Senior Property Manager

About Cousins Properties

Headquartered in Atlanta, Cousins is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Cousins has a simple, compelling strategy: Premier urban Sun Belt office portfolio, Disciplined about capital allocation, Best-in-class balance sheet, with Strong local operating platforms. Acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) develops, owns, and manages a 20 million square foot trophy office portfolio in the high-growth Sun Belt markets of Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Tampa, and Phoenix.

Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing, and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets, and opportunistic investments. For more information, please visit www.cousins.com.

Job Summary:

The Senior Property Manager is responsible for direct operation and management, which include planning, organizing, and controlling administration, operations, and fiscal management of the assigned property(ies). In addition, this role is responsible for operations and maintenance; life safety; property appearance; human resource administration as assigned; lease administration; accounting and finance; security; parking; customer relations; all contractual services and properties performance. Specific duties and measurement methodologies may vary by property.

This position is located at 550 South in Charlotte, NC. This position is on-site. This is not a remote or hybrid position.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain positive customer relations by creating and sustaining good will between landlord and customer and by providing consistently responsive quality services.

Provides assistance to marketing and leasing personnel as needed.

Develop and maintain ongoing, meaningful communications with the Accounting, Development and Marketing/Leasing Departments.

Assures compliance with portfolio operating procedures.

Develop and maintain relationship with local associations serving the needs of the property.

Responsible for development/performance reviews of direct reports.

Serve as team leader and actively administer positive development for direct reports.

The Senior Property Manager is expected to be thoroughly conversant with and knowledgeable of the following aspects of property management:

1. Customer Relations
2. Contract Services Administration
3. Lease Administration
4. Leasing (strategies) set by company policy
5. Escalations
6. Remodeling
7. Engineering and Preventive Maintenance to include establishing PM Programs
8. Energy Management and Utility Usage
9. Accounting and Finance
10. Budgeting
11. Activity and Variance Reports

Security

Emergency Procedures & Disaster Recovery

Policy Manual and Administration

Insurance (coverage and liability)

Garage and/or Parking Operations

Operations Sequence

Personnel Administration

Training

Employee Relations

Management Skills

Codes and Regulations

Landscape and Grounds Maintenance

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

Required or Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience overseeing property management in a portfolio of at least 750,000 square feet of commercial office space is required
• A high school diploma and a valid driver’s license are required
• Associate or Bachelor's degree is preferred
• To perform this job successfully, the incumbent must work well with others and interact positively with customers. The incumbent must possess excellent communication skills; must be detail-oriented and well organized; and must have the ability to manage time, people and multiple projects efficiently and achieve the required results.
• The candidate must demonstrate ability to analyze monthly and quarterly financial reporting, cost-benefit analysis, budget forecasting and prepare annual budgets in excess of $12 million.
• Customer build out/construction administration and management experience preferred
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) is required
• Professional designation from either BOMA or IREM is preferred
• Proven writing and verbal communication skills. Strong grammatical and practical use of the English language
• The incumbent must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Customer Service – Demonstrate optimum customer service delivery while performing all job functions
• Responsiveness – Need to perform responsibilities with an acute sense of urgency to meet the needs of others; respond to solve problems; willing to accept a variety of tasks associated with this position and be flexible.
• Integrity - Demonstrate sound business ethics; consistently comply with organizational values; protect confidential information
• Communication - Able to clearly express ideas; present verbal information in a straightforward manner; ask questions in order to open channels of communication; listen to understand perspective of others

Cousins is an equal opportunity employer where employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and aptitude. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.