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Pratum Companies

Manages apartments and advises housing owners

Traveling Recertification Specialist

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$22 - $26/hr+ Discretionary/performance-based bonus
Junior
United States
In PersonOn-site at assigned worksites nationwide; up to 100% travel, including overnight and multi-day travel. Not remote.
Real EstateReal Estate Property Management

About the job

Requirements
  • At least two years of recertification experience; Section 8 or Public Housing experience is acceptable, and prior Low-Income Housing Tax Credit recertification experience is necessary.
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, property management software, and internet use.
  • Full understanding of HUD and LIHTC program requirements.
  • Strong understanding of HUD 4350 and experience with the Section 236 program and its CPO.
  • Section 8, tax credit, and public housing experience are required.
  • Ability to work under strict deadlines, multitask within time constraints, work independently, and maintain attention to detail.
  • Ability to travel weekly as required, including overnight and multi-day travel; reliable transportation is required for regional travel.
  • Must live within approximately 30–45 minutes of a major metropolitan airport.
Responsibilities
  • Focus on tenant-facing work, 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.
  • Ensure management complies with local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
  • Communicate with clients and transmit information to coworkers and managers using multiple platforms.
  • Perform additional assigned tasks and duties.
Desired Qualifications
  • Professional certifications such as Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS), Tax Credit Specialist (TCS), or other industry HUD and LIHTC designations.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish ability.

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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