Maintenance Director

Overview

A Brief Overview - The Maintenance Director is responsible for maintaining the physical condition of the asset in a safe, attractive, and comfortable condition. Accountable for achieving financial operation and maintenance metrics. Responsibilities include establishing preventive maintenance programs, safety, compliance, performing property and equipment inspections, maintaining the project inventory, supervising personnel, assigning maintenance tasks, and preparing work schedules, and ensuring compliance with all maintenance related policies.

The typical scope of responsibility is less than 500 units.

• Performs all tasks typically associated with managing staff such as recruiting, hiring, training, coaching, evaluating and disciplining up to and including termination of direct reports.
• Assumes responsibility for the financial performance and operations within the approved budget of the property. Focus on maximizing cash flow after debt service. Operate within purchasing guidelines.
• Schedules, trains, supervises, and evaluates all subordinate maintenance personnel, ensuring the maintenance team is fully compliant with required training.
• Ensures property goals for response and completion times are met.
• Prioritizes work orders and follows up on assignments to ensure timely completion.
• Oversees, prepares, and approves Purchase Orders in accordance with the approved budget and company guidelines to achieve property service standards.
• Establishes emergency on-call procedures.
• Provides oversight for all company-owned equipment and small tools. Coordinates or performs equipment maintenance inspection processes and records.
• Supervise the make ready of vacated units.
• Executes regular documented inspections of the property.
• Manages a variety of systems to ensure handling resident service requests.
• Establishes preventive maintenance procedures and maintains accurate records regarding preventive maintenance requests and expenditures.
• Manages vendor relationships including ensuring contract compliance and oversight.
• Provides constant vendor/contractor communications concerning work scheduling, billings, vendor relations and certifications of insurance. Approves and submits all invoices to corporate office for payment.
• Assists the Community Director in performing annual/semi-annual site compliance inspections.
• Assists in all aspects of the property's maintenance, including grounds, custodial, preventive, corrective, deferred, and emergency.
• Contributes to resident retention programs.
• Ensures unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Learns and ensures compliance with all company, local, state, and federal safety rules.
• Conducts regularly scheduled safety meetings in accordance with all applicable guidelines, including monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Provides technical guidance and inspects work to validate it is performed per requirements.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company, property and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• This position may require driving for the Company using a Company vehicle or a personal/rental vehicle to conduct Company business more than 50% of the time to perform work duties.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with focus in Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or other related discipline (Preferred).
• In the absence of a degree, directly related job experience in the maintenance of multi-unit residential properties or similar structures where proven knowledge may offset the degree requirement (Required).
• 5 or more years' experience in building maintenance (Required).
• Previous experience managing others (Preferred).
• Knowledge of electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and general building maintenance.
• Ability to perform outdoor work in all weather conditions and perform physical work, including lifting up to 50 pounds regularly and more than 50 pounds occasionally.
• Willingness and ability to work occasional on-call shifts.
• Self-motivated, team player with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and prioritization skills.
• Combines leadership with strong technical knowledge and a service-oriented attitude.
• Ability to motivate, delegate, and provide constructive feedback.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills able to interact with a wide range of people.
• EPA Certification (EPA HVAC Certification) Required.
• OSHA-10 Training Required.
• Driver's License valid and in state required.

We are committed to offering competitive and equitable compensation. The hiring range for this position is generally between $74,400 - $95,200, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. This position is eligible for a performance bonus. Final salaries will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, licenses, certifications, and/or…