Maintenance Manager - Manhattan, NY (West 96th)

About the role

At Equity Residential, we're dedicated to creating thriving communities, and we invite you to be part of our team. Embracing values like Diversity, Sustainability, and Total Wellbeing, we foster a workplace culture of authenticity and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Community and Property Manager to cultivate a high-performing team, ensuring adherence to Equity standards and assisting with tasks as needed.
• Analyze the financial performance of the property and assist with scheduled maintenance while providing regular status reports.
• Manage a team that adheres to Equity standards, handling resident service requests promptly and safely.
• Assist your team with performing various maintenance tasks and preparing market-ready apartments.
• Prepare financial reports and follow the community budget, making recommendations for expense minimization.
• Collaborate with the Property Manager on capital improvements and oversee inventory control and fiscal responsibility.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and prepare status reports.
• Work a flexible schedule: Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm, rotating emergency on call.

Requirements

• Hands-on maintenance experience in areas including, but not limited to plumbing, electrical, appliance, boiler and HVAC/PTAC.
• Minimum of three years of leading and managing a team (providing mentoring, training, and development, as well as driving performance against standards and issuing discipline as needed).
• Experience providing fiscal oversight over the property service management: Expense mitigation, budget oversight, inventory costs & control.
• Residential or commercial property service management experience.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of federal and state apartment housing laws.
• Experience working in a Unionized Environment.
• A valid driver's license, good driving record, auto insurance, and reliable transportation (if operating a motorized vehicle during workday).
• Computer literacy and effective communication skills; Must be able to effectively communicate both orally and in writing in English for all work-related purposes.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair plumbing, electrical, appliances, HVAC PTAC equipment and perform interior repairs and painting.
• Ability to work any assigned shift, including weekends.
• Ability to respond to emergencies after normal business hours and on weekends when assigned on-call responsibilities.
• A telephone number where you can be reached after-hours must be provided to your manager.
• Ability to perform numerous physical activities that require considerable use of your hands, arms and legs and moving your whole body, including prolonged or repeated standing, walking, climbing, sweeping, stooping, kneeling, shoveling, crouching, lifting and handling of materials.
• Frequent lifting, grasping and carrying materials and equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Service team employees, with limited exceptions, are required to use their own smartphone to perform certain aspects of their job. The device must have updated software and must be password-protected and compliant with in-house security systems and operations software.

Skills

• Hands-on maintenance experience
• Leadership and management experience
• Financial oversight experience
• Unionized environment experience
• Physical activity ability

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care
• 9 paid holidays, annual vacation time, paid sick leave, new parent benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Rent Discounts, Competitive Compensation
• Paid Community Service Hours
• Leadership Development

Pay

$36.63 - $40.70 / hour

Schedule

Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm & Rotating emergency on call