Assistant Property Manager

It's a Tuesday morning and a tenant on the fourth floor has flagged a billing discrepancy on their CAM reconciliation. Before you've had your second cup of coffee, you're pulling lease abstracts, cross-referencing the recovery methodology with the management agreement, and coordinating with accounting to get a clean answer before end of day. That's the texture of this role at Lincoln Property Company.

The Work Itself

Lincoln is one of the larger third-party commercial management platforms in the country, with a portfolio that spans office, retail, industrial, and more. This Assistant Property Manager position is based in Washington, DC and supports the day-to-day operations of a commercial property or portfolio. The scope is genuinely broad: you'll touch financial reporting, vendor procurement, tenant relations, lease administration, and property inspections, often within the same week.

On the financial side, you'll help prepare monthly reporting packages and budget materials for institutional clients, review vendor invoices against contract terms and authorization limits, and assist with tenant billing accuracy and aging review. CAM reconciliations and operating expense recovery (OpX) are part of the territory, which means you'll need to get comfortable reading lease language and translating it into billing logic.

Operationally, you'll coordinate tenant move-ins and move-outs, keep vacant spaces tour-ready, and assist with vendor bidding and contract documentation. Emergency preparedness planning and drill coordination are also on the list. This is a 100% in-office role with occasional property travel, and the position requires availability for after-hours needs when situations demand it.

Who Fits This Role

• Bachelor's degree preferred, with 1 to 2 years of commercial property management or related experience
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for financial calculations and reporting
• Comfortable reading and interpreting lease documents, vendor contracts, and management agreements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for tenant-facing and client-facing work
• Organized, analytically minded, and able to manage competing priorities without losing accuracy
• Compensation range is $70,000 to $75,000 annually

What separates strong candidates from average ones here is comfort with the financial layer of commercial management. CAM reconciliations and OpEx recovery aren't glamorous, but they're where tenant disputes get triggered and where client trust is built or eroded. Candidates who've handled even basic lease administration or billing review will ramp faster and carry more weight earlier.

From a career trajectory standpoint, this role builds exactly the skill set that feeds into a Property Manager position on a commercial portfolio. The combination of client reporting, lease administration, vendor oversight, and tenant relations is the full foundation. Lincoln's platform is large enough that internal movement is realistic, and the institutional client exposure you get here translates well whether you stay in third-party management or eventually move to an owner-operator or REIT environment.