Community Manager

About the role

Southern Land Company, a national real estate development and construction firm, is seeking a full-time Community Manager to join their dynamic team in Philadelphia, PA.

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive the unit absorption by setting leasing goals, directing marketing activities, maintaining target occupancy, and establishing lease terms.
• Responsible for profit and loss of the property and oversight of all aspects of property operations, lease-up management, and stabilized asset management.
• Prepare budgets, maintain property, and set rental rates.
• Hire, manage, motivate, and develop staff.
• Direct property operations and staff in the most cost-effective manner.
• Work closely with construction and development to address any development issues.
• Responsibility for preparation of detailed weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial analysis on asset performance.
• Responsibility for competitive project and market knowledge through independently surveying the competitive projects.
• Maintain compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Supervise rent collection, rent ledgers, bank deposits, and petty cash, pursue delinquent rents and evictions and provide appropriate information to collection company.
• Supervise resident relations and enforce all community rules and regulations.
• Supervise and direct maintenance staff, repairs, preventative maintenance, and improvements, landscaping, and tenant space oversight.
• Manage various operational aspects of commercial and office tenants on the property.
• Build and maintain an exciting resident activity program.
• Manage a diverse team of individuals and tasks related to the normal operations of a market rate multifamily community.
• Remain actively involved in industry associations.

Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Able to keep sensitive information highly confidential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to deal professionally with clients, vendors, and co-workers on the phone and in person.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to take initiative, use good judgment, demonstrate a strong sense of urgency and attention to detail, and carry multiple projects through to completion.
• Able to work independently, prioritize work and ask for further clarification when necessary.
• Able to work under pressure with tight time constraints, as well as the ability to deal with frequent interruptions, unresolved situations, frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 10+ years’ experience in property management.
• 6 years’ experience in manager role.
• Lease-up and mixed-use experience.
• Fair housing training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including health, vision, dental, 401k with a strong match and more!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Southern Land Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and seeks to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives. Southern Land Company offers a competitive benefits package, including 401k and paid time off. Southern Land Company is a Drug Free Workplace.