Maintenance Manager - Kingston, NY

About the role

The Maintenance Manager oversees daily operations in our residential rental community, prioritizing tenant concerns, managing staff performance, and ensuring resident satisfaction and financial success.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily property operations
• Prioritize tenant concerns and ensure timely maintenance
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, oversee compliance with audits and local laws, and manage repairs by obtaining vendor quotes and scheduling tasks
• Implement corporate maintenance procedures, coordinate with contractors, negotiate and manage service contracts, and ensure compliance with quality, safety, and legal standards
• Assist in budget development and management for building maintenance, regularly review variances, control expenditures, identify cost savings, and prepare reports for management
• Respond to building emergencies, supervise construction projects, enforce safety protocols, conduct inspections and training, and maintain accurate records, including investigating and reporting accidents/incidents
• Oversee and assess staffing requirements within the building, ensuring optimal workforce management
• Must be present on-site and be able to move throughout the building to address building related matters and meet with tenants, staff, vendors and visitors
• Able to ascend and descend stairs, as well as positioning oneself in small spaces for building inspections and maintenance repairs and lifting and moving large or heavy objects in excess of 50 pounds
• Must be comfortable with exposure to varying environmental climates and circumstances
• Proficient in navigating computers and property management software, to include Microsoft Office and Yardi
• Required to respond to emergencies and be on call 24 hours

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years in maintenance and staff management, strong self-management skills, professional demeanor
• Experience opening a new construction, lease-up building is required
• Possess the required licenses and certificates (Certificate of fitness S12, Certificate of fitness S-13 Certificate of fitness S-95, Certificate of fitness P-99, EPA 608 Universal)
• Strong communication skills with staff, property management teams, and senior management