Maintenance Manager - 175 Kent

Company: Equity Residential
Location: Brooklyn
Posted on: July 4, 2025

Job Description:

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. How We Deliver A Winning Performance: - Question Authority - Walk the Talk - Share Knowledge - Listen, not just Hear - See the Glass Half Full - Take Educated Risks - Enjoy the Ride - Share the Spotlight - Do the Right Thing - Test Your Limits We Care About Your Total Wellbeing: - Physical Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision care - Social Wellbeing: 9 paid holidays, annual vacation time, paid sick leave, new parent benefits - Financial Wellbeing: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Rent Discounts, Competitive Compensation - Community Wellbeing: Paid Community Service Hours - Career Wellbeing: Leadership Development - Learn more about our Total Wellbeing program here. What You'll Be Doing: As a Maintenance Manager, your day-to-day will involve partnering with the Community and Property Manager to cultivate a high-performing team, ensuring adherence to Equity standards and assisting them with their tasks as needed. Additionally, you will analyze the financial performance of the property and help perform scheduled maintenance while providing regular status reports. - Partnering with the Community Manager to achieve property objectives - Managing a team that adheres to Equity standards, handling resident service requests professionally, promptly and safely - Assisting your team with performing various maintenance tasks and preparing market-ready apartments - Analyzing property management system data and providing recommendations for financial concerns and minimize expenses - Collaborating with the Property Manager on capital improvements and overseeing inventory control and fiscal responsibility (invoicing, payroll) - Performing scheduled maintenance and preparing status reports - Scheduled Hours: Monday-Friday-8am-5pm - This role is based onsite, with an apartment provided What You'll Need To Thrive: - Hands-on maintenance experience in areas including, troubleshooting and repair: but not limited to plumbing, electrical, appliances, boilers, heat pumps and HVAC is necessary. - Residential or commercial property management expereince as a Maintenance Manager or Assistant Maintenance Manager. - Effectively manage up to 10 service requests a day and ensure prompt disposition, as well as apartment turnovers (average 30 a year) - Experience managing a team: driving performance and accountability: mentoring, coaching and setting goals and standards - High School diploma or equivalent - Knowledge of federal and state apartment housing laws - A valid driver's license, good driving record, auto insurance, and reliable transportation is required if the employee will operate a motorized vehicle (e.g., car, golf cart) during their workday and/or as part of their role. - Computer literacy and effective communication skills; Must be able to effectively communicate both orally and in writing in English for all work-related purposes. - Must be able to work any assigned shift, including weekends. Shifts may change according to business needs. Must be able 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. Bonus Qualifications: - Managerial Experience in a property management acumen - Hands on experience building high performing teams Salary: $32.71 - $39.98 / hour Employees are eligible for overtime pay and performance incentives. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, and qualifications.

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