Property Manager

Our Mission:

Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) provides high quality, stable and sustainable housing, and supportive services to people in need. It does this in ways that help them prosper and help our communities become safe, vibrant, prosperous, attractive, and just.

Our Vision:

THA envisions a future where everyone has an affordable, safe and nurturing home, where neighborhoods are attractive places to live, work, attend school, shop and play, and where everyone has the support they need to succeed as parents, students, wage earners and neighbors.

About the Property Manager role:

Join THA as a Property Manager and play a crucial role in ensuring our properties are safe, enjoyable to live, good neighbors, and operate efficiently. You’ll be part of a team dedicated to providing high-quality, stable housing and supportive services to our community, helping residents prosper and neighborhoods thrive. The Property Manager ensures maximum occupancy of housing units, coordinates responses to emergencies, and sustains successful residency. The Property Manager also prepares and oversees the operating budget for assigned property and ensures continuous improvement of service delivery to residents.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage Properties: Oversee marketing activities, process rental applications, ensure maximum occupancy, and verify eligibility in line with HUD fair housing standards and THA policies.
• Resident Relations: Coordinate and perform move-ins, conduct follow-up visits, and address resident concerns to maintain positive relationships.
• Administrative Duties: Monitor lease compliance, handle rent payments, oversee eligibility reviews, prepare reports, manage budgets for assigned properties, and ensure timely completion and recording of all required actions such as renewals, recertifications, reasonable accommodations, grievances, legal actions including evictions, application responses and filing.
• Maintenance Coordination: Partner with maintenance staff to ensure properties are well-maintained and safe.
• Support Services: Work closely with support services staff to assist families at risk of eviction and refer residents to appropriate resources.
• Regulatory Compliance and Coordination: collaborate with other departments to ensure compliance with and updates to Public Indian Housing notices, Code of Federal Regulations, and tax credits, particularly Housing Choice Voucher programs, maintaining a high level of knowledge of federal leased housing regulations.
• Leadership: Supervise and guide assigned staff, ensuring high performance and effective teamwork, coordinate with Property Management and other departments to ensure compliance with affordable housing regulatory requirements.
• View full job description (attached to job posting on THA’s career site) for complete position details.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, real estate, public administration, business, or related field.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in property management leadership, including HUD programs.
• 3 or more years’ experience with laws and regulations that govern public agency real estate management, including tax credit and project-based properties.
• 3 or more years’ supervisory experience.
• Current and valid WA driver’s license with acceptable driving record and auto insurance.

What We Offer:

• Commitment to pay equity and providing competitive wages, along with excellent healthcare benefits, paid time off, participation in WA State retirement plans, and a growing variety of health and wellness benefits.
• Opportunity to impact lives and strengthen communities.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment that includes opportunities for professional growth. One of our employees said, “THA is an organization that has intelligent and driven individuals, with an emphasis on teamwork and trust. We enjoy working together.” THA offers an atmosphere that is energetic, practical, down-to-earth, and fun.

Important Position and Recruitment Info:

• Position open through 04/30/25.
• Review the attached full job description before applying.
• You must include ALL work experience in your application profile. Do not only upload a resume. We use the information in your application profile to evaluate all applications and for salary placement of the selected candidate – only the information you provide is considered.
• This position primarily serves Bay Terrace.

Work Arrangement Options

All employees have a 120-day probationary period that starts the 1st day of employment. During this time, employees train, onboard, and perform their work in-person/in-office. Depending on the position and as approved by the manager, employees may have an option to work a hybrid schedule (part remote, part in-person) once they pass probation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

We provide reasonable accommodation to all applicants and employees who can perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. If you need to request an accommodation, contact HR at employment@tacomahousing.org at least 24 hours in advance when possible.