Regional Manager

**ABOUT THE COMPANY**

**At Hazelview Properties we believe that apartments**

**are more than bricks and mortar - they are an experience.**

Started in 1999 with one small building in Oakville Ontario, we now manage a portfolio of over 200 multi-family residential buildings throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

Hazelview Properties takes pride in ownership and an active hands-on approach to how we manage our communities. We are committed to fostering the long-term growth of our employees, communities and the investments we make for our clients. It’s one of the things we’ve always believed in, creating value for people and places.

We are committed to a diverse and sustainable future.

**Vision**: _“We create value for people and places”._

**Our Core Values**:

- Trust
- Ambition
- Collaboration
- Ownership Mindset
- Having Fun

**ABOUT THE POSITION**

The Regional Manager is responsible for managing the overall Regional operations including leasing, building operations, and capital projects and promoting the Hazelview advantage of being the preferred landlord. The Regional Manager will be responsible for 1300 - 2000 units with a staff of 30 - 100 Team Members throughout their Regional portfolios.

They lead in coaching & developing their Regional team, Property Managers, Community Managers and Building Manager throughout their portfolio, and are accountable for driving the financial goals while having all units in their market meet all quality standards. They will also be responsible for building local strategies to manage performance by knowing their Team Members, customers/Residents, markets & communities.

The Regional Manager is responsible for creating and maintaining alignment and collaborative relationships with each of the Business Units in Hazelview Properties, including Quality Assurance, Resident Relations, Sales & Leasing, Facilities Management, In-Suite and Finance teams. It is critical that alongside their Team Members, they respond to and provide accurate and timely information to each of the shared services groups in the organization. Including People Management; Information Technology and Legal.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Customer Service**:

- Ensure that a superior level of co-operation, service and support is provided to residents
- Ensure building standards are maintained to a high level and building staff are performing duties in a professional manner
- Ability to resolve resident complaints and concerns in a timely fashion with a view to driving Resident retention through a superior level of customer satisfaction
- Support and train site-level staff on Hazelview standards of Customer Service

**Operations and Leasing**:

- Oversee and manage assigned property management functions to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs
- Inspect the properties on a weekly/daily basis to monitor performance & ensure properties are maintained to Hazelview standards
- Propose and discuss possible renovations or improvements with Asset Management
- Obtain proper authorization before engaging contractors
- Obtain quotes or bids from contractors for repairs, renovations and maintenance
- Ensure that work has been satisfactorily completed and approve invoices
- Ensure standard processes & procedures in place to resolve issues relating to repairs and maintenance in a timely fashion
- Ability to coordinate after hours’ emergencies as required
- Responsible for maintaining Occupancy/Vacancy levels at the mandate set by Hazelview
- Have knowledge of market rents and ability to set asking rents based on market conditions
- Have working knowledge of legislation pertaining to the Rental Housing Industry, Human Rights Code and Labor Standards Act

**Leadership and Management**:

- Directly manage Regional team including: Regional Administrator, Property Managers, Area Managers, Regional Maintenance Manager and on-site Team Members including: Building Managers, Maintenance Associates and Cleaners
- Responsible for planning, assigning and directing work; for interviewing, hiring and training Team Members; Team Member relations; mentoring and coaching
- Responsible for ensuring that Team members fulfill their responsibilities when providing timely and accurate information to other departments as requested (e.g. Asset Management, Capital & Development, Customer Experience, Finance, People & Culture, Marketing, etc.)
- Analyze and resolve work problems, or assist Team Members in solving work problems
- Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals

**Financial and Budgets**
- Prepare annual operating and capital budgets for each property
- Accountable for delivering the financial results and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) against annual budget targets; overall financial and administrative review of assigned properties
- Review of Monthly Operating Statements; preparation and submission of Variance Reports; preparation of Monthly Busin