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Property Manager

612112 · Light Next-day ready
Career data Verified

Property managers oversee the selling, buying and leasing of commercial, industrial and residential property.

Most common salary $64k – $126k
Upper salary up to $183k
Training 0-2 years
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Description

Supervises the leasing of rental properties on behalf of owners.

Typical work tasks

  • Accepts and lists properties and businesses for lease, conducts inspections, and advises renters on the merits of properties and businesses and the terms of lease; catalogues and details land, buildings and businesses for lease and arranges advertising; assesses renters needs and locates properties and businesses for their consideration; collects and holds rent monies from tenants, and remits to owner on agreed basis; monitors and addresses non-compliance with terms and conditions of tenancy and pursues rental arrears.

Typical work environment

  • Typically works indoors from a property management or real estate office.
  • Frequently travels to meet potential renters, inspects properties and meet with property owners.
  • Works in adequately heated and ventilated offices or a car.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary to light physical demand levels.
  • Occasionally sits when producing lease agreements and advertisements.
  • Frequently meets with potential leasers or tenants to inspect properties and/or provide information on the property or business in question.
  • Stands and walks frequently about the office and when on site at properties.
  • Stretching, twisting and climbing are not significant components of the job.
  • Squatting, crouching or bending will be unnecessary in most situations.
  • Lifting and carrying is likely to be in the light range, but relatively frequent in the form of signage.
  • Repetitive movements are unlikely to be necessary except when using a computer keyboard to enter data or type text.
  • Driving is frequently required.
  • Use of hand held objects and equipment includes pens, telephones, pagers, calculators, cameras and computers, which are likely to be in frequent use. Use of a laptop computer may be required for some tasks.
  • Mental skills necessary include presentation, selling, product knowledge, communication and negotiation, organisation and planning.
Entry signal Model estimate

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration Licence may be required
ANZSCO skill level 3
Next-day ready Yes

Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.

How this was determined (model-generated): Property manager: NZ residential PM is unregulated (no live licensing regime), so 'likely required' is soft => may_be_required; experience entry => next-day ready. Sound.

Entry Requirements

  • A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required. For entry-level positions on-the-job training is sufficient.
  • Registration or licensing is likely to be required.