achieves goals beyond job requirements; acts proactively; takes prompt action to accomplish objectives.
Negotiation: Effectively explores alternatives and positions to reach agreements and solutions that gain the support and acceptance of all parties. Effectively negotiates terms with counterparties while protecting organizational interests.
Planning and Organizing: This involves organizing work, setting priorities, and determining resource requirements. It also involves determining the sequence of activities needed to achieve goals in a complete and timely manner
Other Requirements

Ability to review detailed financial and technical documents for extended periods.
Ability to work in a hybrid environment consistent with organizational policy.
Occasional travel for site visits, stakeholder meetings, and conferences may be required.