Sr Vice President & Market Leader

Kidder Mathews Careers•Portland, OR

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kidder Mathews has been a leader in the commercial real estate industry for nearly 60 years, fostering an innovative and dynamic work culture with more than 100 "best workplace" awards. Now the largest fully independent commercial real estate firm in the Western U.S., Kidder Mathews has over 900 professionals across 19 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona. We offer a complete range of brokerage, appraisal, asset services, consulting, and debt & equity finance services for all property types. The firm averages $9 billion in transaction volume, manages more than 54 million square feet of space, and conducts 2,700 appraisal, consulting, and cost segregation assignments annually. Job Summary The Market Leader has primary responsibility for leading, organizing and managing all aspects of Kidder Mathews’ property management business in the assigned regional office. Primary areas of responsibility include a) direct, operational day-to-day management of selected client assets / portfolios and staff; b) developing, directing, training and motivating professional, administrative and technical personnel; and c) identifying and developing new business opportunities, with an emphasis on profitability of the regional office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of education and experience
Real Estate License required
7+ years Commercial Property Management experience
2+ year supervisory experience
Strong knowledge of processes and procedures typically applied in Commercial Property Management
Ability to work with minimal supervision and lead by example
Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Good communication and organizational skills. Ability to build relationships with clients, vendors and internal partners
Ability to provide excellent customer service
Ability to speak, write and understand English
Demonstrated ability to read, understand and abstract leases and contracts
Demonstrated ability to recognize high quality maintenance work
Demonstrate ability to understand and problem-solve financial documents
Professional communication etiquette with good oral and written communication skills
Accurate, attentive, detail oriented, with strong analytical skills
Demonstrated financial analysis skills
Demonstrated understanding of the budgeting process
Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment and proactively problem solve
Ability to work outside of normal office hours to meet various deadlines
Ability to prioritize and organize workload in order to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
Demonstrated ability to follow through and complete tasks
Willingness and demonstration of professional development and continual learning
Ability to travel within assigned market area, with occasional travel by airplane to distant locations
Must have working vehicle, valid driver license and current auto insurance

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a team which may include Property Manager(s), Administrative Assistant(s), Operation Manager (s), Portfolio Administrator(s) and Portfolio Assistant(s) including recruitment, onboarding, supervision, scheduling, training, development, evaluation and disciplinary action of employees
Provide coaching, direction and leadership to employees in order to achieve company and client results
Promote and maintain a positive working environment in alignment with Kidder Mathews values and culture
Prioritize issues and opportunities and deploy appropriate resources for resolution or fulfillment
Develop and maintain trustworthy, positive, productive, value-added and collaborative relationships with external clients (existing and potential) and internal clients and stakeholders (e.g. brokers, appraisers, property managers, accounting, corporate staff, executives, etc.)
Proactively and consistently incorporate asset management principles, analysis and considerations (e.g. lease terms, financing, return-on-investment, hold-sell, regulatory, reporting, entitlement, legal, etc.) into portfolio management responsibilities to enhance client asset value and staff development
Management of commercial property operations, contract administration, lease administration, accounting, budgeting, performance analysis, tenant relations, reporting and capital investment across asset classes including industrial, office and retail
Keep current of the market(s) served by the assigned office: assets; owners; users; tenants; agencies; brokers; economics; etc.
Actively support process improvements within PM Division designed to increase efficiency and expand capacity
Develop and grow profitability of the assigned office and incorporate those elements in delivering value for external clients and internal stakeholders
Ensure compliance with Kidder Mathews processes and procedures and with statutory requirements
Administer Property Management Agreements, to include tracking renewal and expiration dates, fee increases, report and budget due dates, etc.
Prepare annual corporate operating budget for assigned portfolio; review, edit and finalize annual corporate budgets for direct reports
Review and collect receivables from clients
Review monthly operating statements for assigned portfolio(s)
Identify and capture new business, referral or consulting opportunities
Participate and attend Kidder Mathews corporate events including those held by other divisions (ie: Valuation, Brokerage)
Perform other duties or projects as requested