Property Manager

Ridgeview-Apartments; Eastfield Estates (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgeview-Apartments in North Carolina is seeking a Property Manager to lead all community operations and supervise a team to deliver high-quality service to residents.

You will manage leasing, budgeting, vendor relations and ensure occupancy targets, safety, and compliance while upholding Preston Communities standards and policies.

The role requires strong communication, hands-on leadership, and the ability to recruit, train and evaluate staff while maintaining a resident-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in Property Management role.
• Strong customer service and leasing background.
• Professional designations are helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct and oversee all facets of the community to ensure service quality and resident satisfaction.
• Recruit, hire, onboard and manage staff with performance feedback.
• Train team on leasing techniques and resident service.
• Develop and administer the community budget and oversee contracts.
• Ensure property performance, conduct regular reviews, and respond to resident concerns.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Budgeting

Staff management

Leasing

Property management software

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

OneSite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

This position is responsible for leading and directing all community operations. The Property Manager leads and motivates community team members to provide service to our residents and maintain a high level of resident satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Property Manager duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead, direct and oversee all facets of the community to ensure quality services and a high degree of excellent customer satisfaction by Preston Communities standards and policies, while working within budgetary guidelines.
• Recruit, hire, on board, manage and provide performance feedback to employees to ensure community performance and adequate staffing.
• Train team members on proper leasing techniques and resident service.
• Ensure property performance is maintained—this includes walking the grounds to ensure product is show ready, walk all made ready apartments to inspect and ensure ready for new resident.
• Tour visitors and guests (this includes prospects, owners, guests from corporate) to show amenities, apartments, community etc. (This may involve walking up hills and up and down stairs).
• Conduct regular performance reviews and address associate concerns and employee relations issues.
• Conduct weekly meetings with leasing and maintenance team.
• Develop and administer the community budget.
• Evaluate unit prices in accordance with the market and budgeted goals.
• Obtain bids for all contract services and oversee routine capital projects.
• Ensure that the on-site team provides the highest level of service to residents: respond appropriately to resident concerns.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

College degree preferred. Minimum three (3) years in Property Management Role. Must have a strong customer service and leasing background. Professional designations are helpful, but not required. (ARM, NALP, CAM, CAPS etc.)

Other Requirements

Must have valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance.

Language Skills

The ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and manuals; ability to write routine reports, work orders and correspondence along with the ability to speak effectively before groups or customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Must have the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Computer Skills

Ability to use Microsoft Office products (word, excel, power point) and have the ability to grasp other software programs, with instruction, such as industry software. (OneSite)

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Mental/Emotional Demands

Must be able to work with persons who are in stressful situations due to nature of customer service environment. Must be able to calmly work under pressure; must be able to complete multiple tasks with competing deadlines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Must be able to walk entire property, including climbing stairs. Must be able to use hands and fingers as needed to perform various tasks.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise levels in the work environment are usually moderately quiet and at a professional volume.