Maintenance Director

Responsibilities

• Recruit, hire, train, coach, evaluate, and discipline up to and including termination of direct reports.
• Assumes responsibility for the financial performance and operations within the approved budget of the property.
• Operates within purchasing guidelines.
• Schedules, trains, supervises, and evaluates all subordinate maintenance personnel.
• Ensures property goals for response and completion times are met.
• Prioritizes work orders, and follow up on assignments to ensure timely completion.
• Oversees, prepares, and approves purchase orders in accordance with approved budget and company guidelines in order to achieve property service standards.
• Establishes emergency on-call procedures.
• Provides oversight for all company owned equipment and small tools.
• Captures and maintains accurate records regarding preventive maintenance requests and expenditures.
• Maintains accurate records regarding preventive maintenance requests and expenditures.
• Manages vendor relationships including ensuring contract compliance and oversight.
• Approves and submits all invoices to corporate office for payment.
• Assists the Community Director in performing annual / semi-annual site compliance inspections.
• Assists in all aspects of the property’s maintenance, including grounds, custodial, preventive, corrective, deferred, and emergency.
• Contributes to resident retention programs.
• Ensures unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Learns and ensures compliance with all company, local, state, and federal safety rules.
• Conducts regularly scheduled safety meetings in accordance with all applicable guidelines.
• Provides technical guidance and inspects work to validate it is performed per requirements.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company, property and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• This position requires driving for the Company using either 1) a Company vehicle, at any frequency from Rarely to Constantly; or, 2) a Personal or Rental vehicle to conduct Company business more than 50% of the time to perform work duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a focus in Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or other related discipline.
• Preferred in the absence of a degree, directly related job experience in the maintenance of multi-unit residential houses, apartment complex or other public use structures, where proven knowledge may offset the degree requirement.
• Required: 5 or more years’ experience in building maintenance.
• Required: Previous experience managing others is desirable.
• Preferred: Have knowledge of the following trades/skills: electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and general building maintenance.
• Perform work outside in all weather conditions and perform physical work, as well as to lift weights of up to 50 pounds regularly and above 50 pounds occasionally.
• Willing and able to work occasional on-call shifts.
• Requires a self-motivated, team player who pays close attention to detail and who can prioritize in a fast-moving environment.
• Must demonstrate strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively.
• Must combine effective leadership and strong technical knowledge with a positive and service-oriented attitude.
• Must motivate, delegate, and provide constructive feedback as appropriate to a team.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of different people in a variety of situations.