Lead Maintenance Technician

Greystar (International); Cork; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cover

Matched pension

Birthday day off

Job summary

Greystar seeks a Lead Maintenance Technician to oversee and perform maintenance across buildings, grounds, and common areas. You will manage turnovers, coordinate contractors, and ensure safety and cleanliness to Greystar standards.

The role offers a base salary of €35,000–€38,000 with eligibility for on-site bonus programs. Experience in residential maintenance and strong safety knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in building maintenance in residential settings.
• Ability to manage preventative maintenance and contractor supervision.
• Strong health and safety knowledge and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and performs maintenance across buildings, grounds, and common areas.
• Manage turnover process and coordinate contractors and vendors on site.
• Perform annual PAT testing and emergency lighting checks.
• Maintain inventory and stay within budget with Community Manager.
• Respond to emergency situations on call outside of hours.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Preventative maintenance

On-call availability

Safety compliance

Education

Electrical qualification

Mechanical qualification

Plumbing qualification

Tools

RAMS documentation

PPM processes

Fire safety knowledge

Job description

Why Join Greystar?

Be part of a team that’s building more than just homes. We’re building communities.

At Greystar, we believe great rental living starts with great communities. Since arriving in Ireland in 2019, our Dublin team has grown into a leading provider of professionally managed rental housing, delivering high-quality apartments and student residences across Dublin, Galway and beyond. With an expanding property management business and ambitious growth plans, Ireland is a market with huge potential and we're proud to be bringing our experience in professionally managed rental housing to its major cities.

As we grow, we're focused on building teams where people can do meaningful work, develop their careers and feel supported to thrive.

We believe long-term success starts with supporting our people. From a paid day off on your birthday and the option to buy extra annual leave, to fully company-funded health cover, a generous matched pension, family-friendly leave, wellbeing perks that keep you moving, and a paid day each year to give back to your community, we've built a package designed to support life inside and outside of work. You'll also benefit from the opportunities that come with being part of a global business operating across hundreds of locations worldwide, with genuine room to grow your career.

Position Overview

The Lead Maintenance Technician oversees and performs technical and mechanical work that ensures the inside and external buildings, grounds, amenities, and common areas of the property meet the Company’s standards for cleanliness, appearance, safety, and overall functionality by performing maintenance-related tasks.

The annual base salary for this role starts from €35,000 until €38,000 depending on experience. In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in on-site bonus programs.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Assigns and completes work orders generated from resident requests for service, as well as routine upkeep on the property by diagnosing the source or cause of the defect or problem, and making repairs in accordance with established policies, procedures, and safety standards
• Oversees and completes the turnover process to prepare for the pre-move-out inspection, creating a priority list of maintenance work needed, scheduling vendors and contractors as needed, obtaining required supplies and materials, completing all maintenance tasks, and inspecting completed work.
• Develops standards for the cleanliness and overall appearance of the community to ensure that they reflect and represent the high quality of the community and Greystar standards.
• Periodically inspects work performed by other maintenance team members to assess effectiveness of policies and procedures and develop corrective action plans as needed.
• Maintains adequate inventory of spare parts and maintenance materials and works with Community Manager to order supplies and tools as needed to stay within budgetary guidelines.
• Actions regular preventative maintenance plans (PPM) at the required intervals to ensure building, equipment and facilities life cycles are met
• Coordinates Contractors/Suppliers executing minor works contract on site
• Monitor Contractors/Suppliers performance to standard and retain accurate records of their site operations including all relevant RAMS & Permits to Work
• Accompany external contractors whilst on site in line with key management and access to accommodation policies and practice.
• Ensure annual checks are carried out for their statutory insurance and qualifications.
• Manage & maintain all statutory testing records, utilising other team members where appropriate
• Carry out annual PAT testing and inspections of emergency lighting, weekly fire alarm tests and fire evacuations
• Review site risk assessments as required with Community Manager.
• Supports cost-cutting and expense control programs by fixing rather than replacing parts when possible, not being wasteful with materials and supplies, and practicing the correct use for tools and equipment.
• Demonstrates customer services skills by treating residents and others with respect, answering questions from your team and residents, responding sensitively to complaints about maintenance services, and assigned work orders with efficiency and urgency.
• Is available on call out of hours to respond to emergency situations to resolve problems or contact contractors to address.

About You

You should have experience in building maintenance within a residential environment such as hotels or private residential blocks, or in a related trade. You should be capable of managing preventative maintenance, risk assessments, repairs, and contractor supervision, while ensuring health and safety compliance. A strong work ethic, customer-focused approach, and excellent communication skills are essential. Relevant electrical, mechanical, or plumbing qualifications, along with broad building maintenance knowledge and a commitment to continuous improvement, are highly desirable.

One of Greystar’s core values is Equality, and as such, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experience, even if you don't meet every requirement on the job advert.

Greystar is committed to having an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and interview process, please contact our Europe Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]. For more information on careers at Greystar, please also visit our careers site at https://jobs.greystar.com/.