Office Manager

CIG Development Management LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar Investment Group is seeking an experienced Office Manager to oversee the Arlington office’s day-to-day operations and create a professional, welcoming workplace. This role coordinates facilities, vendors, events, onboarding support, and employee experience across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in office management, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to own issues from start to finish while maintaining budgets and high standards of

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in office management, workplace operations, or related role.
• Experience independently managing office operations, vendors, purchasing, and multiple priorities.
• Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and take ownership to resolution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operations of the Arlington office, ensuring a professional and functional workplace.
• Manage relationships with building management, facilities providers, and vendors.
• Oversee office purchasing, supplies, services, and expenses within budgets and approval guidelines.
• Create a welcoming experience for employees, candidates, partners, and visitors.
• Coordinate conference rooms, meetings, catering, events, and leadership visits.
• Support onboarding with HR and IT for new hires and workspace readiness.
• Lead office projects, vendor coordination, and facilities improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve office operations and employee experience.

Skills

Office management

Vendor management

Budgeting

Communication

Organization

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description Summary

Cedar Investment Group is seeking an experienced Office Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of our Arlington office and help create an organized, professional, and welcoming workplace. This is a highly visible role that works across the organization and serves as the primary point of coordination for office operations, facilities, vendors, workplace services, meetings, events, and employee experience. We’re looking for someone who takes ownership, anticipates needs, solves problems, and enjoys creating an environment where people can do their best work.

What You’ll Do

• Own the day-to-day operations of Cedar’s Arlington office, ensuring the workplace is organized, professional, functional, and appropriately supported.
• Manage relationships with building management, facilities providers, and office vendors, including coordinating services, maintenance, repairs, and workplace needs.
• Oversee office purchasing, supplies, services, and related expenses within established budgets and approval guidelines.
• Create a welcoming and professional experience for employees, candidates, business partners, and visitors.
• Coordinate conference rooms, meetings, catering, employee events, leadership visits, and other office activities.
• Partner with HR and IT to support new-hire onboarding, workspace readiness, and employee workplace needs.
• Manage office and workplace projects, including vendor coordination, facilities improvements, office changes, and other operational initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve office operations and employee experience and recommend practical solutions.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in office management, workplace operations, business administration, facilities coordination, executive administration, or a related role.
• Experience independently managing office operations, vendors, purchasing, and multiple competing priorities.
• Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and take ownership of issues through resolution.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively with employees, executives, vendors, and external partners.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

What Would Be Great to Have

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Hospitality, Operations, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience supporting a growing organization, managing workplace projects or office budgets, or working within real estate, development, construction, finance, investment, or professional services would also be valuable.

Why Cedar

This is an opportunity to take meaningful ownership of the workplace experience at a growing company. You’ll work across teams, interact with leadership, and have the ability to shape how our Arlington office operates as Cedar continues to grow.

About Cedar Investment Group

Cedar Investment Group (CIG) is a real estate development company focused on developing next-generation data centers and digital infrastructure. Our team is committed to delivering complex projects with speed, discipline, and operational excellence while building trusted relationships with our partners, investors, customers, and communities.

How we work is grounded in the Cedar Core: Engage. Elevate. Execute. Deliver Value. We build strong relationships, challenge ourselves to raise the standard, take ownership of execution, and stay focused on creating meaningful value.

Cedar Investment Group is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and strongly encourage veterans and former military personnel to apply.