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Sunset Rentals on Hilton Head Island is seeking a Property Manager to oversee daily operations for a portfolio of homes, ensuring readiness, safety and guest satisfaction. You will coordinate housekeeping, maintenance, inspections and vendor activities while managing budgets and staff.
The role requires a bachelor’s degree in hospitality, business, property management or related field and at least four years in hospitality or property management.
The Property Manager oversees the daily care, readiness, and operating performance of an assigned property portfolio. The role coordinates inspections, housekeeping, maintenance, vendors, supplies, guest support, and owner commitments to ensure safe, clean, functional, and guest-ready homes. This position leads assigned employees, manages expenses within authority, resolves property issues, and partners with guest services, owner relations, revenue management, and other teams to protect property ass ets and deliver consistent service.
Primary decisions: May prioritize daily property work, assign employees and approved vendors, remove unsafe areas or equipment from service, approve routine purchases and guest remedies within delegated limits, and recommend repairs, replacements, or process changes
Escalation points: Escalate serious injuries, life-safety or security events, fire, flooding, structural concerns, significant property damage, guest displacement, regulatory contact, suspected fraud, discrimination or harassment concerns, material owner issues, and costs or commitments outside delegated authority
Financial or asset responsibility: Accountable for assigned properties, keys and access, inventories, supplies, tools and equipment, purchasing or payment methods when authorized, vendor and work-order records, approved budgets, and confidential guest, owner, and employee information.
Education: Bachelor degree in hospitality , business, property management, real estate, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience: Four or more years of hospitality, vacation-rental, residential, multifamily, lodging, facilities, or property-management experience, including experience leading employees, vendors, or projects.
Licenses and certifications: Valid driver license and ability to meet company driving requirements. Maintain any property-management , real-estate , pool, or other credential required by the assigned market and duties.
Technology: Proficiency with property-management , work-order, inspection, scheduling, inventory, financial reporting, Microsoft Office, and communication systems.
Other requirements: Ability to travel locally, participate in on-call coverage, enter and inspect properties, respond to urgent needs, and protect confidential guest and owner information.
Vacation-rental, hotel, resort, residential property-management, multifamily, community association, or multi-property operations experience.
Demonstrated success improving property readiness, guest satisfaction, asset condition, safety, quality, productivity, and operating costs.
Experience managing employees, housekeeping, maintenance, inspections, vendors, budgets, owner expectations, and emergency response.
Property operations, inspections, quality assurance, readiness standards, and asset care.
Leadership, scheduling, coaching, accountability, workload planning, and team coordination.
Work-order prioritization, vendor management, inventory, purchasing, invoice review, and budget awareness.
Guest service, owner communication, service recovery, emergency response, and risk recognition.
Clear communication with employees, guests, owners, vendors, and business partners.
Sound judgment, organization, documentation, confidentiality, and reliable follow-through.
Sunset Rentals is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Village Realty makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.