RESORT MANAGER – LAMBTON SHORES, ON

With community and collaboration at our core, working at Parkbridge is not just a job—it’s an experience!

We strive to embody our corporate values of Community, Authenticity, Respect, and Excellence in our relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners and are looking for individuals with focus, ambition, and drive to join our team.

Our Parkbridge team is supported with competitive compensation packages, generous performance-based incentives, GRRSP-matching, health benefits, and paid wellness and volunteer days. If you share our vision to help build memories that will last a lifetime, we encourage you to apply today!

The Resort Manager will be responsible for the operations and supervision of Our Ponderosa Community.

Our Resort Managers are responsible for operations, staffing, budgeting and planning at one of our picturesque RV and Campground properties. They are ambassadors of the Parkbridge brand, and the heart of our communities.

This is a year-round position. The major areas of responsibilities include: creating and managing the annual operating and capital improvements budgets, personnel management, resident relations, retailer relations, community enhancement, and other related property management duties.

What people say about you:

You are a natural leader, who thrives on creating community in the workplace. You believe people are your greatest asset as a manager. And you strive to help them improve. You have a keen interest in the financials of a business, and how profits are made. You think like an investor. You have high-standards for customer service, and believe that there is a solution for every problem.

What you bring to the table:

You have solid management experience in the hospitality or hotel industry.

You have excellent interpersonal skills, and can communicate with people at all levels. You are proficient in Word, Excel, and Outlook. You understand the financials of a business, and have success in creating and managing budgets.

You thrive on change, and problem-solving, and love to be challenged.

What you will be doing:

Customer Relations

• Train staff on how to effectively deliver exceptional customer service
• Build solid brand recognition for the property based on delivery of service
• Ensure safe and enjoyable environment for guests and employees
• Weekly “walk the property” tours
• Ensure customer complaints are dealt with quickly and in person
• Work with functional areas including (HR, H&S, Finance, IT, etc.).

Personnel Management

• Develop/mentor property staff
• Build an effective team around the resort staff (R&M, Admin, etc.)
• Hire, train and supervise staff as required
• Ensure all staff members understand resort goals, standards and policies and comply with company policies and procedures
• Schedule and monitor shift-coverage based on business needs

Resort Operations & Administration

• Promote a business environment that is customer friendly
• Be a positive role model for staff
• Lead by example in a team-based work environment
• “Think like an investor” by promoting a work environment that reinforces operational effectiveness and operation efficiency to assure continued profitability
• Hire staff who will enhance the customer’s experience and the positive image of the resort
• Monitor occupancy and work closely with the Regional Manager and Marketing Team on increased bookings.
• Support management and fully implement its policies, procedures and rules
• Regularly attend regional meetings
• Promote and maintain a positive working relationship with all business partners
• Handling all outgoing and incoming mail, courier packages and registered mail as required
• Coding of invoices, expense claims, petty cash
• Preparing, administering and monitoring excel spreadsheets for utilities tracking
• Oversee maintenance and repairs, coordinating with maintenance staff or contractors
• Respond to emergency situations

Financial

• Assist with annual resort budget preparation
• Administer expense claims and petty cash
• Coding of invoices, expense claims, petty cash
• Ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded and tracked
• Ensure employee timekeeping and payroll activities are properly executed
• Produce all invoices for clients
• Ensure information/reports provided to management are timely, accurate and on-target
• Procure goods and services according to protocols established by management

Health and Safety

• Ensure all resort activities are conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible manner
• Ensure that all resort facilities are maintained in safe condition
• Immediately notify management when resort operations are unsafe and/or beyond normal repair
• Ensure all employees are aware of the resort’s safety procedures and are proficient in the use of its safety equipment

ABOUT PARKBRIDGE:

Parkbridge is Canada’s leading developer and manager of more than 60 residential communities and 35 recreational RV resort communities. Headquartered in Collingwood, Ontario, with properties in 70 municipalities across Canada, the Parkbridge team enriches the lives of its residents and guests by providing welcoming communities with quality amenities. It also offers an attainable path to homeownership through land lease opportunities. Parkbridge is wholly owned by Quad Real Property Group, a global real estate company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with assets under management of over $70 billion.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Candidates from diverse groups are encouraged to apply. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier free and accessible environment. If you have been contacted for an interview and require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note that applicants must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check.