Assistant Area Maintenance Manager - Houston, TX

Greystar Worldwide, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Assistant Area Maintenance Manager in Houston, where you will play a vital role in maintaining high standards across multiple properties. This position offers the opportunity to lead a skilled maintenance team, manage vendor relations, and ensure that all facilities meet safety and cleanliness standards. You will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance operations, conducting inspections, and developing budgets, all while fostering a culture of exceptional customer service. If you are passionate about property maintenance and looking to make a significant impact in a thriving company, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

6-Week Paid Sabbatical

Onsite Housing Discount

Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in property maintenance with a focus on mechanical systems.
• Strong leadership skills to manage maintenance staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical work for multiple properties ensuring safety and cleanliness.
• Manage work orders and lead maintenance staff in repairs and inspections.

Skills

HVAC

Electrical Systems

Plumbing

Carpentry

Customer Service

Safety Compliance

Education

High School Diploma

Technical Certification in Maintenance

Tools

Maintenance Management Software

Inventory Management System

Job description

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates more than $315 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $78 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Assistant Area Maintenance Manager (AMM) assists the Area Maintenance Manager in overseeing and coordinating all technical and mechanical work for multiple properties to ensure the interior and exterior of buildings, grounds, amenities, and common areas of the properties meet the Company’s standards for cleanliness, appearance, safety, and overall functionality as well as meeting budgeted financial and operational goals. Additionally, the Assistant AMM will assist in developing scopes of work, managing vendor (supplier) relations, and analyzing properties with respect to maintenance. This role helps oversee select communities in the Houston, TX area.

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Manages the completion of all work orders generated from resident requests for service, ensures routine upkeep on the properties, diagnoses and repairs or replaces necessary components in accordance with established policies, procedures, and safety standards within code requirements and budgetary requirements.
2. Leads on-site maintenance staff in the diagnosis of problems and repairs in the areas of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, swimming pool, carpentry, dry walling, exterior structure, and appliance. Schedules preventative and floating maintenance, if applicable.
3. Oversees the “make-ready” process to prepare vacant apartments homes (including those turned over after interior renovations have been completed) for leasing and new move-ins by completing the pre-move-out inspection, creating a “punch” list of maintenance work needed, scheduling vendors and contractors as needed, obtaining needed supplies and materials, and inspecting completed work.
4. Develops standards for the cleanliness and overall appearance of the communities’ grounds, amenities, building exteriors, market ready unit interiors, breezeways, curbs, signage, leasing office, central garbage areas, parking lots, and other buildings and common areas to ensure that they reflect and represent the high quality of the communities and Greystar standards.
5. Manages maintenance team members dedicated to each assigned site, including maintaining their schedules as well as their scope of work.
6. Routinely inspects work performed by other service team members to assess effectiveness of policies and procedures and develops corrective action plans as needed.
7. For assigned sites, manages all vendor/contractor scheduling and project/work coordination (includes, but is not limited to, recurring contract management, ad-hoc repairs, etc.).
8. Periodically inspects work performed by contractors, vendors, and other service providers to verify the work, materials, and services meet quality standards, scope, and specifications as required.
9. Works in close coordination with Regional Maintenance Managers (RMM) for the scheduling and completion of RMM inspections.
10. Works in close coordination with Capital Projects Group when necessary (and if applicable) to ensure capital projects at assigned sites are properly scheduled and assists with the completion of capital projects in a timely manner.
11. Maintains and orders adequate inventory of spare parts and maintenance materials as needed to stay within budgetary guidelines.
12. Prepares the maintenance budget for the properties by analyzing and evaluating financial statements, and accessing operational reports that establish historic expenditures and predict performance patterns based on yearly unit inspections.
13. Completes monthly Preventative Maintenance procedures as outlined in the Policy and Procedure Manual.
14. Supports cost-cutting and expense control programs by ensuring parts are repaired when possible rather than replaced. Ensures team is not being wasteful with materials and supplies and is practicing the correct use for tools and equipment.
15. Conducts regularly scheduled Greystar safety meetings, ensures all MSDS sheets are current and readily accessible, and keeps up to date on all OSHA and other safety related laws and requirements to ensure property compliance.
16. Demonstrates customer services skills by treating residents and others with respect, answering questions from team members and residents, and responding sensitively to complaints about maintenance services and assigned work orders with efficiency and urgency.
17. Evaluates vendors and suppliers and their services on an annual basis based on quality, customer service, and pricing.
18. Assists in the interview process for the hiring of Service team members when needed at the site level.

Additional Compensation:

Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.

• Corporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.

• Onsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.

Robust Benefits Offered*:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.

• Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 10 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.

• For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.

• 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).

• 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.

• Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.

• Charitable giving program and benefits.

*Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.

Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.