Assistant Property Manager jobs in Lake Charles, LA

Property Manager Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains property rentals by advertising and filling vacancies, negotiating and enforcing leases, and maintaining and securing premises.
• Establishes rental rate by surveying local rental rates and calculating overhead costs, depreciation, taxes, and profit goals.
• Attracts tenants by advertising vacancies, obtaining referrals from current tenants, explaining advantages of location and services, and showing units.
• Contracts with tenants by negotiating leases and collecting security deposit.
• Accomplishes financial objectives by collecting rents, paying bills, forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective action.
• Maintains property by investigating and resolving tenant complaints, enforcing rules of occupancy, inspecting vacant units and completing repairs, planning renovations, contracting with landscaping and snow removal services
• Maintains building systems by contracting for maintenance services and supervising repairs.
• Secures property by contracting with security patrol service, installing and maintaining security devices, establishing and enforcing precautionary policies and procedures, and responding to emergencies.
• Enforces occupancy policies and procedures by confronting violators.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Property Manager Qualifications / Skills:

• Motivation for sales
• Negotiation
• Familiarity with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Competence with office management software
• Professionalism
• Internal communications
• Listening

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• 1-3 years’ management experience a plus
• LIHTC experience a plus
• Solid knowledge of office software such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Office

Experience:

• Property management: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• LIHTC Certification (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sulphur, LA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person