Director of Rental Housing Management
Location:
Amherst, MA
Open Date:
Dec 14, 2018
Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Director of Rental Housing Management position. The Director of Rental Housing Management position is a full time, year round position, job group and level SM-4. The Director of Rental Housing Management leads the residential real estate portfolio operations at Amherst College, Mount Holyoke, and Smith College. The university style portfolio is spread across three campuses and towns, and consists of over 260 units currently valued at $51.7M that range from single family homes to commercial apartment buildings.
The Director interacts with high level administration and faculty governance committees to design and implement faculty housing programs and ensures adherence to all state and local housing laws and environmental guidelines. The Director’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, capital needs assessments, preventative maintenance program, project management, tenant customer service, faculty housing program assignments, home sales and purchases, leasing, accounting, and budget management.
The Director leads and oversees a team of six, directly supervising the Office Manager and the Maintenance Supervisor, as well as contractors and casual employees.
This position is expected to take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the College’s efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership
- Develop and implement systems to assess physical conditions of properties, identify renewal projects and predict capital funding needs to ensure asset value is preserved.
- Design and administer the housing assignment process at Amherst, Smith, and Mount Holyoke Colleges per each college’s guidelines