Property Manager - Oak Forest en Kittle Property Group

**Join Our Team as a Property Manager at Oak Forest Apartments!**

Are you ready to lead and excel in property management? Kittle Property Group is seeking a dedicated and skilled Property Manager for Oak Forest Apartments. In this role, you'll be responsible for the on-site operations and performance of an apartment community within the Affordable Housing Program. We're looking for someone who embodies our values of excellence, collaboration, innovation, respect, and community commitment.

**Position: Property Manager**
**Location: Oak Forest Apartments**
**Salary: $60,000**
**Benefits:** Competitive compensation paid weekly, with a generous amount of paid time off provided.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Direct property operations and manage staff efficiently and cost-effectively.
- Develop and oversee the annual budget while maintaining occupancy levels.
- Hire, manage, motivate, and develop staff, addressing any employee relations issues.
- Handle new applications, re-certifications, and compliance procedures.
- Oversee rent collection, delinquent rents, evictions, and provide account information to the Regional Supervisor.
- Manage marketing, leasing activities, and maintain targeted occupancy rates.
- Supervise maintenance staff, repairs, preventive maintenance, and landscaping activities.
- Show apartments to prospective residents and ensure resident relations are upheld according to community rules.

**Qualifications:**

- High school diploma or GED required; CAM, ARM, or similar certifications recommended.
- At least 1 year of property management experience.
- Proficient in MS Office and property management software.
- Strong language, math, and reasoning skills.
- Ability to handle physical demands as outlined in the job description.

**Training Requirements:**

- Annual attendance at fair housing, section 42, and leasing classes.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.

If you are a proactive leader with a passion for community-focused work and a commitment to excellence, we invite you to apply and join the KPG team!

JOB DESCRIPTION 

EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES    

Supports the organization's mission and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership.    

POSITION SUMMARY:    

Responsible and accountable for on-site operations and performance of a specific apartment community or self storage property.    

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:    

Property Manager:    

·           Direct property operations and staff in the most cost effective manner.    

·           Develop and manage annual budget.    

·           Maintain occupancy levels according to budget.    

·           Hire staff, manage performance of staff and address all employee relation issues.    

·           Manage, motivate and develop staff.    

·           Process new applications, re-certifications and provide required information to compliance.    

·           Maintain compliance policies and procedures.    

·           Supervise rent collection, rent ledgers, bank deposits and petty cash records.    

·           Pursue delinquent rents and evictions and provide required information to collection company.    

·           Provide account information to the Regional Supervisor.    

·           Direct all marketing and leasing activities and maintain targeted occupancy.    

·           Supervise resident relations and enforce all community rules and regulations.    

·           Supervise the maintenance staff, repairs, preventive maintenance and improvements.    

·           Supervise all landscaping, lawn care and snowplowing activities.    

·           Work with the Regional Supervisor to develop, monitor and achieve annual budget objectives.    

·           Show apartments to prospective residents.    

·           Other duties as assigned.    

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS    

·           High school diploma or general education degree (GED)    

·           1 year of experience    

·           CAM, ARM or similar recommended.    

Language Skills – Ability to read, write, speak and interpret rules, procedures, routine    

reports/correspondence and to speak effectively with groups of employees and/or residents.    

·           Math Skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Ability to compare rate, ratio and percentages and interpret basic graphs.    

Reasoning Skills – Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems that involve concrete variables in standardized situations.    

·           Computer Skills – Intermediate experience with MS Office. Intermediate experience with property management software.    

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:    

·           Annually attend fair housing, section 42 and leasing classes.    

·           Ongoing professional development.    

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:    

·           Rarely must stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend or lift up to 25 pounds.    

·           Occasionally must sit and reach with hands/arms and be exposed to outdoor weather conditions.    

·           Regularly must use hands to finger/handle/feel, talk and hear.    

·           Close and distance vision is required.    

WORK ENVIRONMENT:    

·           Normally works in an environment with moderate noise.