Careers — Work at Vessel Property Management

01What this place is

A deliberately small portfolio, run properly.

We manage 33 condominium associations — mostly buildings of six to fifteen units. That is a choice, not a stage we are trying to grow out of. Most management companies compete on scale and volume; we would rather hold a smaller portfolio and actually do the job: close relationships with boards and owners, financial oversight that is current rather than annual, and maintenance that gets followed through.

Because the associations are small, everyone here sees every part of the work. But we silo operations deliberately so that seeing all of it does not mean carrying all of it. Nobody is drowning as a matter of policy.

What we are building is a team of thoughtful, accountable people who want to grow with the company and help set a higher standard for how small condo associations get managed. If that sounds like the job you want, we should talk.

02The roles

What we hire for.

These are the shapes the work usually takes. If you do not match one exactly, apply anyway and say what you are good at.

Community Association Manager

New Jersey

You own the relationship with the boards at your buildings. The job is less about reacting to problems than seeing them coming — predicting the questions a board will ask and having the answer ready before they ask it.

Own board communication across your buildings
Prepare the annual budget renewal for each association
Recognise when a board meeting is needed, and run it
Know what is happening at every building, week to week
Guide an assistant manager and help them solve problems

Assistant Community Association Manager

New Jersey

The role that keeps buildings compliant and vendors moving. A lot of it is the unglamorous calendar — reserve studies, fire monitoring, onboarding — done properly and on time.

Coordinate vendors for day-to-day repairs and issues
Run the onboarding checklist when a new building joins
Obtain reserve studies, and explain to boards why they matter
Keep fire monitoring established and compliant with municipalities
Handle after-hours and weekend issues as they come up

Bookkeeper

Remote, US Eastern hours

Our books are reconciled every single week rather than quarterly, which is the whole reason boards can trust what they see. That standard is this role.

Keep association accounting current in Buildium
Weekly reconciliation, not monthly or quarterly
Work to US Eastern hours alongside the New Jersey team

Administrative and support roles

Varies

We also hire administrators and support staff as the portfolio grows. If you do not match one of the above but think you would be good here, say so.

03Apply

Send us your CV.

It goes straight to Rob and Jake. No applicant tracking system, no automated rejection three weeks later — a person reads it.