Property Manager (Local Government) - Fayette County HA

State of Pennsylvania
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Full Time

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THE POSITION

Are you ready to lead a team that helps residents feel safe, supported, and at home? The Property Manager position with the Fayette County Housing Authority offers a meaningful opportunity to support safe and affordable housing across the county. This role allows you to navigate daily property operations while helping residents maintain comfortable and secure homes. This a truly fulfilling opportunity to make a direct impact by ensuring properties meet important standards and by guiding staff toward shared goals. Apply today to join an agency that values service, quality, and positive community relationships!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position oversees daily management of low-income housing properties and ensures they meet all Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and agency standards. As a Property Manager, you will perform the following duties:

Property Oversight: Maintain housing sites through inspections, preventative measures, and coordination of necessary repairs
Lease Administration: Prepare, explain, and enforce leases while addressing violations and completing required documentation
Resident Communication: Respond to inquiries, build strong relationships, and work with tenant groups to support community involvement
Staff Supervision: Guide and monitor staff performance, assign tasks, and review timecards and leave requests
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to HUD rules, agency policies, and all applicable laws across assigned properties
Operational Reporting: Prepare required reports, track activities, and maintain accurate and organized tenant files

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

Full-time employment
Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

Three (3) years experience in supervising or performing tasks associated with the management of multi-family residential subsidized or affordable housing communities, property owned, or programs administered by a public housing authority or comparable (low-income) property management agency; or
One (1) year as an Assistant Property Manager or Assistant Section 8 Coordinator; or
Two (2) years as a Management Aide.

Other Requirements:

You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Fayette County. If no eligible candidates who live within Fayette County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
You must provide complete and accurate information or:
your score may be lower than deserved.
you may be disqualified.
You may only apply/test once for this posting.
Your results will be provided via email.

Benefit packages are determined by the county and may vary. Please contact the applicable county human resource office directly to inquire about a specific benefit package.

Have you been employed by a Pennsylvania local government agency in a civil service covered position as an Assistant Property Manager or Assistant Section 8 Coordinator for one or more years full-time?

If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.

Have you been employed by a Pennsylvania local government agency in a civil service covered position as a Management Aide for two or more years full-time?

Do you possess three or more years of full-time experience in supervising or performing tasks associated with the management of multi-family residential subsidized or affordable housing communities, property owned, or programs administered by a public housing authority or comparable (low-income) property management agency?

CS-INSTRUCTIONS You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored. They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification. You must complete the application and answer the supplemental questions. Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.

All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty. If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.

Read each question carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training. The "Level of Performance" you choose must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered. In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.

If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the "Yes" button and proceed to the exam questions.

If you have general questions regarding the application and hiring process, please refer to our FAQ page.

WORK BEHAVIOR 1 - HEARINGS AND ISSUING WARNINGS

Conduct or attend tenant hearings to resolve complaints (children's behavior, radio too loud, etc.) and listen to the information supplied by all parties and witnesses involved in the complaint. Issue a verbal or written warning to the parties at fault, document proceedings, and enter in tenant's file. Initiate eviction proceedings after verbal and written warnings have failed to resolve the problem (non-payment of rent, disturbing other tenants, etc.), which involves completing eviction forms at the district magistrate's office, and testifying at a formal hearing before the district magistrate.

Levels of Performance

Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.

A. I have experience conducting or attending tenant hearings to resolve complaints, issuing verbal or written warnings to tenants, documenting proceedings in files, initiating eviction proceedings including completing required forms, and testifying at formal eviction hearings.
B. I have experience conducting or attending tenant hearings to resolve complaints, issuing verbal or written warnings to tenants, and documenting proceedings in files.
C. I have experience issuing verbal or written warnings to tenants and documenting proceedings in files.
D. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.

In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed on this work behavior. Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.

The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
Your experience conducting or attending tenant hearings to resolve complaints, initiating eviction proceedings, or testifying.
Your experience issuing verbal or written warnings and documenting proceedings in file.
The actual duties you performed and level of responsibility.

WORK BEHAVIOR 2 -MANAGE AND OPERATE A HOUSING PROPERTY

Manage and operate a housing property or properties including collecting rent, maintaining all property records, and conducting inspections in accordance with the policies, procedures, and regulations set forth by the housing authority and federal government.

Levels of Performance

Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.

A. I have experience collecting rent, maintaining property records, AND conducting inspections for housing properties.
B. I have experience conducting inspections for housing properties.
C. I have experience collecting rent OR maintaining property records for housing properties. I have NOT conducted inspections for housing properties.
D. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.

The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
Your experience collecting rent, maintaining property records, or conducting inspections for housing properties.
The actual duties you performed and level of responsibility.

WORK BEHAVIOR 3 -STAFF MEETINGS

Discuss problems, policies, procedures, and recommendations with the Executive Director and other Housing Authority staff at periodic meetings to facilitate the management, operations, and improvement of the housing project(s) under their control.

Levels of Performance

Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.

A. I have experience discussing problems, policies, procedures, or recommendations with senior staff and other staff at meetings.
B. I have experience discussing problems or recommendations with staff at meetings.
C. I have attended staff meetings where problems, policies, procedures, or recommendations were discussed with staff.
D. I have NO experience related to this work behavior.