General Property Manager - River Point

Hines; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 135.000 - 155.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hines, Chicago-based, seeks a General Property Manager to oversee operations of a mixed-use property and deliver top-tier hospitality experiences. The role emphasizes leading a cross-functional team, managing budgets, and ensuring alignment with Hines’ service standards.

You will drive leasing strategies, engage with community and stakeholders, and ensure on-site operations meet safety and performance goals.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in related field is required.
• 5+ years of mixed-use management experience with emphasis in office.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
• Experience leading a multi-layered team and coordinating across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving ability.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Provide operational oversight of the property to meet investment objectives.
• Increase economic value of the property while guiding asset to be experiential and influential.
• Lead a cross-functional team including third-party providers.
• Supervise event programming to create a community atmosphere.
• Manage marketing, leasing strategies, and competitive service standards.
• Negotiate contracts with brokers, architects, engineers, and outside consultants.
• Ensure compliance with government, industry, regional, and company programs.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Team coordination

Communication skills

Customer/hospitality mindset

Emotional intelligence

Problem solving

On-site operations management

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, hospitality, real estate, or related

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Overview

When you join Hines, you will embark on a career journey fueled by vision and guided by leaders who set the standards of our industry. Our legacy is rooted in innovation and excellence, earning us a spot on Fast Company’s esteemed annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, as well as recognition as one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Companies to Work For in 2024. Discover endless opportunities to grow and make your mark at Hines.

Responsibilities

As a General Property Manager with Hines, you will provide operational oversight of the property to meet the prescribed investment objectives while ensuring the delivery of top-tier hospitality experiences. You will be responsible for increasing the economic value of the property while guiding the asset to become one of the most experiential and influential in the market. At Hines, delivering an exceptional client experience means combining a hospitality culture with real estate knowledge to create spaces where people feel valued, connected, and inspired. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Hospitality / Leadership:

• In accordance with the firm’s leadership principles — train, mentor, and continuously develop all property personnel in providing a best-in-class hospitality experience.

• Apply hospitality hiring practices to identify and hire hospitality-minded personnel and third-party service providers.

• Lead a cross-functional team, including third-party service providers, in the delivery of Hines’ Hospitality Standards.

• Supervise event programming coordination with a focus on creating and maintaining a community atmosphere.

• Ensure property engagement and service offerings are aligned with Hines’ service level standards.

• Foster connectivity and establish key relationships with community leaders, government officials (including police department), vendors, cultural/civic institutions, and the general public.

• Establish vision and goals for department personnel including implementation of training and development programs.

• Handle various Human Resource related responsibilities.

Operations:

• Manage operations in alignment with Hines' service level standards including but not limited to internal and external maintenance, security, parking, loading dock and housekeeping functions and adherence to budgetary standards.

• Supervise the financial performance of the asset(s), monitoring retailer gross sales, ensuring timely rent collection, and identifying capital expenditure requirements, while maintaining full profit and loss (P&L) responsibility.

• Draft the Annual Business Plan and Operating Budget for the property, and lead the presentation as required by both ownership and Hines.

• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of marketing and leasing strategies for both current and prospective tenants (clients) while collaborating with asset managers or owners to meet performance objectives.

• Negotiate contracts (including brokers, architects, engineers, and other outside consultants) and supervise all contractor services related to the physical operation of the property.

• Display in-depth knowledge of mechanical systems and collaborate with Engineering Managers as needed to ensure building operations comply with established operating standards.

• Monitor all construction for compliance with center rules and approved plans; ensure all required documentation is obtained in a timely manner.

• Ensure the property is well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing.

• Ensure compliance with all government, industry, regional and company required programs, objectives, and policies.

• Provide support to development groups including owner relations, quality control during construction, program development, building start-up, etc.

• Represent Hines in selected business, community, and industry organizations/groups.

• Recommend legal action as may be required to protect and maintain the Project.

• Direct all emergency procedures including but not limited to:

  • Establishing and executing emergency plans and practice drills

  • Monitoring emergency equipment

  • Leading and/or assisting with evacuations, bomb searches and life safety alarms as deemed reasonable and prudent

  • Acting as fire/life safety director while assisting emergency authorities and response teams

• Assume additional responsibilities as delegated by Director – Property Management.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required (preferably with a focus on business administration, hospitality, real estate, or in a related field).
• 5+ years of mixed-use management experience with an emphasis in office.
• Financial experience required including P&L responsibility, budgetary oversight, cost analysis, and management of service contracts and arrears.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
• Successful completion of the Hines Property Management Training Program or equivalent real estate knowledge.
• Passion for working with people, creating amazing experiences, and leading with a hospitality mindset.
• High degree of emotional intelligence with proven ability to think creatively in all job responsibilities.
• Experience leading a multi-layered team and coordinating across diverse stakeholders, tenant groups, and third-party partners in a mixed-use environment.
• Solution-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Maintain composure and professionalism at all times.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills utilizing proper punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
• Eager to be a part of a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• Takes initiative and is a proactive leader always focused on continuous improvement.
• Work indoors approximately 90% of the time and outdoors 10% of the time.
• Use olfactory, auditory, and visual senses to inspect building(s) and detect emergency alarms.
• On occasion, perform physical inspections of the property which may include climbing up and down stairs or accessing restrictive openings.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs.
• Though occurrences are rare, be accessible 24 hours a day in case of an emergency and perform on-site operations management during natural disasters.
• Transfer properties and work overtime as business needs deem appropriate.
• This position is fully on-site and requires working from the assigned property five days per week.
• Compensation: $135,000 - $155,000

Closing

At Hines, we believe the built world is ultimately about people. As one of the world’s largest privately held real assets firms, we bring nearly seven decades of investment, development, and management experience to work that shapes cities and communities around the world.

Our people make that possible. Across 29 countries, more than 4,600 colleagues bring different perspectives and expertise to Hines, with opportunities to take on meaningful responsibility, learn from leaders across the business, and build a career with room to evolve. We support that journey through professional development, competitive rewards, comprehensive benefits, and a culture grounded in trust and high standards.

Hines is proud to be named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024.

We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity.