Property Operations Manager - East Campus Graduate Apartments

The Property Operations Manager at ACC plays a pivotal role in enhancing the resident experience at their property. In this role, you’ll be developing and executing strategies for facilities operations and expense control, as well as recruiting, hiring, and mentoring teams to drive performance and foster a positive work culture. The Property Operations Manager will collaborate closely with university partners, who are actively involved in leasing and residence life activities, as well as internal support teams to address concerns and advocate for capital improvements that bolster property value.

Responsibilities

: Drive a continuously improving resident experience by providing direction to all property and facilities operation, ensuring they are at ACC standard. Recruit, hire, supervise, train, coach and develop direct reports to maximize performance; create a positive, engaging workplace for teams. Conduct performance evaluations of direct reports and performance discussions with team members.

: Carries out supervisor

, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems. Coach, train and develop a team while managing the workflow and prioritization of projects and ensuring on-time execution and completion. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate for the Property Operations Manager role is an experienced leader in student or multi-family housing, or a related environment, who can support property operations, team development, and resident experience.

This role includes coordinating across teams, supporting operational processes, and partnering with stakeholders to enhance property performance. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience in operations and team leadership. While not all candidates will have full operational ownership experience, they should be ready to grow into broader property-level responsibility.

Our people are devoted to a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equality in the workplace and our communities. We are committed to intentionally executing an evolving set of goals specific to inclusion, diversity, and accountability, driven by empathetic leadership and embraced by all. The core of American Campus culture involves everyone being fully invested in everything that we do down to picking up the smallest piece of trash in the office and around our communities.

Compensation

adjustments for direct reports. Ensure property has well executed operations strategies in place, with timely and measurable action plans. Set goals with direct reports, conduct performance evaluations and development plans.

Collaborate with supervisor on succession planning and cross-train for operational flexibility. Oversee Service Manager to ensure property meets maintenance and curb appeal standards, efficient work order completion, and preventative maintenance expectations. Advocate for capital improvements as needed to maximize asset value.

Attend resident events as needed and resolve all escalated resident concerns. Direct oversight of property performance to budget, maximizing revenue while minimizing controllable expenses and vendor costs, including utilizing vendor partnerships. Lead communication at property to align with operational goals; implement policies to increase safe work environment for all employees.

Ensure University partners are informed and supported, as the go-to liaison, as well as attend events as needed; handle all escalated concerns. Partner closely with support teams, including HR, Facilities, and Retail support to address concerns and for assistance to clear roadblocks for teams. Maintain key control oversight, including key box access.

Other duties as assigned by manager.