What are the responsibilities and job description for the Renovations Coordinator position at Amherst Holdings?
The Amherst Group of companies comprise of leading real estate investment and advisory firms with a mission to transform the way real estate is owned, financed and managed. Amherst leverages its proprietary data, analytics, technology, and decades of experience to seek solutions for a fragmented, slow-to-evolve real estate ecosystem and to materially improve the experience for residents, buyers, sellers, communities, and investors. Today Amherst has over 1000 employees and $14.1 billion in assets under management.
Over the past decade, Amherst has scaled its platform to become one of the largest operators of single-family assets and has acquired, renovated, and leased more than 46,000 homes across 32 markets in the U.S. The firm delivers customized, stabilized cash-flowing portfolios of assets to its investors, wrapped in all the ongoing services required to manage, own, and finance the asset including property management, portfolio management, and a full capital markets team. In addition to its single-family rental platform, Amherst’s debt business pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending. Over its 25-year history, Amherst has developed a deep bench of research and technology talent, and leverages data and analytics at every stage in the asset lifecycle to improve operations and preserve long-term value for our investors and the more than 188,000 residents the firm has served.
Renovations Specialist
The Renovation Specialist supports Main Street Renewal’s Renovation Management team. Acting in a support and coordination role, the Renovation Coordinator aids in the timeline and cost management for all turnover properties. This position will report to the Renovation Supervisor. This will be 20% calls, 70% email and chat.
Main Responsibilities:
- Create and assign Turnover and Special Damage Inspections
- Manage timelines by following up with Superintendents on late inspections
- Review and approve estimates according to MSR repair scope and pricing
- Identify trends in estimates and work to share best practices and better processes
- Work closely with Construction Superintendents on estimate revisions
- Create and assign contracts for approved renovation scopes of work for vendors
- Manage work in progress timeline by obtaining projected certification dates
- Input budget revisions and obtain approvals when additional funds are required
- Support branch renovation superintendents by completing daily requests
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Construction billing review and approval
Requirements: - High School Graduate.
- Student in finance, Real Estate, Accounting, or a similar field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to perform repetitive work diligently.
- Strong ability to deal with ambiguity and proactively manage management’s expectations.
- Detail-oriented.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Preferred: Experience with Yardi or experience in property management.
Our full-time employee benefits include:
- A competitive and comprehensive benefits package.
