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About Towne Towne is an exceptional arrival through departure experience company. With its best-in-class parking and hospitality solutions and its fully integrated technology platform, we deliver seamless parking and mobility experiences in the places where people live, learn, work, play, rejuvenate, and recover. Towne’s 14,000 team members create smiles by delivering exceptional experiences for the millions of people we proudly serve each year. For nearly 40 years, Towne has been committed to providing the best experience, delivered by the best team, powered by innovative technology, enhancing lives and communities. For more information, visit www.towne.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Summary
The Portfolio Manager supports the Regional Manager or District Manager with complete oversight of the financial, operational, safety, and service-related success within their portfolio of properties. The Portfolio Manager oversees all operations at commercial lots and garages in assigned designated zone.
Job Details
Compensation: Towne Park is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation. Actual compensation will be based on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location. The annual base pay range for this position is $65,700 - $98,500. Additional Compensation: Employees may be eligible to receive annual incentive bonuses depending on their job classification and the policy guidelines.
Benefits
- Employees are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and telemedicine benefits.
- Employees are provided company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance as well as short-term and long-term disability.
- Employees are also able to enroll in the company’s 401k retirement savings plan.
Paid Time Off
Employees accrue 0.0654 hours of PTO per hour worked up to a maximum of 136 hours per calendar year. Employees receive 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year and employees accrue up to a maximum of 4 paid floating holidays per calendar year. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
Essential Functions
- Understand and drive business metrics and performance measurements to ensure effectiveness, high performance, and compliance.
- Demonstrate the ability to improve the financial performance and profitability of the accounts.
- Understand the contractual agreement and recognize ways to maximize opportunities.
- Perform end of month analysis for each location: verify payroll billback is accurate, revenue generated is accurate, and all expenses attributed to the locations are correct.
- Demonstrate the ability to positively move the metrics for claims, customer service, and turnover.
- Assist with payroll and ensures that controls are in place for scheduling, overtime, tip reporting, and timekeeping.
- Effectively utilize standardized business systems as developed by Towne Park and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
- Ensure that the guest service experience is delivered consistently.
- Work with the Regional Manager/District Manager and talent to forecast and plan for seasonal variances in business to ensure proper staffing levels.
- Understand the client’s service standards and effectively integrate Towne Park’s standards to complement them.
- Be knowledgeable of the client’s service metrics/measurements and ensure Towne Park is helping to drive results.
- Fully understand and utilize the systems and equipment provided by Towne Park to control assets and expenditures.
- Maintain a clean, neat work environment including equipment and signage on a daily basis.
- Complete all tasks in a timely manner as instructed by the Regional Manager or District Manager.
- Cooperate with senior management and coworkers to ensure that services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of internal and external customers.
- Maintain strict confidentiality related to associate and client information.
- Physically perform general maintenance duties and cleaning to adhere to Towne Park standards.
- Help in developing cohesive working relationships with the clients’ staff members.
- Assist the Regional Manager/District Manager in maintaining regular meeting rhythms and communication channels with the client and follow through on commitments.
- Knows when to be present at the site and maintain a high level of visibility.
- Understand what objectives are important to the client and ensure the entire team is focused on exceeding expectations.
- Capitalize on opportunities to grow Towne Park’s business by building client loyalty and creating clients who are promoters of the company.
- Understand and follow safety and security procedures.
- Practice preventative safety procedures as set forth by Towne Park.
- Report all accidents and incidents to the Regional Manager/District Manager immediately.
- Use only equipment trained to use and operate all equipment in a safe manner.
- Report all potential high-risk areas and safety concerns to the Regional Manager/District Manager.
- Ensure claims are reported timely and accurately and cooperate with the Risk Management department to resolve claims.
- Follow the procedures for reporting on‑job injuries and work with Human Resources and leadership to effectively manage worker’s compensation cases.
- Adhere to Towne Park employment and payroll policies and procedures to limit exposure to employment claims and litigation.
- Supervise day‑to‑day operations in all locations.
- Provide oversight and direction to the employees in each location in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Set a clear mission for staff each day by organizing activities/assigning responsibilities to employees to ensure productivity and full coverage.
- Ability to think strategically and to lead teams.
- Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, training, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when necessary.
- Maintain employee work schedules including assignments, job rotation, training, and paid time off, cover for absenteeism, and overtime scheduling.
- Work with Human Resources staff to recruit, interview, select, hire, and employ an appropriate number of employees.
- Coach, mentor and develop staff in all areas, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.
- Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals.
- Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.
- Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment.
- Assist the company in prioritizing sales activities and meet with prospective clients.
- Maintain relationships with present and past clients to obtain references and leads for new opportunities.
- Monitor market for new builds and are opportunity to upgrade current services.
- Identify, pursue, and secure business development opportunities.
- Generate proposal in a professional and timely manner.
- Travel to prospective markets to survey properties and report on potential.
- Build Sales proformas and present during financial review.
- Monitor trends to increase sales and report to leadership.
Qualifications
- Education: Associate’s degree and a minimum of two (2) years of related experience and/or training preferred; OR equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- Required Licensure, Certification, etc.: Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. For insurance purposes, must be at least 18 years of age and be able to pass a criminal background, MVR and drug screen.
- Work Experience: Previous experience working in fast-paced environment with high customer expectations. Prior experience in the hospitality industry (Parking, Restaurants, Hotels) is preferred. Experience managing multi-site facilities is preferred. 2+ years in Management role. Must have experience managing P&Ls.
- Knowledge & Skills: Working extended hours, including evenings and weekends are required. Must be able to use equipment to preform maintenance on the sites. Must be willing to travel to different locations on a daily/weekly basis as needed to support operations. Knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point and General Microsoft Office Applications. Ability to communicate professionally and effectively. Ability to speak, read, and comprehends the English language. Must be open to feedback, differing opinions and other points of view. Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness. Demonstrate the ability to seek improvement. Excellent teambuilding and interpersonal skills. Willingness to work in the elements – heat, wind, snow, rain, etc.
Scope Authority to Act
- Job is fairly routine. Incumbent follows established practices and procedures. Duties are performed with specific directions given and work is checked or verified on a frequent basis. Decisions are made within specific operational instructions and departmental guidelines. Errors in judgment could affect the smooth and efficient operation of the department.
- Performs duties independently with minimal supervision, operating from specific and definite directions and instructions. Decisions are of a routine nature made within prescribed operating guidelines, policies and procedures. Mistakes/errors may result in work stoppage, loss of business, poor customer relations and/or damage to product, all of which can have negative financial implications for the organization.
- Performs duties with little direction given, operating from established directions and instructions. Decisions are made within general Town Parke policy constraints but occasionally require independent decision making.
- The employee has control over resources available only.
- The employee has control over a department(s) budget.
- The employee has authority to develop. Manage and control a department(s) budget.
- The employee has authority to make financial decisions on behalf of TP.
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time and may be required to run; walk; handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Lifting Requirements
- Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Working Environment
- The majority of work will be performed outdoors for extended periods of time including up to the entire duration of shift.
- Employees are subject to environmental conditions including extreme heat and cold weather. Protection from weather conditions may be provided, but not necessarily from temperature changes.
- The majority of work will be performed in climate-controlled environment, but may be exposed to inclement weather and varying degrees of temperatures on occasion.
Travel
Travel up to 10% may be required.
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion
Towne is an affirmative action, Equal Opportunity and E-Verify participating Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities and veterans. Towne will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Towne complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact our Human Resources Support Center at HRSupport@townepark.com or (844) 869-6375. Towne complies with applicable privacy laws by providing a notice to describe the categories of personal information collected, the purposes for which such information may be collected and used, the Company’s record retention practices, and rights you may have under the CCPA.