Leasing Consultant (Boardwalk)

Leasing roles at apartment communities sit at the intersection of sales and hospitality, and the balance between the two is what makes or breaks the experience for prospective residents. At Prometheus Real Estate Group's Boardwalk community in Santa Clara, this position carries more weight than a typical leasing desk role because the company has built its brand around a specific resident experience philosophy, and the person in this seat is the first real expression of that to anyone walking through the door.

What the Day Actually Looks Like

Your time will split across three lanes: customer service, sales, and administrative operations. On the customer-facing side, you're guiding prospective residents through tours and conversations, following up on leads, and building the kind of rapport that makes someone choose your community over the one down the street. Once someone signs and becomes a resident, you're still part of their experience. That continuity matters here more than at a lot of companies.

The administrative work is real and substantial. You'll prepare rental agreements, run market surveys, post listings, and generate reports on community activity. For someone early in their property management career, this is genuinely valuable exposure to how a community's operations come together on paper.

Weekend availability is required. The community sees its heaviest traffic on Saturdays and Sundays, so your regular days off will fall during the week. That's a real lifestyle consideration worth thinking through before applying.

Who Tends to Do Well Here

Prometheus recruits across industries, so a background in hospitality, retail, or any customer-facing role is a legitimate foundation. What matters more than a specific resume is how you handle the rhythm of the work: quick conversations with strangers, administrative follow-through, and the occasional frustrated resident who needs someone to actually listen.

Strong candidates in leasing roles tend to share a few traits:

• They're comfortable initiating conversation without a script
• They follow up consistently, not just when it's convenient
• They can switch from a leasing tour to a maintenance coordination question to paperwork without losing momentum
• They treat administrative tasks as part of the job, not the part they avoid

Compensation runs $25.00 to $28.75 per hour, with a $200 incentive per lease, a semi-annual discretionary bonus, and weekend shift premium pay on top of that. The benefits package includes 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for eligible employees and dependents, 401(k) with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, and tenure-based housing discounts. For an entry-level role, that's a meaningful total package.

For someone who wants to grow in property management, leasing is the right starting point. The skills you build here, reading traffic patterns, understanding what drives a prospect's decision, managing delinquency follow-up, preparing lease documents, transfer directly into assistant manager and eventually community manager roles. Prometheus promotes from within, so this role can be a real on-ramp if you treat it that way.