Assistant Manager - On-Campus
About The Position
RISE is hiring an Assistant Manager for the Nicholson Gateway / LSU student housing community. The role supports the General Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, and onsite team in coordinating daily operations, maintaining accurate records, and keeping resident concerns in focus. The Assistant Manager has no direct reports and leads through coordination, communication, and ownership of assigned responsibilities. Within delegated authority, the role serves as the operational lead when the General Manager is away. The position coordinates work orders, property inspections, preventive maintenance, apartment turns, move-in readiness, vendor services, purchasing, inventory, invoices, budgets, reporting, resident communications, and safety follow-up. When assigned, the Assistant Manager participates in an on-call rotation to help triage concerns and coordinate technicians or vendors.
Requirements
- Strong organization and follow-through, including the ability to balance competing priorities without losing track of details.
- Comfort working with invoices, budgets, purchasing records, and inventory controls.
- Ability to coordinate work across teams while respecting established reporting relationships.
- Confidence using property management software, work order systems, and operational reports.
- Professional communication and sound judgment when handling resident concerns, confidential information, and issues that need to be escalated.
- Initiative to notice recurring problems, recommend practical solutions, and follow approved changes through to completion.
Responsibilities
- Help establish daily priorities, coordinate assignments and coverage, track outstanding items, and serve as the designated operational lead when the General Manager is away, within delegated authority.
- Coordinate with the Maintenance Supervisor to prioritize work orders, monitor response and completion times, verify documentation, and address recurring or unresolved concerns.
- Conduct property and unit inspections, monitor common-area cleanliness, and help coordinate preventive maintenance, apartment turns, and move-in readiness.
- Coordinate vendor invoices and payments, review purchasing documentation, monitor assigned budgets, and support month-end reporting and expense tracking.
- Help gather vendor bids, schedule services, track contracts and insurance documentation, and verify that completed work meets the approved scope.
- Maintain accurate records for maintenance parts, custodial supplies, tools, and equipment; coordinate purchasing and replenishment; complete quarterly inventory counts; investigate discrepancies; and help keep supplies and keys secure.
- Coordinate follow-up on escalated resident concerns and communicate with residents, parents, university representatives, and the onsite team about inspections, projects, and service interruptions.
- Maintain operational reports, inspection records, and required documentation.
- Support emergency preparedness and, when assigned, participate in an on-call rotation to triage concerns and coordinate technicians or vendors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
