Area Maintenance Manager - Jersey

About Greystar

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 265 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally.

Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world‑class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit

This role oversees and coordinates all technical and mechanical work for 3 or more communities totaling over 500 units ensuring the interior and exterior of buildings, grounds, amenities, and common areas of the properties meet the Company’s standards for cleanliness, appearance, safety, and overall functionality as well as meeting budgeted financial and operational goals. Additionally, the role will assist in developing scopes of work, managing vendor (supplier) relations, and analyzing properties with respect to maintenance needs and improvements.

This position includes a 100% employer‑paid apartment as part of the total benefits package, in accordance with Jersey City ordinances.

• Manages the completion of all work orders generated from resident requests for service, ensures routine upkeep on the properties, diagnoses and repairs or replaces necessary components in accordance with established policies, procedures, and safety standards within code requirements and budgetary requirements.
• Leads on‑site maintenance staff in the diagnosis of problems and repairs in the areas of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, swimming pool, carpentry, dry walling, exterior structure, and appliance. Schedules preventative and floating maintenance, if applicable.
• Oversees the “make‑ready” process to prepare vacant apartments/ homes (including those turned over after interior renovations have been completed) for leasing and new move‑ins by completing the pre‑move‑out inspection, creating a “punch” list of maintenance work needed, scheduling vendors and contractors as needed, obtaining needed supplies and materials, and inspecting completed work.
• Develops standards for the cleanliness and overall appearance of the communities’ grounds, amenities, building exteriors, market‑ready unit interiors, breezeways, curbs, signage, leasing office, central garbage areas, parking lots, and other buildings and common areas to ensure that they reflect and represent the high quality of the communities and Greystar standards.
• Manages maintenance team members dedicated to each assigned site, including maintaining their schedules as well as their scope of work.
• Routinely inspects work performed by other service team members to assess effectiveness of policies and procedures and develops corrective action plans as needed.
• For assigned sites, manages all vendor/contractor scheduling and project/work coordination (includes, but is not limited to, recurring contract management, ad‑hoc repairs, etc.).
• Periodically inspects work performed by contractors, vendors, and other service providers to verify the work, materials, and services meet quality standards, scope, and specifications as required.
• Works in close coordination with Capital Projects Group when necessary (and if applicable) to ensure capital projects at assigned sites are properly scheduled and assists with the completion of capital projects in a timely manner.
• Prepares the maintenance budget for the properties by analyzing and evaluating financial statements, and accessing operational reports that establish historic expenditures and predict performance patterns based on yearly unit inspections.

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