Maintenance Engineer

Apartment Maintenance Technician

This role focuses on providing high-quality maintenance support across modern residential properties, ensuring that buildings, systems, and units remain safe, functional, and comfortable for residents. You will work in a fast-paced, lease-up environment, supporting new and existing properties through hands-on maintenance, collaboration with a small on-site team, and consistent delivery of excellent resident service.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day apartment and facility maintenance, including HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and general repairs to ensure all systems operate safely and efficiently.
• Complete work orders promptly and professionally, respecting that you are entering someone's home, announcing yourself, and maintaining a courteous, resident-focused approach at all times.
• Handle unit turns when residents move out by inspecting, repairing, and preparing units so they are clean, functional, and ready for new tenants on schedule.
• Support grounds upkeep, including picking up trash, removing pet waste, and maintaining clean, safe, and attractive common areas and exterior spaces.
• Use and maintain your own set of hand tools while leveraging property-supplied larger tools to complete maintenance tasks efficiently and safely.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to respond to after-hours maintenance emergencies and urgent issues as needed.
• Assist with maintenance needs across multiple properties, including newer lease-up communities and older buildings with legacy systems, such as older plumbing and boiler/chiller systems.
• Collaborate closely with a small on-site team, including leasing professionals, other maintenance technicians, and porters, to support smooth property operations and timely tenant onboarding.
• Follow established maintenance procedures and safety protocols, including any required site-specific access and badging processes.
• Support leadership and property management by communicating maintenance needs, reporting recurring issues, and contributing to a well-organized and efficient maintenance program.

Essential Skills

• Hands-on experience in facilities and property maintenance, with the ability to perform a wide range of apartment and building maintenance tasks.
• Experience working with work orders, including receiving, prioritizing, completing, and documenting maintenance requests.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, lease-up environment where quick tenant onboarding and unit readiness are critical.
• Capability to work both indoors and outdoors, handling maintenance tasks in various conditions across building interiors and exterior grounds.
• Strong sense of professionalism and customer service, with the ability to interact respectfully with residents and team members.
• Comfort using basic technology and property management systems (PMS) or work order systems to track and update maintenance activities.
• Ability to participate in rotating on-call coverage and respond to after-hours maintenance issues when required.
• Possession of a personal set of hand tools suitable for general maintenance work.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in apartment maintenance or property management environments, including exposure to lease-up operations.
• Familiarity with technology management and the use of property management systems for tracking maintenance tasks.
• Exposure to leadership or supervisory responsibilities within maintenance or facilities teams.
• Comfort working in older properties that may have legacy systems, such as older plumbing, alongside newer, modern facilities.
• Willingness to obtain and maintain any required site-specific access credentials or badges for specialized properties.

Why Work Here?

You will join a growing organization that invests in new, beautiful facilities and continues to expand its portfolio and business ventures. The environment offers clear room for growth, with opportunities to develop your skills across different property types, from brand-new lease-up communities to unique, large-scale projects. Training is intensive and structured, and leadership emphasizes a lead-by-example culture that supports learning, collaboration, and…