Regional Manager

Regional Manager
Chicago, IL
$120,000-$140,000+ / year, plus bonus
OVERVIEW

An established manufactured housing operator with a growing Midwest portfolio is hiring a Regional Manager to run day-to-day operations across its communities. The company has a disciplined, capital-backed acquisition strategy and is on track to grow from roughly 6-7 properties to around 20 within the next year and a half, including a 450-unit community closing this fall in the Chicago area.

Ownership stays out of day-to-day operations by design - this role runs the business, with ownership in a support and capital-allocation role.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Oversee daily operations across a multi-site manufactured housing portfolio, currently around 550 units and expanding through acquisition
• Lead the integration of newly acquired communities onto company systems and standards, including a 450-unit property closing this fall
• Manage and develop the on-site team - a mix of full-time and part-time community managers, some living on site, supported by virtual assistants who handle leasing and back-office work
• Drive occupancy across the portfolio, from established, stabilized communities to newly acquired ones still ramping up
• Oversee lot lease operations, where residents own their homes and lease the land, including roads, common areas, and community infrastructure
• Identify and execute value-add opportunities, including converting park-owned homes to rentable lots and community capital improvement projects
• Coordinate with manufacturers on in-filling vacant lots with new home inventory
• Track performance in RentManager and report on occupancy, budget, and portfolio health to ownership
• Serve as the operational lead on new acquisitions, standing up staffing, systems, and processes as each community comes online

WHY YOU MATTER

This is a genuine operating leadership role on a portfolio that's actively growing through acquisition. You'd be the person ownership trusts to run the business day to day - keeping existing communities performing while bringing new acquisitions up to standard, and giving ownership the confidence to keep executing on its growth plan.
WHAT IT TAKES

• 5-10 years of property management experience, ideally with multi-site or regional oversight
• Manufactured housing or RV community experience preferred; lot lease or ground lease experience in other property types is also relevant
• A track record of integrating newly acquired properties into an existing operating platform
• Comfort managing a mix of on-site and remote/virtual support staff
• Familiarity with RentManager or a comparable property management system
• Strong occupancy and leasing fundamentals across both stabilized and lease-up communities
• Vendor and contractor management experience, particularly around roads, common areas, and community infrastructure
• Financial fluency - budgeting, reporting, and presenting portfolio performance to ownership
• Genuine interest in operating within a growth-through-acquisition environment

THE PERKS!

• $120,000-$140,000+ base, plus performance-based and annual bonus plans (total comp target $130,000-$175,000)
• Health insurance
• Car allowance
• Real upward mobility as the portfolio continues to scale