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Pratum Companies

Manages apartments and advises housing owners

Traveling Recertification Specialist

Full-Time
$22 - $26/hr+ Discretionary/performance-based bonus
Mid
Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA
In PersonRequires travel up to 100% nationwide, including overnight and multi-day trips. Must live within about 30–45 minutes of a major metropolitan airport.
Real EstateReal Estate Property Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Provide at least two years of recertification experience; prior LIHTC recertification experience is necessary.
  • Have professional certification(s) such as Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS), Tax Credit Specialist (TCS), or applicable HUD and LIHTC designations; Section 8 or Public Housing experience is acceptable.
  • Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Be able to multitask within time constraints.
  • Have excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently.
  • Be proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, property management software, and internet use.
  • Have a full understanding of HUD and LIHTC program requirements.
  • Have a strong understanding of HUD 4350 and experience with the 236 program and its CPO.
  • Have Section 8, tax credit, and public housing experience.
  • Be able to travel up to 100% to assigned worksites throughout the United States, including overnight and multi-day travel.
  • Live within approximately 30–45 minutes of a major metropolitan airport.
  • Have reliable transportation for regional travel.
  • Be available primarily Monday through Friday, with evenings and/or weekends potentially required regularly and without full advance notice.
Responsibilities
  • Schedule resident interviews, collect asset and income data, and calculate rents for annual renewals.
  • Assist with move-ins and move-outs.
  • Complete annual and interim recertifications, including scheduling and administering resident interviews, coordinating on-site data collection and processing resident information, calculating income, assets, and rent levels, coordinating apartment inspections, and maintaining resident files in accordance with company and regulatory agency policies.
  • Support rehabilitation, new lease-ups, and re-syndication processes.
  • Assist management in preparing for state audits.
  • Perform additional assigned tasks and duties.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bilingual English/Spanish ability is desired.

About the company

Pratum Companies manages apartment communities for property owners and advises businesses that operate rental housing. Its work spans conventional and affordable properties, with a separate compliance and leasing consulting division that serves other owners and management firms. Alongside daily property operations, it partners with public agencies, investors and developers to acquire and improve housing, while its commercial cleaning division serves offices and other facilities. Owners hire its teams for property management and related services, from leasing and financial reporting to building upkeep. The integrated group launched in 2024 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Gaithersburg, MD

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • Employees get structured development: Pratum Academy pairs live and on-demand training with personalized career development plans.
  • Education has financial support: Pratum lists tuition assistance and retirement contributions, subject to eligibility guidelines.
  • Management assignments are expanding: Pratum added eight Standard Communities properties in August 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Client eligibility files demand precision: Pratum's compliance team must satisfy federal, state and local housing requirements.
  • Travel dominates one specialist role: Pratum requires up to 100% nationwide travel for its traveling compliance position.
  • Maintenance disrupts regular hours: Pratum's Reston supervisor posting requires on-call availability, evenings, weekends and emergency work.

What makes Pratum Companies unique

  • Specialist support extends beyond managed properties: Pratum's consultants review files and train other owners' housing teams.
  • Purchasing is centralized: Pratum uses an in-house procurement process and national vendor relationships.
  • Cleaning has external standards: Pratum's division cites green-cleaning certification and bonded, insured cleaners.

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