Property Manager (Floating) - Up to 299 Units - 244, Los Angeles, CA

Five years in multifamily will get you in the door here. What actually makes someone thrive in this role is a different set of skills: the ability to read a room as quickly as a financial statement, to shift from a budget conversation with a regional manager in the morning to a difficult resident situation by noon, and to keep a team motivated through the ordinary grind of day-to-day property operations. This is a floating Property Manager position with Berkshire Residential Investments, covering properties up to 299 units in the Los Angeles area, including the Met Lofts asset.

The Skills This Role Puts to Work Every Day

Financial literacy sits at the center of this position. You'll work alongside your regional manager on annual budgets, monthly forecasts, capital plans, and staffing plans. Understanding how an operational decision ripples into NOI isn't optional here. If a concession strategy or a staffing change affects the bottom line, you're expected to see that connection clearly and explain it to others.

People management is equally central. You'll recruit, hire, train, and assess team members, which means you'll sometimes be the one having hard conversations about performance. You'll also be the person who figures out how to keep a team engaged when the work feels repetitive. Berkshire describes their culture as high-performing and entrepreneurial, so the expectation is that you bring energy to the team, not just oversight.

Communication ties everything together. Resident-facing communications, vendor relationships, marketing content, social media presence: all of these touch this role. You won't be handing these tasks off entirely. You'll be close enough to the details to ensure the message matches the community's tone and Berkshire's standards.

What the Floating Structure Actually Means

A floating manager role carries a specific kind of pressure that a site-based position doesn't. You're stepping into communities where the staff already has routines, where residents have existing expectations, and where operational gaps may have formed before you arrived. The ability to build credibility quickly, read the team dynamic accurately, and prioritize what actually needs attention first separates the people who do well in this structure from those who struggle with it.

If you've only ever managed one site for an extended stretch, it's worth thinking honestly about how comfortable you are with that kind of ambiguity. If you've covered multiple assets or worked through a lease-up under changing conditions, that experience translates directly here.

What Berkshire Brings to the Arrangement

Berkshire owns and manages its own properties, which means you're working within a vertically integrated structure rather than a third-party management setup. Decisions tend to move with more coherence when ownership and management are aligned. The company offers a salary range of $85,000 to $95,000 for this California role, along with health benefits, retirement, paid time off, bonus eligibility, and a 25% rent discount for salaried employees.

• Five or more years of multifamily property management experience required
• Demonstrated ability to read and act on financial statements and operational reports
• Experience hiring, training, and developing on-site staff
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort working across diverse resident and team populations
• Proficiency with property management software for financial and operational tasks

The role suits someone who takes the work seriously without taking themselves too seriously. Berkshire's own description mentions a sense of humor as a genuine qualification, and in a floating position where you're constantly meeting new people and resetting expectations, that's not just a culture add. It's a functional skill.