Property and Asset Manager

About Community Housing Network

Community Housing Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing homes for people in need through proven strategies of homeless prevention, housing assistance, affordable housing development, community education, advocacy, and referrals. Since 2001, CHN has served as the leading housing resource nonprofit organization in southeast Michigan and serves thousands of families and individuals annually who are facing homelessness, people with disabilities, low-income households, and other vulnerable Michigan residents. 

Community Housing Network is building thriving communities and overcoming homelessness and housing instability through a work environment dedicated to empowering a work/life balance success through our Core Values: Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation and Passion. 

Community Housing Network provides excellent employment opportunities with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package. All full-time employees enjoy a rich package of benefits including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• 401k
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Products: Short Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident
• Generous Vacation and Medical Leave Time

Community Housing Network is an equal-opportunity employer recognized by the Detroit Free Press as a Top 100 Workplace and honored as a Crain’s Cool Place to Work. 

Property and Asset Manager

Department: Property Management

Reports to: Director of Property and Asset Management

Employment Status Classification: Full-Time Salary; Exempt

Salary: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year, based on experience

Job Description Summary:

The Property and Asset Manager is a field‑focused role responsible for ensuring Community Housing Network’s affordable housing communities are safe, well‑maintained, and operating at high physical standards.

This position is ideal for a professional who enjoys being out on properties, conducting inspections, coordinating repairs, and actively overseeing building conditions. The role combines hands‑on property oversight with asset management responsibilities to protect the long‑term quality of housing for residents across southeast Michigan.

Essential Functions: 

Property Inspections & Physical Oversight

• Conduct regular property inspections
• Identify deficiencies, safety concerns, and preventative maintenance needs.
• Develop and monitor preventive maintenance plans
• Oversee unit turns and readiness standards.
• Document findings and track resolution.
• Ensure compliance with HUD and safety inspection standards.

Maintenance Coordination & Vendor Oversight

• Coordinate repairs and capital projects.
• Prepare scopes of work and obtain bids.
• Oversee contractors and ensure quality completion
• Approve completed work and invoices.
• Participate in rotating on-call schedule.

Compliance and Asset Management

• Support HUD, HOME and LIHTC compliance
• Maintain property condition records.
• Assist with lease enforcement related to property condition.
• Contribute to maintenance and budgeting.
• Maintain occupancy certifications and documentation
• Conduct annual resident income recertifications by gathering required verification documents.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 2 years of experience in property inspections, facilities oversight or maintenance coordination.
• Experience managing repair projects and contractors.
• Ability to identify building deficiencies and safety issues.
• Property management software experience (Yardi or Onesite).

• Valid Real Estate License or ability/willingness to obtain.
• Certified Occupancy Specialist for HUD or willingness to obtain.
• Valid driver’s license and personal automobile coverage limits minimum: Bodily Injury $100,000 each person, $300,000 each occurrence Property Damage $100,000 each occurrence.

Agency Expectation:

• Commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and adherence to organizational values.
• Adhere to agency policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude.
• Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
• Consistently report to work on time and prepared to perform duties of position.
• Proactively and effectively communicate the knowledge gained from education/trainings/conferences to others in the organization through the use of presentations, emails, and conversations.
• Execute all duties within the framework of Housing First and trauma-informed care principles.
• Prioritize cultural understanding, respect, resilience, adaptability, conflict resolution, and resourcefulness.
• Upholds organizations core values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, passion and vision within our organization and the people we serve.
• Have a strong work ethic that equally prioritizes the needs of participants and the needs of the organization.
• Display effective leadership skills to gain and maintain credibility, trust, and respect of all employees.

Travel:

Travel required within the communities served.

CHN reserves the right to require a motor vehicle record check with respect to any employee where driving is an essential function of the position.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

This position includes field-work, in-office work and remote work (from home).

The primary function of this job requires travelling to community partner locations, shelters, community spaces, program participant homes, and meeting program participants in the field.

While performing the functions of this job, the position is both sedentary and at times requires the ability to be active including standing, walking in the outside elements, in and out of vehicle bending, lifting and/or arranging files and office products and supplies and may require employee to periodically stand on a short step stool to access files.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor’s ability to modify work assignments as appropriate. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Salary : $45,000 - $55,000