Groundskeeper - West Side Flats

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Be a part of something great and find yourself At Home, At Sherman! As a member of Sherman, we invite you to join our mission of Building Communities, Enriching Neighborhoods. You can make an immediate impact supporting our real estate development and management operations in hotels, residential, and retail.

This position supports West Side Flats, 178 units of market rate and affordable housing in St. Paul, MN.

The schedule for this role will be Thursday - Monday; 8 am - 4:30 pm.

• Maintains exterior grounds and interior common areas in quality, presentable condition. This will include but is not limited to the following:
• Sweeps, vacuums, mops, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors using industrial vacuum cleaners and scrubbing and buffing machines as applicable.
• Uses ladders, dusts and washes walls, cleans ceilings and dusts and polishes light fixtures, washes and replaces blinds.
• Moves cabinets, boxes, furniture, crates and equipment to clean areas. May remove stains from surfaces such as rugs, drapes, walls, and floors using chemicals and cleaning solutions.
• May also sweep walks, rake leaves, remove snow, or perform other incidental seasonal tasks.

• Assists maintenance with preparing and turning vacated apartment units within a 24‑hour period (5 days if not immediate). All vacated apartments must be painted, thoroughly cleaned, carpets shampooed and repairs done in a timely and impeccable manner.
• Assists in scheduling and completing preventive maintenance for buildings and building equipment.
• Hands‑on work of all building repairs, preventative maintenance and general upkeep of the facility with special attention to more involved operations or projects.
• Walks property at regular intervals (daily) to ensure resident/tenant property rules are being followed and that the property is clean and orderly and in good maintenance condition.
• Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas.
• Works on the last day and first day of each month until responsibilities are completed; some overtime may be required.
• As applicable, evening and weekend on‑call rotations are required.

• Maintains customer service and excellent relations with residents, tenants, vendors and other external or internal organizations.
• Keeps management informed at all times in the areas of property conditions, resident/tenant complaints and suggestions for improvement of property performance.
• Regularly coordinates unit inspections in partnership with management.
• Must be respectful of resident/tenant privacy, including specific commercial tenant needs.
• Reviews turnover schedule regularly with management team.
• Reports resident/tenant lease and policy violations to management.
• Other tasks & duties as assigned based on business need; evening and weekend on‑call rotations as required.

• 1–3 years of experience in custodial or janitorial work, ideally in residential or commercial real estate.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively with community tenants, vendors / external parties, and across corporate divisions.
• A passion for the mission, vision and values of Sherman Associates.
• Work/Office hours may vary due to the specific needs of the portfolio.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close…