Executive Assistant​/Operations Manager - Commercial Real Estate

Company Description

Chernoff Properties is a commercial real estate developer specializing in sustainable redevelopment across office, medical, industrial, and retail properties. The company manages over 650,000 square feet and more than 350 tenants, primarily in Boulder/Longmont, Colorado. Team members join a small, high-impact organization focused on thoughtful, community-centered development.

seeking a highly organized, proactive Executive Operations Manager to serve as the right hand to the CEO. This is a unique hybrid role that combines executive support, project management, business operations, and special projects. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving problems, and can seamlessly shift between managing a CEO’s calendar and driving company initiatives across a commercial real estate portfolio.

We value accountability, initiative, responsiveness, and practical problem-solving.

• Manage CEO email, scheduling, and meeting coordination - reduce the load
• Prioritize and organize incoming communications
• Assist with email management and follow-up
• Handle confidential and sensitive information

• Track company-wide projects and initiatives
• Coordinate follow-up with accounting, property management, and facilities teams
• Monitor deadlines and ensure accountability
• Assist with vendor coordination and contract administration
• Develop and improve internal systems and processes
• Create reports, dashboards, and operational summaries

• Help drive execution of company priorities
• Conduct research and gather information for decision-making
• Support acquisitions, capital projects, tenant initiatives, and special projects
• Serve as a communication bridge between departments and leadership

• 5+ years of experience in operations, project management, executive support, commercial real estate, or a related field
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• High degree of professionalism and discretion
• Strong proficiency with AI, Microsoft Office, and modern business software
• Self-starter who can operate independently with minimal supervision

• Property management
• Construction or facilities management
• Small business operations
• Project management

You are a rockstar. You enjoy being the person who keeps everything moving. You are EXCELLENT with typing and computers - email management, processes and procedures are a big part of this role. You are equally comfortable coordinating travel, organizing meetings, managing vendor issues, following up on a capital project, or creating a system that makes the business run more efficiently.

You take ownership. You follow through. You solve problems. Most importantly, you help the CEO focus on the highest-value work by ensuring everything else gets handled. If this is you, we are excited to meet you!