• Job Description

  Req#: 544221

  Guardian Management has a need for a Full - Time Leasing Manager to join our team at the Yards at Union Station !
  
  The Yards at Union Station is an affordable (LIHTC) apartment community with 457 units located in Portland, OR.
  
  The Leasing Manager is responsible for overseeing all leasing activities at the property, ensuring high occupancy and resident satisfaction while supervising the leasing team. This role includes strategic planning, staff development, and coordination with maintenance and management to ensure timely unit readiness and compliance with all applicable laws and company policies.
  

  Schedule: 40 hours / week

  Compensation: $26.70 - $27.81 / hr Dependent on experience + benefits!

  Benefits: 40 hrs/week: Medical/Vision/Prescription Insurance, Dental Insurance, Medical/Dependent Care FSA, Life/AD&D Insurance, Employer-matched 401-K, 10 days of Vacation Time per year, 1 hour of Sick Time for every 30 hours worked, 7 Paid Holidays + 1 Birthday Holiday, Employee Assistance Program.

  Guardian provides a culture in which employees are encouraged to learn new skills and develop their existing strengths. Upward mobility is a reality here! We provide ample training and opportunity for anyone who desires to take their property management career to the next level! Interested in growing with one of the leading property management companies in the Northwest? This could be the perfect opportunity for you!

  Minimum Qualification Requirements

  The requirements listed below are representative, but not exclusive of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

  1. High school diploma or GED; college degree in business, real estate, or related field preferred.
  2. Minimum of three (3) years of experience in leasing, property management, or sales, including at least one (1) year in a supervisory or leadership role.
  3. Strong organizational and communication skills.
  4. Proficiency in property management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
  5. Ability to lead, train, and motivate the leasing team.
  6. Ability to complete company training requirements within pre-determined deadlines.
  7. Prior experience with lease-ups required.
  8. Strong written and communication skills
  9. 1-3 years of multifamily housing industry experience is required.

  Preferred Qualifications

  The qualifications listed below are representative, but not exclusive of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

  1. Experience with affordable housing programs and compliance.
  2. Familiarity and comfortability with social media platforms, digital marketing strategies, and willingness to lead and or manage property social media, as needed.
  3. Strong mathematical skills, analytical and reporting skills.

  Essential Functions*

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

  1. Always represent Guardian in a positive and professional manner.
  2. Support Community Managers efforts to ensure that the company’s efforts fully meet and exceed property management obligations.
  3. Collaborate with the Community manager to lead daily leasing operations, ensuring compliance with Fair Housing and Landlord Tenant Laws.
  4. Coordination and completion of all lease-up projects with the property office team
  5. Oversee unit readiness, including coordination with maintenance and vendors.
  6. Conduct property tours, respond to inquiries, and ensure a high-quality leasing experience.
  7. Monitor leasing metrics and prepare reports for Community and Portfolio Managers.
  8. Collaborate with leasing agent and marketing to implement outreach strategies and maintain online presence.
  9. Manage resident relations, including renewals, concerns, and retention efforts.
  10. Ensure accurate and timely completion of leasing documents and reports.
  11. Maintain a professional and welcoming office environment.
  12. Follow confidentiality guidelines for all resident, property, owner, and Guardian information at all times.
  13. Accurately record time worked, adhere to time keeping guidelines daily.
  14. Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships between departments and with coworkers.
  15. Constantly strive for improvements in work process and results to better meet resident needs, ownership goals and objectives, and company standards and expectations.
  16. Other duties as assigned by the Community Manager or Portfolio Manager.

  *This job description may change pending final review from Sr. Portfolio Manager and HR.

  Guardian – Company Description

  Founded in 1971, Guardian Real Estate Services has evolved into a leading west coast management, development and investment firm. The company offers a diversified real estate service platform that includes property management and asset management; investments, development, acquisition and advisory services. With 400 highly qualified real estate professionals, the company’s vertically integrated business model is sought by both private and institutional investors. Guardian’s management portfolio includes over 149 properties located in five states and comprised of 14,600 multifamily units. The company holds ownership interests in 27% of the portfolio. Approximately 75% of the portfolio participates in at least one government-assisted housing program with the balance being conventionally financed, market-rate housing. As a distinguished leader in the multifamily housing arena, Guardian maintains a commitment to environmentally sustainable business practices.

  Guardian Real Estate Services is experienced in all types of multifamily housing, including market-rate, LIHTC, HUD, Rural Development and Bond financed properties. The company also has a subspecialty in Senior Housing with portfolio properties – including Independent and Congregate care housing.

  
  

  The Guardian Experience – Our People

  Property Management is our strength. People have always been our passion. We are proud to have been recognized through employee surveys as a Top Workplace employer in 2022 and 2023. Our team is, and has always been, actively engaged in superior real estate management and enhancing the communities in which we live and work. The company is also an active contributor to a variety of housing and education causes, and in 2023, Guardian was named the Top Philanthropic organization for medium-size companies in its headquarters region. In this economy, companies come and go. As a third-generation, family owned firm, Guardian’s growth and stability has evolved the company into a leading Pacific Northwest real estate management and investment firm.
  
  Guardian Offers
  
  In addition to competitive salaries, 401(k), Vacation, Sick Time, and paid Holidays, we offer a culture in which individuals work and participate in collaborative team environments and are encouraged to continue to grow both professionally and personally.
  
  AAP/EEO Statement
  
  This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
  
  If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866)632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or by fax at (202) 690-7442.

  
  

• About the company

  The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the United States.

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