Leasing Consultant (Essex House & The Merrick)

Prometheus Real Estate Group runs a vertically integrated operation with acquisitions, development, value-add renovations, and property management all handled in-house. That structure matters for a leasing role because you're not working for a third-party manager chasing fees. You're working directly for the owner at properties the company intends to hold long-term. That changes the culture around how residents are treated and how the leasing process is handled.

This opening is at Essex House and The Merrick in Portland. Prometheus calls the role "Neighbor Ambassador" rather than Leasing Consultant, which isn't just branding. The expectation is that you're part customer service rep, part sales closer, and part administrator. Those three functions genuinely overlap every day.

What the Work Actually Looks Like

On any given day, you might walk a prospective resident through a unit in the morning, follow up on pending applications by midday, pull together a market survey in the afternoon, and handle a current resident question before you leave. The leasing side means guiding prospects through the full process from first inquiry to signed rental agreement. The administrative side means keeping records clean, posting availability, and generating neighborhood-level reports. The customer service side means current residents need your attention too, not just future ones.

Weekend availability is required. That's non-negotiable. Peak traffic hits on Saturdays and Sundays, so your days off will fall during the week.

What You Need to Bring

• Comfort in a customer-facing, sales-oriented environment
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to self-manage your workload and prioritize without being told what to do next
• Weekend availability as a regular part of your schedule
• A background in customer service, hospitality, retail, or sales will translate well here

Prometheus hires from outside property management regularly. If you've worked a front desk, managed a retail floor, or handled client relationships in another industry, that experience is relevant. You don't need a property management background to start here.

Compensation and Where This Role Can Go

Base pay runs $21 to $23 per hour, with a $200 incentive per lease signed. There's also a semi-annual discretionary bonus, weekend shift premium pay, and additional incentives tied to referrals, training, and occupancy performance. Medical, dental, and vision are 100% company-paid, including eligible dependents. The company also offers tenure-based housing discounts, which is a practical benefit if you're living or planning to live in one of their Portland properties.

On the career side: leasing roles at owner-operators like Prometheus tend to move faster than at fee management shops. Because the company handles acquisitions, development, and value-add work internally, there are paths into assistant management, property management, and eventually into operations or regional roles. Leasing is where most property management careers begin, and doing it at a company that owns its assets long-term gives you exposure to how ownership thinks about occupancy, NOI, and resident retention. That context is genuinely useful as you move up.