Property Operations Director: Growth & People Leader

Colonial Group; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 107,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Communities is seeking an Operations Director in Morristown, NJ to lead property and facility operations, drive occupancy and marketing strategy, and manage budgets and financial reporting. The role emphasizes a strong WeCare culture and cross-functional collaboration with residents, partners, and internal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years in property or hospitality management, 3 years in people management, and proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities,

Qualifications

• High 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.
• Strong financial acumen.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 recurring 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

Skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication

Prioritization

Team development

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

High School Diploma

Associate/Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Balfour Beatty Communities is seeking an Operations Director in Morristown, NJ to lead property and facility operations, drive occupancy and marketing strategy, and manage budgets and financial reporting. The role emphasizes a strong WeCare culture and cross-functional collaboration with residents, partners, and internal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years in property or hospitality management, 3 years in people management, and proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities,