What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President Asset Management / Acquisitions position at Rhodes Associates?
KEY RESPONSIBILTIES – ASSET MANAGEMENT
Monitor and drive performance of all assets in the firm's “traditional” real estate portfolio, which primarily consists of multifamily and hospitality
- Recurring calls with operating partners and property managers
- Quarterly and ad hoc investor reporting and communication
- Work with operating partners to develop and approve annual asset level budgets
- Oversee operating partners implementation of ground up developments and capital improvement projects
- Advanced excel modeling and PowerPoint skills needed for day-to-day asset management as well as investment committee requests, quarterly investor reporting, etc.
- Assist or take lead on creation and maintenance of ongoing asset management models to re-underwrite assets, assess refinancings or sell / hold decisions, etc.
- Assist or take lead on creation of presentations for Investment Committee
- Work with operating partners and property managers (if applicable) to drive leasing / revenue optimization of multifamily, hospitality and student housing assets
- Monitor the performance of each asset to ensure compliance with the terms of the legal documents (e.g. joint venture partnerships and loan documents)
- Actively manage cash at the fund level for current and future funds
- Continuously assess appropriate time for liquidity across all assets
- Work with operations team on quarterly and annual valuations
- Continuous communication with IMT’s head of real estate and Senior Partners with issues / decisions impacting the assets including budget / underwriting deviations
- Travel to assets as often as possible to appropriately oversee and drive performance
- Stay current on local market dynamics; thoroughly understand each investment and how it is positioned in its respective market to maximize the value of the investment
- Interact and collaborate with third parties, including debt and sales brokers, lawyers, lenders, property managers, and general contractors
- Maintain a thorough understanding of all factors affecting markets and submarkets associated with assets in the portfolio, including rental / daily rates and cap rates of comparable properties.
- Continuously evaluate the performance of the portfolio and develop property specific plans to ensure that the portfolio’s operations are being optimized so that short and long term value is being maximized
- Work with investment management team’s (IMT’s) head of real estate and Senior Partners on ad hoc requests for investors
KEY RESPONSIBILTIES – NEW INVESTMENTS
Work directly with the head of Real Estate on new real estate investment funds and their underlying acquisitions / developments
KEY ATTRIBUTES / EXPERIENCE