Porter, Maintenance​/Cleaning

Who We Are

Culdesac is a real estate developer and neighborhood manager of walkable, mixed‑use communities designed to embrace a culture of belonging, transportation freedom, and thriving local businesses. We built Culdesac Tempe, the first car‑free community built from scratch in the U.S. Located directly on the light rail in Tempe, Arizona, it is already home to over 350 residents and 23 local businesses, and it will have 1000+ residents desac is the co‑developer and tech‑enabled property manager.

Learn more about our vision, our product, and how we are changing how people live, work, and move:

Watch An immersive look at life in our car‑free neighborhood by Hard Reset

Read Living Car‑free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily by The New York Times

Read America’s “First Car‑Free Neighborhood” by Dwell

Watch Blueprint for Environmentally Friendly, Car‑Free Living on PBS News Hour

Listen to the conversation about designed environments to improve healthspan, mobility, and positive habits – Ryan Johnson and hall‑of‑fame basketball player Steve Nash on the Good Traffic podcast

We’re headquartered in Tempe, AZ, founded in 2018. CEO Ryan Johnson was on the founding team of Opendoor and has managed property since 2003. Our investors include Khosla Ventures (led OpenAI’s seed round), Lennar (#2 U.S. home builder), Zigg Capital, and Y Combinator.

Culdesac is growing our team and looking for a Porter at Culdesac Tempe to help with our mission. As a Porter, you will be an integral part of our real estate and leasing vision. This role directly impacts the experience of our current and future residents. You are a self‑starting, organized professional that thrives in performing ongoing neighborhood maintenance. You are scrappy, energetic, and have the ability to keep a neighborhood operating and repair any problems as they arise.

• Responsible for service work to maintain our neighborhood.
• Landscape maintenance and irrigation systems: identify leaks, adjust timers, troubleshoot basic irrigation issues, and maintain outdoor common areas.
• Learn our service operation systems and utilize our operating system.
• Prioritize and complete maintenance requests in a timely manner.
• Conduct regular inspections of property and equipment and complete ongoing maintenance to prevent future problems.
• Apply preventative measures to the property to reduce the risk of future problems, such as seasonal HVAC check‑ups.
• Assist in the preparation of units.
• Maintain the company’s brand by delivering a quality experience when responding to customer needs and resolving issues.
• Review and respond to Resident Satisfaction Surveys related to their satisfaction with the maintenance performed in their home.
• Have a “do whatever it takes” attitude and be willing to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.

• Experience being onsite and executing the day‑to‑day operations of a community, including systems and space for both residential and commercial spaces. This is more important than a specific number of years; we expect most to need at least 2‑3 years in the industry.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to perform service work, landscaping, irrigation, inspections, and preventative maintenance.
• Excellent communication skills and a customer‑focused mindset.
• Willingness to learn our service operation systems and operating system.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.
• A do‑whatever‑it‑takes attitude.

• Ability to lift, push and pull up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to walk around the property several times daily, up to 10 miles a day.
• Ability to walk on uneven surfaces.
• Ability to climb several flights of stairs several times daily.
• Ability and willingness to try out different forms of mobility.
• Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency.
• Must be able to sit, stand, reach, bend and stoop for extended periods of time.
• Ability to use standard maintenance equipment.
• Visual requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.

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  Benefits Package – Includes options for medical, dental, and vision.
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  Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks…