Meritus Property Group

Meritus Property Group

Lease-Up Property Manager

Vancouver, WA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago
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About the role

  • The Lease-Up Property Manager is responsible for the successful opening, lease-up, and operational management of a new multifamily community.
  • This is not a maintenance-only or leasing-only management role.
  • This is a true business leadership position.

Responsibilities

  • Lease-Up Strategy & Execution Lead the community through all phases of lease-up, including pre-opening preparation, pre-leasing, first move-ins, phased building deliveries, stabilization, and transition into steady-state operations.
  • Create and execute a disciplined lease-up plan that supports occupancy goals, revenue targets, traffic generation, application conversion, move-in quality, and resident retention.
  • Partner with leadership to evaluate market conditions and recommend leasing strategies, specials, pricing adjustments, outreach plans, and operational improvements.
  • Maintain a high standard for tour quality, follow-up cadence, lead management, application processing, and closing performance.
  • Partner closely with maintenance, construction, ownership, vendors, and internal leadership to manage unit readiness, building delivery coordination, punch list tracking, access control, amenity readiness, signage, and opening logistics.
  • Leadership & Team Development Recruit, train, coach, and lead a high-performing site team during lease-up and stabilization.
  • Build a culture rooted in professionalism, urgency, kindness, ownership, and follow-through.
  • Create an environment where team members feel supported, informed, challenged, and proud of the work they do.
  • The successful candidate will understand how to operate the property as an asset, lead the site team as a high-performing unit, and make daily decisions that support occupancy, revenue, reputation, and long-term value.
  • What Makes This Role Exciting This is an opportunity to lead the full story of a new community from the beginning.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years of multifamily property management experience, with progressive leadership responsibility.
  • Strong working knowledge of Yardi.
  • Proven leadership skills with the ability to recruit, train, motivate, coach, and hold a team accountable.
  • Strong understanding of Fair Housing, landlord-tenant law, leasing procedures, resident communication, and property operations.
  • Ability to analyze market data, leasing performance, rent positioning, concessions, and competitor activity.
  • Ability to remain calm, professional, and solution-focused under pressure.
  • The ideal candidate has successfully managed a multifamily lease-up previously and understands the discipline, pace, and precision required to take a new asset from pre-leasing through stabilization.
  • This person must be a confident leader, strong communicator, financially capable, highly organized, and comfortable using data to make smart operational decisions.

Nice to have

  • Experience managing a new construction lease-up.
  • Experience with phased building deliveries and first move-in coordination.
  • Experience with revenue management platforms, CRM tools, online leasing, AI leasing tools, or centralized leasing support.
  • Experience preparing owner reports, budget variance narratives, weekly lease-up reports, and market updates.
  • Experience managing or supporting reputation management, social media presence, outreach marketing, and resident events.
  • Strong local market knowledge or demonstrated ability to quickly learn a new submarket.
  • They understand that lease-up success depends on team energy, consistency, and trust.
  • Financial Acumen This person understands the connection between daily property decisions and asset performance.

Company info

  • Ensure the leasing team is prepared to sell the community with confidence, accuracy, urgency, and hospitality.
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