Maintenance Director - Marquis at Westheimer

About the Role

As a Maintenance Director, you will effectively lead a maintenance team and actively participate in maintaining the physical condition of the entire community while promoting resident satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team members
• Embrace, engage, motivate, and train team members
• Prepare make-ready apartments
• Complete service requests
• Maintain inventory and shop organization
• Perform common area maintenance
• Lead preventative maintenance program
• Participate in resident satisfaction programs
• Communicate with customers, residents, investors, vendors, leadership, and CWS team members
• Lead and participate in the CWS Risk Management and Safety Programs
• Provide feedback to the team on their work and assist with work orders and projects
• Review and analyze the property budget to ensure expenses are maintained within guidelines
• Embrace and demonstrate CWS core values daily

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED (required)
• Yardi software experience (preferred)
• Microsoft Office and Outlook software experience (required)
• EPA, HVAC I & II, CPO, and local certifications (required)
• Minimum 2-4 years of previous full-time work experience in apartment maintenance or a related trade requiring extensive knowledge of electricity, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and HVAC (required)
• Possess a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance (required)
• Own a basic set of hand tools (required)
• Able to read service requests, schedules, and regularly converse with team members, residents, and vendors in English
• Basic computer skills
• Able to adhere to company policies, procedures, and practices
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Able to maintain a professional and ethical atmosphere
• Possess supervisory/managerial skills
• Able to perform work responsibilities at locations other than the “home” property
• Able to travel within major metropolitan areas and attend company functions in other cities
• Able to respond to emergency calls outside of normal business hours and set expectations for on-call rotations with the team

Benefits

• 50% apartment rental discount for onsite team members and 20% rental discount for all other employees
• Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Pet insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible spending and health savings account options
• Fitness Bucks program to help cover fitness-related activities, equipment, and wellness purchases
• Paid time off, company holidays, a floating holiday, and a birthday holiday

Work Environment

Work is performed in both office and field environments within residential apartment communities. Position may involve exposure to outdoor weather conditions, maintenance shops, construction areas, mechanical equipment, noise, dust, chemicals, and other conditions associated with maintenance operations.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent walking of apartment communities, including climbing stairs and accessing maintenance, mechanical, and outdoor areas
• Standing, bending, reaching, and occasional lifting of equipment or materials up to 50 pounds
• Able to inspect property conditions, operate office and maintenance-related equipment, and respond to emergency situations as needed