Leasing Consultant (Kensington Place)

Prometheus Real Estate Group is the largest privately held apartment owner in the Bay Area, with more than 13,000 units across Silicon Valley, Portland, and Seattle. Their Sunnyvale community, Kensington Place, sits squarely in one of the most competitive rental markets in the country, where traffic quality, lease conversion rates, and resident retention all move the needle on NOI in ways that are immediately visible on the T-12.

What the Role Actually Covers

Prometheus calls this position a Neighbor Ambassador rather than a Leasing Consultant, and the distinction reflects how the company operates. You're not just working the leasing funnel. You're managing the full prospect-to-resident experience: guiding future residents through tours and applications, preparing rental agreements, running market surveys, and generating community reports. On any given weekend, you might work through a wave of traffic in the morning, handle a lease signing before lunch, and close the day updating ad listings and reviewing occupancy numbers. Weekends are the high-traffic window for this portfolio, so your schedule will consistently include Saturday and Sunday, with weekday time off in exchange.

The administrative side of this role is worth taking seriously. Neighborhood reporting, market comps, and rental ad management aren't busywork. They feed directly into how the property positions itself against competing communities in Sunnyvale. Consultants who treat that work as a core part of the job, rather than a distraction from leasing, tend to develop a sharper read on what's driving traffic and where conversion is breaking down.

Compensation and Incentives

• Base pay: $25.00 to $28.75 per hour
• $200 incentive per lease signed
• Discretionary semi-annual bonus
• Weekend shift premium pay
• Additional bonuses available: referral, training coach, renovation, lease-up, and leasing and occupancy contests
• 100% company-paid medical, vision, and dental (including eligible dependents)
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Tenure-based housing discounts
• Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement
• 12 paid holidays, including your birthday

Who Performs Well Here

Prometheus hires across industries, so a background in hospitality, retail, or other customer-facing work is a legitimate path in. What separates strong candidates isn't a specific resume credential. It's whether someone can hold a genuine conversation with a prospective resident, track their own numbers without being prompted, and treat the administrative work with the same care as the face-to-face leasing. In Silicon Valley, prospects often arrive well-researched and time-constrained. The consultants who close consistently are the ones who move efficiently, communicate clearly, and make the process feel effortless from first contact to signed lease.

For someone early in a property management career, this role builds a foundation that transfers directly into assistant manager and eventually property manager positions. The combination of leasing, reporting, and resident relations gives you exposure to the full operational picture of a community, which is exactly what makes a future manager credible when they're reading delinquency reports and working on occupancy targets.