Area Maintenance Specialist

Aeon is a nonprofit developer, owner, and manager of affordable communities in the Twin Cities. For 40 years, we have been at the forefront of creating housing that goes beyond shelter. Our housing serves as a platform for resilience, opportunity, and lasting impact. With a portfolio of almost 5,000 apartment homes, Aeon provides stability for thousands of residents each year.

We focus on bold, forward-thinking solutions that address the need for affordable housing. Through innovation, collaboration, and an unyielding commitment to community, we help create opportunities for residents to build stronger, more sustainable futures. Join a mission-driven team that is shaping the future of affordable housing and making a lasting impact. Learn more n.org.

At Aeon, our maintenance team plays a vital role in delivering on our mission by creating communities where residents feel safe, respected, and proud to call home.

Aeon is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Area Maintenance Specialist to provide advanced technical maintenance expertise across Aeon's portfolio of affordable and market-rate apartment communities throughout the Twin Cities.

As an Area Maintenance Specialist, you'll serve as a senior-level technical resource within Aeon's Roving Maintenance team, providing advanced troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, repair, and technical support for building systems and major mechanical equipment, including boilers, HVAC equipment, and building automation systems. You'll work across Aeon communities based on portfolio needs, helping identify and resolve complex maintenance issues, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, support inspections, and complete specialized maintenance projects.

This role also plays an important part in strengthening the technical capabilities of Aeon's maintenance teams. You'll work alongside site maintenance staff to troubleshoot challenging issues, share technical knowledge, provide hands‑on training and guidance, and help teams develop stronger approaches to maintaining Aeon's buildings and systems.

This position requires advanced technical knowledge, sound judgment, strong diagnostic skills, and the ability to independently assess complex building and mechanical issues. Because you'll regularly work across different properties and building types, success also requires adaptability, organization, initiative, the ability to quickly understand the systems, conditions, and priorities of each community, and the ability to build strong working relationships with onsite staff.

The Area Maintenance Specialist reports to the Director of Maintenance.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Independently diagnose, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair complex building and mechanical systems, including boilers, HVAC equipment, building automation systems, plumbing, electrical, and other major multifamily building systems.
• Conduct high-level inspections and preventive maintenance, identifying root causes of recurring issues, emerging concerns, safety risks, and opportunities to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Determine appropriate repair solutions, including when specialized vendor or contractor support is needed, and ensure work meets applicable codes, manufacturer specifications, safety requirements, and Aeon maintenance standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation of inspections, preventive maintenance, repairs, equipment conditions, and recommended follow-up.

• Provide advanced maintenance support across Aeon communities, quickly assessing unfamiliar building systems, maintenance conditions, and priorities and responding to complex,…