Live-In Maintenance Technician

BGO; Toronto; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

BGO in Toronto, Ontario is seeking a Live-In Maintenance Technician to perform preventative and unscheduled maintenance across building systems while supporting safety and operations. This onsite, live‑in role requires responsive service to residents and coordination with contractors.

You will monitor elevators, boilers, HVAC, electrical and safety systems, perform seasonal tasks, handle on-call duties, and maintain records to ensure smooth property operations and resident satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Education – Completion of high school required.
• Experience with multi-residential property management and safety practices.
• Comfortable using smartphones and two-way radios.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain common areas and building interiors; restock supplies.
• Maintain exterior areas including parking levels and service rooms.
• Perform seasonal maintenance, light repairs, and minor fixes.
• Respond to resident requests and emergencies within 24 hours when possible.
• Coordinate with contractors and vendors; report progress to management.
• Monitor building systems and complete scheduled testing and maintenance.
• Maintain records and support safety requirements and month-end duties.

Skills

Maintenance systems

Resident service

Emergency response

On-call flexibility

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Smartphones

Two-way radios

Job description

Live-In Maintenance Technician

Novus | Toronto, Ontario

The Opportunity

The Live-In Maintenance Technician will contribute and participate in activities related to preventative, scheduled or unscheduled maintenance as well as environmental, health and safety, and other special initiatives.

This is an onsite, live-in position located in Toronto, Ontario.

What You Will Do

• Clean and maintain common areas, amenity spaces, bathrooms, and building interiors, including sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, sanitizing, and restocking supplies.
• Maintain exterior areas such as parking levels, underground garages, service rooms, patios, rooftops, and surrounding property, including garbage and debris removal.
• Perform seasonal and general maintenance, including snow removal, watering flowerpots, pressure washing, and minor repairs such as clogged sinks, lighting, toilets, and flood cleanup.
• Respond to resident requests and emergencies within 24 hours when possible, providing prompt service, communication, and follow-up to support resident satisfaction.
• Coordinate with contractors and vendors, accompany them during work, and report progress to property management.
• Monitor building systems and equipment, including elevators, boilers, electrical systems, fire panels, generators, sprinklers, mechanical systems, and pressure/temperature gauges; complete scheduled testing and preventive maintenance.
• Maintain records and support building operations, including equipment/service documentation, safety (OSH/MSD) requirements, month-end duties, vacant-suite inspections, emergency/on-call responsibilities, and other assigned tasks.

Who You Are

Key Qualifications

• Education – Completion of high school required.
• Experience - Related hands-on experience with Multi-Residential Property Management with a strong service ethic commitment. An awareness of Occupational Health and Safety and WHMIS management practices.
• Computer Skills - Comfortable using Smart Phones and two-way radios.
• Knowledge – Knowledge of all maintenance systems (pumps, emergency generators, HVAC, boilers, chillers, swimming pool, sprinklers, etc.).

Other Skills And Behaviours

• Availability and On-Call Duties – Flexibility in hours to ensure availability for on-call duties, move-in-move-outs at the end of a month and into the first two to three days of the month. Hours may be changed based on operational needs. Must be able to handle emergencies occurring after regular office hours.
• Strong ability to Develop and sustain cooperating working relationships with staff, contractors, the public and especially residents.
• Police Clearance: A criminal verification check is required for employment

Who We Are

BGO is a global leadership in real estate investment management, partnering with more than 750 institutional clients to invest in and manage high-quality real estate across office, industrial, residential, retail, and hospitality sectors. With a presence in 28 cities across 12 countries, BGO combines deep local expertise with global reach to unlock value in real estate markets worldwide. As part of SLC Management and Sun Life, BGO brings the strength, scale, and trusted expertise of one of the world's leading financial services organizations.

For more information, please visit www.bgo.com

Why Join Us

At BGO, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that values your growth, supports your success, and empowers you to make a meaningful impact. We offer a competitive total rewards package, including comprehensive benefits and an annual discretionary bonus. You’ll work in a supportive, team-oriented environment with access to ongoing learning, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to help you grow your career.

Thinking About Applying?

The Expected Base Pay Range: $51,000 - $56,000 per year. The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. BGO values the contribution of our employees and our compensation structure may vary based on the geographical location of successful candidates, as well as their experience, skills or qualifications. In addition to base pay, eligible BGO employees participate in various incentive compensation plans, based on individual and business performance as well as a broad range of competitive benefits.

At BGO, we recognize that each employee’s unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best value to our clients, partners and stakeholders/investors and therefore we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations and life experiences to apply.

BGO is committed to equitable hiring practices and we welcome the opportunity to discuss accommodation and ensure fairness and equity in our hiring process. If you require accommodation, please email us at [e-mail] and include: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.

We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with BGO, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application Deadline: we will be accepting applicants for this role until October 9, 2026