Assistant Property Manager- Summit Court

Inland Real Estate•Union, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Inland Residential Real Estate Services is hiring a full-time Assistant Property Manager for Summit Court Apartments in Union, New Jersey. The Assistant Property Manager helps lead the office team and coordinate leasing and marketing efforts, trains and guides leasing staff, supports community operations, and handles resident and prospective-resident interactions. The role offers cross-training toward becoming a Property Manager and growth potential as the portfolio expands. The position supports the community’s operational and financial goals by maintaining accurate records, managing rent and fee collection, monitoring leasing and marketing data, and helping ensure the property and apartments are well maintained. The Assistant Property Manager also assists the Property Manager with training and motivating on-site staff.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Two to three years of experience in property management or other relevant work experience.
Ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect relevant data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and take appropriate action.
Ability to interact efficiently with prospects, residents, peers, and management.
Obtain Fair Housing certification before interacting with prospects or residents.
Computer skills, including keyboarding, internet searches, math, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, and community software applications.
Knowledge of OSHA laws and regulations.
Ability to work evenings and weekends.
Maintain a neat, clean, and professional appearance throughout the workday and when present at the community.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Follow company policies and procedures and comply with applicable laws, government rules, and regulations while demonstrating personal and professional integrity.
Help ensure residents have a high-quality living experience, particularly during first and last impressions.
Respond to resident concerns and requests with a positive, customer-service-oriented approach.
Communicate with tenants about property events that may disrupt the community.
Conduct periodic inspections with current residents and courtesy calls with recent move-ins and move-outs.
Use marketing strategies to attract prospective residents, welcome them, and show them the property.
Handle prospective-resident phone calls and complete appropriate paperwork.
Work with the leasing team to achieve property goals and ensure leasing techniques are effective and efficient.
Monitor and analyze traffic, conversion ratios, renewal information, and marketing data, and provide current information when requested.
Understand financial goals and operate assets in the owners’ best interests in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Maintain accurate records of community transactions, including rent rolls, delinquency reports, and move-ins and move-outs.
Ensure rents, late fees, and check charges are collected, posted, and deposited on time.
Maintain the appearance of the community and ensure repairs are noted and completed.
Regularly walk models and market-ready apartments and communicate service needs to maintenance.
Update make-ready boards with vacant status and verify their accuracy daily.
Assist the Property Manager in training and motivating on-site staff to achieve operational goals, including new-employee orientation and instruction on employee procedures and guidelines.
Perform other duties as assigned.