Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Area Manager is responsible for several multi-family apartment communities. This position supervises all onsite staff to include assistant manager, leasing consultant, service supervisor and service technicians.

Each Elmington community is its own living, breathing corporation. It has income and expenses, debt and a bottom line - all of which we will look to you to help optimize. Along with this responsibility comes a very high level of expectations. We are asking you to be the leader of a multi-million dollar company. You will be asked to provide a strong understanding and execution of complex financial statements, budgets and staffing. You will be asked to effectively manage the reputation of the community viva social media, direct communication and the communication of your staff. You will be asked to drive leasing and income to continuously find new ways to grow the entrusted company. You will be asked to manage the service staff, ensuring the utmost efficiencies to maximize revenues and minimize expenses.

As the leader of a multi-million dollar company, you are only as good as those on your team. We will look to you to ensure you have the best team. At Elmington, you will be pushed to Forget The Ordinary & Think Like an Owner. Every day.

To be an effective Area Manager at Elmington, you will need to:

• Have a great attitude
• Have high expectations
• Think BEYOND the box
• Work with passion
• Have a tireless work ethic
• Be confident
• Be self-sufficient and self-motivated
• Take pride in your work
• Be a good listener
• Offer a solution with every problem
• Be inspiring and motivational to your team
• Go above and beyond for your residents
• Positively promote your community

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Business acumen
• Communication proficiency
• Collaboration skills
• Ethical conduct
• Leadership & navigation
• Relationship management
• Performance management

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Manages the onsite staff, operations and financial performance of the community effectively
• Serves as the primary representative onsite for Elmington residents, vendors and employees
• Learns and searches for ways to improve the performance of your community on a continual basis
• Thinks creatively and goes way beyond the box by conceptualizing new ideas to improve the business
• Ensures all members of the onsite staff are abiding by federal fair housing standards and all other laws
• Manages direct reports at the assigned community, including performance management and recommendations to Human Resources with regard to hiring and firing
• Prepares, locates and compiles information and documents, such as for leasing, evictions and vendors
• Inspects the property in its entirety for issues with grounds, unit readiness, etc.
• Maintains neat and consistent resident files onsite in either electronic and/or hardcopy format
• Responds to issues outside of normal work schedule when required
• Performs all other duties as assigned

SPECIFIC EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in a field such as management, human services, social work or a related field preferred, though not required
• 3 or more years of experience in property management
• Computer proficiency with management software and Microsoft Suite

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Frequently sit, stand and walk
• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Temperature in the workplace is typically moderate, though the ability to withstand seasonal cold and heat of the outdoors is necessary

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

To communities within the assigned region.

THE ELMINGTON EXPERIENCE

We're creating a different kind of company at Elmington. We promise we will never be ordinary, which we hope you can see by this job description. There will be many days you simply aren't comfortable. You will be pushed to accomplish more than you ever thought possible. You will be challenged by your team leader and your peers to achieve more and to find better ways. With that said, we know Elmington is not for everyone. BUT, if you believe in yourself, enjoy a challenge and appreciate working with exceptional people, then Elmington could very well be the last company you ever work for.

ARE YOU READY TO FTO? IT'S TIME TO TLO!