Floating Assistant Property Manager - Southwest

About the role

We are hiring a Floating Assistant Property Manager to work in various satellite offices throughout the Southwest Region, which includes portfolios in Burien, Kent, Seattle, and Tukwila. The home office is based at the Seola Gardens portfolio in Seattle (White Center). This role involves performing administrative duties to ensure properties are operated efficiently and cost-effectively while maintaining high-quality housing for residents and tenants.

Responsibilities

• Train and monitor the work of new and current staff as directed by the Regional Manager.
• Provide staff coverage for Property Managers and/or Property Specialists throughout the region as needed.
• Participate in administrative workload management, supporting portfolios with timely task completion, staff shortages, lease-ups, and program changes.
• Interface with applicants, residents, and neighbors.
• Perform annual reviews and rent calculations for residents.
• Conduct annual inspections, enforce leases, and compile data for reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

About King County Housing Authority

King County Housing Authority (KCHA) is the largest provider of affordable housing in the Pacific Northwest and a nationally recognized leader in affordable housing. We transform lives through housing.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree AND
• Moderate experience in affordable housing, property management, or general management OR
• An equivalent combination of experience and education that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Skills

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to prepare and maintain records (manual and electronic) and reports with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail; ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Knowledge of complex affordable housing programs including HUD rental assistance, LIHTC, HOME, and/or other applicable regulated housing programs and Authority policies and procedures.
• Strong organizational skills including prioritizing, ensuring accuracy, multi-tasking, and handling interruptions appropriately; ensures assignments are completed in a timely and effective manner.
• Effective and collaborative communication with individuals and internal and external organizations; applies effective written and oral communication techniques to convey clear and timely messages.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member to develop effective working relationships; works cooperatively, plays a key role in department initiatives, exchanges ideas, and addresses issues constructively.
• Adaptability to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities; responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives.
• Analyzes problems, identifies solutions, and articulates possibilities and recommendations; demonstrates critical, creative, and reflective thinking.
• Excellent time management and problem-solving techniques, and use of professional judgment in complex situations; demonstrates strong project management skills.
• Proficiency using MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and the Internet.
• Ability to work effectively and positively with individuals of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Special Requirements

• Consent to and pass required assessments.
• Consent to and pass driver’s and criminal record background check.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license to travel to KCHA sites as required. Must have an acceptable driving record at time of appointment and throughout employment.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $81,704.80 - $93,960.73 annually, dependent on qualifications and professional experience. The complete salary range for this position is $81,704.80 - $106,216.65 annually.

Benefits

• A comprehensive health care benefits package for you and your dependents, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and long-term disability insurance plans.
• Vacation, sick, and personal leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement benefits.

Physical Work Environment

This role requires the ability to meet the physical demands of the classification, including mobility, balance, coordination, vision, hearing, and dexterity appropriate to the functions performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

• Occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force.
• Regularly requires standing, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, and repetitive motions.
• Frequently requires walking.
• Occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, and pushing or pulling.
• Standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas and conveying detailed instructions.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment, and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Frequent exposure to outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.
• Occasional exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and bloodborne pathogens; may require wearing specialized personal protective equipment.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g., business office, light traffic).