PROPERTY MANAGER - Whitestone REIT : Job Details

Whitestone REIT is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Real Estate Property Manager to join the Houston Region. This rewarding role reports directly to the Director of Property Management & Maintenance and involves close collaboration with all internal departments (leasing, accounting, construction, legal, acquisitions, strategy, etc.). The successful candidate will be a market leader in exceeding customer expectations, maintaining superior internal and external communications, and striving to outperform NOI and other annual goals.

Personal Characteristics: The ideal candidate must be a highly energetic individual with a strong drive to work in a fast-paced, expanding, and well-established professional real estate firm. The candidate must be detail-oriented, and organized, possess effective communication skills, and have the ability to take initiative within this dynamic department.

Responsibilities:

* Conduct multiple property walks per week for each asset to ensure exceptional visual and operational standards.

* Quickly address issues with the property and/or tenants, understanding that tenant business success depends on exceptional locational experiences.

* Prepare annual property budgets and continually monitor the performance of each asset to budget, with the ability to strategically recommend adjustments as needed.

* Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports on each asset and discuss them with the Director of Property Management & Maintenance.

* Oversee collection efforts for delinquent tenants and provide recommendations on strategic accelerations.

* Review tenant collection reports, complete collection calls, and communicate with the Director of Property Management & Maintenance and the Collections Department.

* Work with vendors to ensure timely and optimal performance of contracted services.

* Assist the acquisitions team with due diligence for property acquisitions and dispositions.

* Ensure successful onboarding of new acquisitions in coordination with the acquisitions team.

* Communicate with the in-house leasing team:

* Coordinate tenant move-ins and move-outs.

* Ensure that vacant units are in their most presentable condition.

* Relay relevant information to/from the leasing team from meetings with tenants and/or potential tenants.

Skills and Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree required.

* 5+ years of retail property management experience.

* Exceptional customer service and communication skills.

* Thorough knowledge of building systems and facility management components.

* Proficiency in Yardi and/or other commercial real estate software.

* Highly motivated, decisive, and works with a high sense of urgency.

* Innovative thinker with the ability to think outside the box.

* Demonstrates supervisory and staff development skills.