Property Operations Manager - Gladding Residence Center

Vistas San Marcos; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental

Vision

Health Insurance

401(k) with Employer Matching

Paid Time Off

Health Savings Account

Job summary

American Campus Communities seeks a Property Operations Manager to lead facilities operations, budgeting, and resident experience across a university housing property. You’ll recruit and mentor teams, develop strategies, and partner with university partners to enhance asset value and service quality.

Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills are essential to drive performance, ensure safety, and execute capital improvements while maintaining ACC standards and a positive work

Qualifications

• 3 years’ leadership experience in student or multi-family housing
• Bachelor’s degree in business or relevant field preferred
• Skills in leasing and marketing, customer service, facility management, budgeting, supervision, business administration, public relations, residence life, and a combination of business and student development skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Direct property operations and facilities to meet ACC standards and drive resident experience
• Recruit, hire, supervise, train, coach and develop direct reports
• Conduct performance evaluations and development planning with team
• Collaborate with HR on compensation adjustments for direct reports
• Ensure operations strategies with timely action plans
• Oversee capital improvements to maximize asset value
• Coordinate with university partners and internal support teams
• Manage budget performance and vendor costs
• Lead property communications and safety policies
• Support campus events and resident engagement

Skills

Leadership

Leasing

Marketing

Customer service

Facility management

Budgeting

Supervision

Public relations

Residence life

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or relevant field

Job description

The Property Operations Manager at ACC plays a pivotal role in enhancing the resident experience at their property. In this role, you’ll be developing and executing strategies for facilities operations and expense control, as well as recruiting, hiring, and mentoring teams to drive performance and foster a positive work culture. The Property Operations Manager will collaborate closely with university partners, who are actively involved in leasing and residence life activities, as well as internal support teams to address concerns and advocate for capital improvements that bolster property value.

Job Responsibilities

• Drive a continuously improving resident experience by providing direction to all property and facilities operation, ensuring they are at ACC standard.
• Recruit, hire, supervise, train, coach and develop direct reports to maximize performance; create a positive, engaging workplace for teams.
• Conduct performance evaluations of direct reports and performance discussions with team members.
• Collaborate with supervisor and Human Resources on compensation adjustments for direct reports.
• Ensure property has well executed operations strategies in place, with timely and measurable action plans.
• Set goals with direct reports, conduct performance evaluations and development plans. Collaborate with supervisor on succession planning and cross-train for operational flexibility.
• Oversee Service Manager to ensure property meets maintenance and curb appeal standards, efficient work order completion, and preventative maintenance expectations. Advocate for capital improvements as needed to maximize asset value.
• Attend resident events as needed and resolve all escalated resident concerns.
• Direct oversight of property performance to budget, maximizing revenue while minimizing controllable expenses and vendor costs, including utilizing vendor partnerships.
• Lead communication at property to align with operational goals; implement policies to increase safe work environment for all employees.
• Ensure University partners are informed and supported, as the go-to liaison, as well as attend events as needed; handle all escalated concerns.
• Partner closely with support teams, including HR, Facilities, and Retail support to address concerns and for assistance to clear roadblocks for teams.
• Maintain key control oversight, including key box access.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisor responsibilities, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Coach, train and develop a team while managing the workflow and prioritization of projects and ensuring on-time execution and completion.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the Property Operations Manager role is an experienced leader in student or multi-family housing, or a related environment, who can support property operations, team development, and resident experience. This role includes coordinating across teams, supporting operational processes, and partnering with stakeholders to enhance property performance.

Candidates should demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience in operations and team leadership. While not all candidates will have full operational ownership experience, they should be ready to grow into broader property-level responsibility.

• Our people are devoted to a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equality in the workplace and our communities. We are committed to intentionally executing an evolving set of goals specific to inclusion, diversity, and accountability, driven by empathetic leadership and embraced by all.
• The core of American Campus culture involves everyone being fully invested in everything that we do down to picking up the smallest piece of trash in the office and around our communities. No matter their position or duration at the organization, everyone picks up trash.
• Serve as an American Campus representative and liaison in all interactions.
• Certain activities involved in this position may be photographed and/or video and audio recorded for quality control and/or training purposes. Compliance with the Photo, Video and Voice Recording Policy is a condition of employment.

Qualifications

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

Education/Experience

• 3 years’ of leadership experience in student or multi-family housing, or similar industry
• Bachelor’s degree in business or relevant field preferred
• Skills in leasing and marketing, customer service, facility management, budgeting, supervision, business administration, public relations, residence life, and a combination of business and student development skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Benefits

• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with Employer Matching
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Pregnancy & Childbirth Leave
• Paid Paternity Leave
• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Matching
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Perks

• Preferred Membership Pricing at Local & National Companies
• CoreGiving Volunteer Days
• Referral Program
• Charity Matching Program

American Campus Communities is the nation’s largest developer, owner and manager of high-quality student housing communities.

Whether we’re creating a new development, upgrading an acquired community, or partnering with a university to develop or manage on-campus housing, our goal is the same: deliver the best possible experience for students – at every price point.

And it’s not just about great living spaces and great amenities. It’s about giving students the resources and environment they need to succeed, both academically and personally.

Our Mission Keeps Us Focused

Our values help us get there.

Delivering the best possible student experience doesn’t just happen. It takes an unrelenting commitment to students, parents and educational institutions. It also takes a corporate culture built on shared values, a higher purpose, and a team of people who truly love what they do.

American Campus Communities is an equal opportunity employer.

We value a diverse, inclusive workforce and provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.

All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the LA County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records, for employment.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.