Associate Property Manager

CBRE Group, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an Associate Real Estate Manager to oversee a property portfolio on behalf of a client. You will coordinate operations, vendor services, budgeting, reporting and tenant relations to ensure contractual obligations are met.

The role requires strong communication, vendor management, and financial oversight. You will work within CBRE policies and guide activity to align with business objectives and client expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience in real estate or property management preferred.
• Knowledge of vendor management and budgeting.
• Strong communication with tenants and owners.

Responsibilities

• Respond to tenant needs and ensure staff resolve issues promptly and contract services as required.
• Perform periodic property inspections and approve alterations/maintenance as needed; supervise vendors.
• Manage and approve payment of vendor invoices in line with agreements.
• Prepare and approve tenant billings accurately.
• Market the property, show spaces to prospective tenants and coordinate moves.
• Serve as key contact with property owners and deliver timely reports.
• Develop and control annual operating and capital budgets; forecast and report variances.
• Collect rent and manage expenses; address delinquencies and issue legal notices.
• Build business relationships through industry participation.
• Execute Real Estate Manager duties in the absence of the manager.
• Apply standard principles to accomplish tasks and solve routine problems.
• Demonstrate CBRE RISE values and model professional behavior.
• Influence the quality of own work and the team’s results.
• Work within standardized procedures to meet deadlines.
• Explain complex information clearly to others.

Skills

tenant relations

vendor management

budgeting

reporting

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Associate Real Estate Manager, you are responsible to work with the Real Estate Manager or higher staff in managing all aspects of a single property or portfolio of commercial, industrial, or retail properties including marketing, operations, and financial activities in accordance with the real estate management agreements and CBRE policies.

This job is part of the Property Management job function. They are responsible for operating buildings on behalf of a client or group.

What You’ll Do:

• Use independent discretion, respond to tenant needs ensuring that administrative and building technical staff resolve problems promptly and/or contracts for vendor services as required. Ensure that services are provided in compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and contractual obligations and standards.
• Perform periodic regular property inspections. Based on independent review and assessment, recommend to clients and/or approve on client's behalf the alterations, maintenance and reconditioning as necessary. Contract for and supervise vendor services as required.
• Manage and give approvals for accurate payment of vendor invoices on behalf of the property owner in compliance with the management agreement and CBRE policies
• Manage the preparation of and give approvals on accurate tenant billings.
• At owner's discretion, market the property, showing space to prospective tenants. Coordinate tenant move-ins and move-outs, and "walks-through" spaces with tenants and tenant improvement department.
• Act as key contact with property owners to ensure that objectives as being met. Prepare and deliver timely, accurate and complete reports.
• Develop and control annual budgets for operating and capital expenses based on operating knowledge of the property/portfolio. Forecast management plans and prepare monthly performance, explaining variances.
• Collect rent and pay expenses in compliance with lease terms. Obtain account receivable aging reports and independently initiate procedures to address tenant delinquencies. Prepare all required legal notices. Recommend and coordinate legal action as necessary.
• Develop business relationships through membership and participation in professional, industry/trade and civic organizations.
• Execute all areas defined as part of the Real Estate Manager job description duties in the absence of the Real Estate Manager.
• Apply general knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish assigned tasks and solve routine problems.
• Have a broad knowledge of own job discipline and some knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. May convince to reach an agreement.
• Impact the quality of own work and the work of others on the team.
• Work primarily within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.