Property Manager

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty is seeking a Property Manager in Houston to own the management and maintenance of a data center asset. The role requires leadership over staff, budgeting, and vendor coordination, ensuring lease obligations are met and the asset is operated efficiently.

You will oversee financial aspects, prepare budgets, forecasts, and regular reports while coordinating with Technical Operations and Customer teams to deliver exceptional service and asset performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, or Finance or equivalent experience.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to analyze complex data and decisions.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, expenditures, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budgeting, forecasts, monthly reports, and variance analysis.
• Manage accounts receivable/payable and rent-related processes.
• Ensure lease obligations are met and coordinate with tenants and vendors.
• Supervise and develop property management staff to deliver high performance.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders and drive asset value.

Skills

Budgeting/Forecasting

Financial analysis

Vendor management

Leadership

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Position Title: Property Manager

Your role

This highly visible role offers you the opportunity to take ownership of the overall management and maintenance forDigital Realty’s property. AsProperty Manager, you will enjoy working independently yet within a dynamic and supportive management structure, where you will oversee a staff of direct reports and make your mark on the operations of data center facility by leveraging your property management, leadership and problem solving skills. If you’re a self-driven property management professional eager to join a leading global data center solutions provider with an excellent industry track record and tremendous potential for continuous, ongoing growth, we look forward to hearing from you.

What you’ll do

As the Property Manager, you will be responsible for all financial aspects and the overall management and maintenance of the building, including a robust mechanical and electrical infrastructure that was built specifically for our customer.

More specifically, you will:

• Oversee and be responsible for the planning, budgeting and control of operating and capital expenditures.
• Manage the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, monthly reports, and variance reports.
• Supervise the accounts receivable and accounts payable process, including collection of rent, accruals, payment of expenses, common area maintenance estimates, tune-ups, reconciliations, compliance with lease terms, and preparation of all related documentation.
• Oversee the compliance of all customer lease agreements to ensure all obligations of the Landlord and Customer are being met.
• Respond to customer requests and needs and coordinate with the Property Management and Technical Operation Teams to solve the issues.
• Maintain strong relationship with customers.
• Oversee the selection and performance of vendor services, including preparation of request for proposals and service agreements; monitor vendor performance to ensure compliance and standards established in the service agreement are being met; supervise scheduling and facilitating maintenance with vendors and customers.
• Perform property inspections on a regular basis; make recommendations to maintain/enhance the asset.
• Maintain a strong relationship with the Asset Manager and Technical Operations Team for the portfolio to ensure that all corporate objectives are being met.
• Supervise and manage team members to ensure exceptional performance is being achieved.
• Set and attain performance goals.
• Responsible for the development, coaching, and counseling of the team members.

What you’ll need

• A bachelor’s degree preferably in Business, Real Estate, or Finance, or the comparable experience.
• Four to seven years of related experience.
• A strong understanding of financial terms and principals and the ability to analyze and conduct complex financial and business decisions.
• The ability to effectively resolve situations or complaints from customers, employees, or management.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of common terms and components related to HVAC and electrical infrastructure (including primary and back-up systems).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• The ability to express ideas clearly in written and verbal communications, with the capability to create complex financial and business related documents.
• Strong organizational skills and detail orientation.
• A proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service.
• Experience with acquisitions and implementing / creating new systems and procedures would be a strong plus. Tenant improvement and construction experience is also preferred.

• Must be willing and able to travel for training and orientation purposes

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Operations

Our Operations team keeps our customers’ infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems, our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Health and Safety

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.