Job Description
Job Description
Overview
WS Development is seeking an Assistant Property Manager (APM) who will be responsible for management and oversight of various office assets throughout the U.S. The ability to travel 2 days or more per month is strongly preferred. This position will be based in the company’s Boston Seaport office. This position will also provide support to commercial property management teams based in Boston’s Seaport by providing coverage as-needed for vacant positions and managing assigned portfolio-wide projects. The APM will play a central role in successfully on-boarding commercial office assets to WS Development’s platform. This position will be responsible for coordinating between WS’ corporate departments including Risk Management, Legal, Finance, Accounting and Lease Compliance, and third-party property management teams who are on the ground at the assets. This role will report to the Director of Property Management with frequent interaction with the Director of Engineering and Vice President of Property Management. This is a highly collaborative role in a fast-paced environment and the ideal candidate will be a self-starter with an ability to work well with others.
Key Position Responsibilities
Financial Management:
- Review and oversee CAM budgets, variance reporting, and the reconciliation process.
- Ensure compliance with reporting requirements for financial partners, lenders and tenants.
Management Partnerships:
- Facilitate regular meetings with third party management teams.
- Oversee and manage third party management deliverables including open work orders, projects, tenant issues and contracts
- Facilitate communication with third party management teams through the preparation of meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and tracking of outstanding action items.
- Provide feedback to third party management teams based on the review of their financials and monthly reports
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 3+ years of property management experience required. Commercial property management experience preferred.
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and an adaptability to change.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to travel 1-2 days per month within the U.S.
About WS Development
Massachusetts-based WS Development is a mixed-use developer with a singular mission: creating places people want to be. With an approach that values art, science, innovation and, above all else, people, WS strives to engage each community it serves with best-in-class experiences, designed with our customers, tenants and partners in mind. Established in 1990, WS is one of few vertically-integrated real estate companies that conceptualizes, owns, operates and leases more than 100 properties that range from cutting-edge urban spaces to lifestyle and community centers. With over 22 million square feet of existing space and an additional nine million square feet under development, it is one of the largest privately-owned development firms in the country.
WS is where great ideas and great people come together to design, build, and operate some of the best loved real estate projects in the country. We live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and establishment. We have the infrastructure of decades supporting a culture of free-thinking excellence.
We expect every WS employee to feel welcomed and valued irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, and life experiences. Or for any other reason.