Lead Maintenance Technician

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Lead Maintenance professional to help oversee and coordinate maintenance activities within our property.

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Lead Maintenance professional to help oversee and coordinate maintenance activities within our property. The Lead Maintenance Technician reports to the Property Manager and works to ensure apartment units and facilities for an assigned apartment community are in good working order and maintained to standards for DBC. Primary responsibilities include assisting with coordinating efforts to ensure the repair and maintenance of property facilities and apartment units;

prompt and courteous responses to service requests; an adequate supply of market ready apartments to meet leasing demand; property appearance which meets or exceeds standards. The ideal candidate assists with training, and developing assigned staff which may include painters and/or landscaping staff. Additional responsibilities include diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units; electrical appliances, outlets, and light fixtures;

plumbing, carpentry, and locks. The Maintenance Lead Technician follows a planned preventative maintenance schedule and follows up with residents after repairs are complete including but are not limited to, assisting with preparing vacant apartment units for rental and landscape and renovation projects.

• Assists with supervising and coordinating on-site maintenance staff, including training, and coaching. May oversee the landscape and housekeeping functions of the property.
• Receives, organizes, and prioritizes maintenance work orders. Performs services as requested by residents or preventative maintenance as required to keep equipment operating efficiently.
• Ensures that work orders are completed properly and promptly by repairing or replacing equipment personally or by coordinating the efforts of the maintenance team. Assists other maintenance staff with complex and/or labor-intensive work orders to ensure jobs are completed safely and timely.
• Contacts and oversees vendors for work not performed in-house. Inspects and approves contracted work completed.
• Develops and maintains preventive maintenance schedule and assigns tasks for completion by maintenance staff.
• Coordinates service staff to ensure market-ready turns of vacant apartment units to specifications as quickly as possible to meet leasing demand.
• Monitors and regularly inspects the property, apartment units, landscape, and maintenance repairs for quality, readiness and safety. Identifies and addresses needs for improvement, repair and/or replacement. Operates a motor vehicle.
• Keeps the maintenance shop clean, organized and in good working order. May order necessary equipment, parts and supplies for the community based upon the maintenance budget. Communicates and shares information with property and regional management regarding overall property maintenance condition, status, and staff. Ensures maintenance goals and objectives are mutually understood and provides feedback. Performs electrical repairs and replacement of light fixtures and related items.
• Examines and diagnoses problems with heating, ventilation and air conditioning units for property facilities. Determines the best method to repair or replace all or part of the unit. Makes repairs and/or replacements according to standard. Performs preventative maintenance on HVAC units by replacing filters, cleaning coils, etc.
• Repairs and replaces furnished kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers.
• Performs minor to moderate-level plumbing repairs, replacements, and/or installations including repairing leaks and removing clogs in sinks and toilets. May perform painting projects ranging from full interior painting of property units to minor touch up and repair of walls and woodwork.
• Perform “make ready” projects for the preparation of vacant units available for prospective tenants. Repairs locks and other miscellaneous items.
• Perform swimming pool maintenance or other facility and/or landscape…