National Maintenance Specialist

A Hands-on, Traveling Maintenance Expert Who Deploys to Milestone Retirement Communities Wherever the Need Is Greatest.

$28/Hr

Hourly
· Non-exempt
· Overtime Eligible

70–90%

Air and Ground, with Overnight Stays

Part-time

Hourly, As Assigned

National

Field-based, Multi-state

This Role Travels 70–90% of the Time.

• Field-based with No Fixed Home Community. Work Is Performed on Site at Assigned Communities.
• Travel by Air and Ground, Including Overnight Stays That May Last One or More Weeks and Occasional Weekends, As Assigned by the National Director of Maintenance.
• May Be Deployed on Short Notice to Communities Affected by Severe Weather or Other Emergencies.
• On-call During Assignments, Including Evenings and Weekends.
• All Hours Worked, Including Compensable Travel Time, Are Recorded and Paid. Travel Costs for Lodging, Meals, Mileage, and Rentals Are Reimbursed Under the Travel and Expense Policy.

The National Maintenance Specialist Is a Hands-on, Traveling Maintenance Expert Who Deploys to Milestone Retirement Communities Wherever the Need Is Greatest. the National Director of Maintenance Designates Every Assignment. Assignments Fall into Three Types:
Covering Open Maintenance Director Positions, Adding Hands-on Support for Apartment (Room) Turns That Drive Move-ins and Revenue, and Completing Designated Capital Projects.

The Role Has No Fixed Home Community and Travels 70–90% of the Time. the National Maintenance Specialist Arrives Ready to Work:
Stabilizes the Building, Keeps Life Safety Systems and Logs Current, Returns Apartments to Move-in-ready Condition Quickly, and Leaves Each Community Better Equipped and Better Documented than It Was Found.

This Is a Working Role. Most of the National Maintenance Specialist’s Time Is Spent Performing Maintenance, Repair, Turn, and Project Work Directly, Not Managing from a Distance.

• Serves As Acting Maintenance Director at Communities with an Open Maintenance Director Position or Extended Leave.
• Performs the Full Community Maintenance Director Scope:
  Work Orders, Preventive Maintenance, Life Safety Inspections and Logs, Generator Testing, Water Temperature Checks, Emergency On-call, and Vendor Coordination.
• Provides Day-to-day Work Direction to Maintenance and Housekeeping Team Members in Partnership with the Executive Director.
• Completes a Documented Hand-off at the End of Every Assignment.

• Completes Hands-on Apartment Turns, Including Patching and Painting, Flooring Repair or Replacement, Fixtures, Doors and Cabinetry, Appliances, Lighting, Plumbing Fixtures, Grab Bars and Accessibility Features, and Safety Checks.
• Works with the Executive Director and Transition Specialist Each Week to Prioritize Turns by Move-in Date, Deposits, and High-demand Apartment Types.
• Brings Each Apartment to the Milestone Move-in-ready Standard and Documents Before-and-after Photos and the Completed Turn Checklist.

• Executes Capital and Improvement Projects Such As Flooring, Paint, Common-area Refresh, Lighting Retrofits, Exterior Repairs, and Coordination of Roof or Major Equipment Replacement.
• Performs Hands-on Work Within Scope and Coordinates Contractors for Licensed or Specialized Work.
• Protects Residents During Projects Through Phasing, Dust and Infection-control Barriers, Safe Exit Paths, Secured Tools and Materials, Hot Work Permits, and Memory Care Precautions.

• Inspects, Maintains, and Repairs Hvac, Plumbing, Electrical (Within Scope), Kitchen and Laundry Equipment,…