Resident Services Manager Seventy Five s

Description

UDR, Inc. and its affiliated companies are seeking a Resident Services Manager 2 to join our team in Costa Mesa, CA. This position supports property operations for 27 Seventy Five, Harbor at Mesa Verde and Rosebeach, our exclusive apartment communities (1522 homes) and offices out of 27 Seventy Five located in Costa Mesa.

Do you thrive on crafting an amazing customer experience and providing satisfying solutions to customers? Do you want to be a "Care Hero" and it's your job to save the customer's day?

As a Resident Services Manager 2, each day you to build a sense of community and strive to achieve the community's resident retention and customer service goals.

Essential Functions:

Asset Quality

Ensure community is ready for business and meets established physical standards daily as listed below:

• Walk community daily; open and close all "showing" units. Monitor property including office space, restrooms, amenity areas, parking lot and "show" apartments to ensure they meet UDR's quality, cleanliness and presentation standards and proactively monitor battery upkeep of smart locks.
• Refresh community's signage, write and distribute collateral as needed to support the drive for occupancy and improve community image.

Customer Service

Provide the best standard of quality and service through resident relations:

• Answer all resident and guest questions professionally and timely, balancing the needs of both internal and external customers. Implement strategies to improve quality of customer service.
• Proactively launch self-guided tours and/or provide guided community tours for prospects, lend assistance, and provide information pertaining to short-term rentals, corporate housing opportunities and guest suite rentals.
• Conduct move-in orientation sessions for new residents and assist with annual renewal conversations with existing residents if needed.
• Oversee the Customer Survey Program by ensuring that that there is immediate follow up to residents upon the completion of each service request via an e-mail or text notification which includes the ability to request a follow up phone conversation. Follow-up phone calls to residents to gather more information on the quality and satisfaction of service requests.
• Oversee and ensure the maintenance related matters are resolved and/or escalated to the Service Manager to be addressed immediately. If additional service is required, continue to follow up until the issue is resolved.

Financial

Complete various accounting and financial functions associated with driving and supporting community operations:

• Work closely with Business Manager to complete required financial responsibilities.
• Conduct Purchase Card (P-card) reconciliation for community.

Personnel

Lead winning team by professional example, taking ownership and personal interest in direct reports, if applicable to drive results and team performance:

• Host daily and weekly team huddles to discuss community/resident/operations issues and concerns, provide update to team regarding policies, practices, company or team initiatives, training and team building.
• Hire and train new staff and develop staff to maximize potential.
• Monitor staff performance to include performance and address performance problems through corrective action and dismissal. Assist direct reporting staff to address and resolve concerns or complaints involving job duties and job descriptions, performance standards, relations with coworkers, relations with supervisors and managers.
• Approve time records and requests for time off.

Vendor Management

Complete administrative tasks associated with community operations as it relates to outside vendors, communication telecom and IT systems:

• Manage vendor keys according to UDR's policies and procedures.
• Source new vendors as needed in order to maintain community appearance and resident services.
• Maintain community telecom and computer equipment, while serving as a partner to IT to troubleshoot system issues and test systems.

Administrative

Manage and complete a variety of tasks which range from simple to complex; all of which are associated with driving and supporting community operations:

• Prepare, communicate, and deliver all resident specific and community letters and notifications, legal notifications, in addition to the management of the new resident move-in process, documentation and the issuance of all community keys, fobs, remotes, parking permits and parking assignments.
• Review, monitor, administrate and sign leases as required and needed.
• Enforce all policies and procedures. Maintain compliance related to lease agreements including the review and authorization of all leases and ensuring community records (leases, addenda, reports, etc.) are maintained in accordance with stated legal requirements, company policies and/or procedures.
• Plan and manage all community events.
• Manage and maintain exemplary community website, social media campaigns, outreach marketing efforts for the community to drive occupancy and increase visibility,…