Group Property Manager

Wild Dreams Hospitality; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 457,000 - 547,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live-out position

Cape Town base

Job summary

Wild Dreams Hospitality is seeking a senior corporate property manager to oversee residential and commercial lease portfolios across our mixed-use properties in and around Cape Town. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in lease administration, municipal accounts, and financial reporting, with a proven track record in benchmarking rents and managing tenant relationships.

The role requires a proactive, deadline-driven professional who can own multiple KPIs and work closely with landlords

Qualifications

• Proven experience in property or portfolio management across residential and commercial assets.
• Strong lease administration, tenant management and rent benchmarking.
• Experience managing municipal accounts, utilities and cost-saving initiatives.
• Strong financial reporting and management-level analyses.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship management with tenants and municipalities.
• Analytical, deadline-driven, able to own multiple KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of all residential and commercial lease agreements across the portfolio.
• Maintain central lease register, escalations, renewals, deposits and expiries.
• Monitor tenant compliance and manage renewals, amendments and terminations.
• Benchmark rental rates and identify income optimisation opportunities.
• Manage tenant relationships and resolve property-related matters.
• Oversee arrears management, recovery and legal escalations where needed.
• Prepare monthly rental income, occupancy and lease performance reports.
• Take responsibility for municipal accounts across the portfolio (electricity, water, sewerage, refuse, rates).
• Identify billing anomalies and liaise with municipalities to resolve disputes.
• Prepare monthly utility and municipal expenditure analyses and highlight savings opportunities.
• Identify maintenance needs and oversee approved work.
• Identify opportunities to improve property utilisation and asset returns.

Skills

Property management

Lease administration

Municipal accounts

Financial reporting

Negotiation

KPIs

Cape Town-based

Job description

This is a corporate property management role rather than a hospitality-based one, ideally suited to a seasoned property professional with strong lease administration, municipal account, and financial reporting expertise across a mixed-use portfolio.

Core Criteria:

• Proven experience in property or portfolio management, ideally across residential and commercial assets
• Strong working knowledge of lease administration, tenant management, and rental market benchmarking
• Demonstrated experience managing municipal accounts, utilities, and cost-saving initiatives
• Strong financial and reporting acumen, with the ability to prepare management-level analyses
• Excellent negotiation and relationship-management skills, particularly with tenants and municipalities
• Analytical, deadline-driven, and comfortable owning multiple KPIs across a diverse portfolio
• Cape Town-based candidates preferred; exceptional candidates open to relocation will be considered

Core Responsibilities:

• Oversee management and performance of all residential and commercial lease agreements across the portfolio
• Maintain a central lease register, tracking escalations, renewal dates, deposits and expiries
• Monitor tenant compliance and manage lease renewals, amendments, and terminations
• Benchmark rental rates against the market and recommend income optimisation strategies
• Manage tenant relationships and resolve property-related matters
• Oversee arrears management, recovery processes, and legal escalations where required
• Prepare monthly rental income, occupancy, and lease performance reports for management and owners
• Take full responsibility for municipal accounts across the portfolio, including electricity, water, sewerage, refuse and rates
• Identify billing anomalies, tariff errors, and consumption trends, liaising with municipalities to resolve disputes
• Prepare monthly utility and municipal expenditure analyses, highlighting variances and savings opportunities
• Identify maintenance requirements, obtain quotations, and oversee completion of approved work
• Identify opportunities to improve property utilisation and asset returns

On Offer:

• Salary: R45kpm negotiable depending on experience
• Live-out position
• Based in Cape Town