Operations Director

Balfour Beatty Communities; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Communities is looking for an Operations Director in Savannah, Georgia. This role provides strategic oversight for community and facility management operations. The ideal candidate will lead teams to ensure exceptional living standards for residents and achieve business goals.

Responsibilities include achieving occupancy targets, managing budgets, and fostering a positive company culture. Candidates should have substantial property management experience and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years of property management or related industry experience.
• 3 years of people management experience.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Achieve budgeted occupancy and implement marketing strategy.
• Ensure adherence to company policies.
• Develop annual budget and monitor financial targets.
• Supervise leasing and maintenance performance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Budget management

Communication skills

Decision making

Empathy

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Posted Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM

About the role

The Operations Director is the installation leader and provides strategic oversight of the property’s operations for both community and facility management to achieve the highest levels of exceptional living for residents. The Operations Directors achieves results that promote business success through leading their teams in our company’s We Care culture.

What you'll be doing

• Accountable for achieving budgeted occupancy and setting/implementing marketing strategy.
• Ensure property’s adherence to all company policies.
• Set business priorities, supervises leasing and prospect management, and overseeing maintenance performance.
• Responsible for providing assurance on completeness and accuracy of the underlying transaction data in Yardi.
• Collaborates with Facility management on outstanding maintenance issues, identifying
  reoccurring maintenance problems, and developing proactive solutions.
• Ensures all operational metrics and maintenance metrics are achieved in accordance with business agreements
• Foster and embody a WeCare Culture.
• Interview, hire, onboard and retain talented candidates that will allow the property to achieve their goals.
• Lead and development team members to achieve personal and professional growth within our WeCare culture through mentorship and direction.
• Manages team and business priorities through feedback to improve team performance, building relationships and problem solving.
• Create, maintain, and collaborate relentlessly with all stakeholders including Installation Commands, Housing Partner, Residents, key internal stakeholders, to achieve company and installation goals.
• Take initiative to obtain and action all feedback from key stakeholders above
• Responsible for developing the annual budget and achieving the monthly financial targets.
• Accountable for financial management of the property, including, but not limited to annual budgets, monthly/quarterly financial reports, and monitoring expenditures.
• Processing of various financial tasks to include payables and receivables
• Supports Project Development team as requested for Service partner data calls, meetings, schedules, and visit

Typical Physical Demands: Regularly use hands to manipulate tools, controls, phones, and computer keyboard. Frequently stand, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, and stoop. Sit and stand to do clerical work. Regularly lift and move office supplies up to 50 lbs.

Typical Work Conditions: Work is performed in an office. Employee frequently interacts directly with community management, facilities management, residents, and other staff members during the workday.

Who we're looking for

• H igh School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• 5 years of property management, hospitality management, military or related industry
• 3 years of people management
• Solid leadership skills to include promoting core values, collaborating, developing others, solid decision making, and accountability
• Prove ability to create and maintain budgets and forecasting
• Results Driven and detail oriented
• Ability to communicate effectively and speaks and writes with ease, clarity, and impact
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to create and foster partnership
• Ability to listen attentively and be empathetic
• Possession of a valid state issued Driver’s License and safe driving record are required .
• Candidates should also possess or be willing to obtain either the Accredited Residential Manager (Institute of Real Estate Management) or Certified Apartment Manager (Building Owners and Management Association) professional designation.

Balfour Beatty Communities is part of Balfour Beatty Investments and Balfour Beatty, plc, an international group that finances, develops, builds, and maintains infrastructure assets.