Assistant Maintenance Manager

Lifestyle Communities; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifestyle Communities is looking for an Assistant Maintenance Manager in Columbus, Ohio, to manage maintenance operations at a luxury apartment community. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma, HVAC certification, and a minimum of 2 years of maintenance technician experience. Leadership experience in property management is essential. Responsibilities include overseeing maintenance tasks, managing team performance, and ensuring resident satisfaction. The role requires a commitment to quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience as a maintenance technician required.
• 1 year of facilities management experience with leadership responsibility required.
• Ability to operate tools and equipment in accordance to safety guidelines essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage facilities and maintenance operations at luxury apartment communities.
• Complete resident work orders and service requests in a timely manner.
• Support and host resident events ensuring satisfaction scores are maintained.

Skills

HVAC

Plumbing

Electrical

Leadership

Customer service

Education

High school degree or equivalent

HVAC Certification

EPA 608

OSHA 10 certification

Job description

Who We Are

Every day, we take deliberate action to nurture a culture that is grounded in our purpose, to Build a Connection™. No matter your area of expertise, at LC, you’ll find your why and your place to belong.

Job Description

• Title: Assistant Maintenance Manager
• Company: Lifestyle Property Management
• Department: Maintenance
• Reports To: Maintenance Manager
• Wage Category: Non-Exempt

The Team You Will Join

At the heart of LC is our vision to create community. Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) Home team does just that. You’ll join a dynamic team committed to activating the company’s purpose each day by building meaningful connections and putting our customers first. You’ll push past the status quo to provide an experience that’s unmistakably LC.

The Difference You Will Make

The Facilities & Maintenance team at LC is looking for a talented individual to elevate our resident and community experience in a values‑based manner reflective of our purpose. In this role, you’ll manage the facilities and maintenance operations at one of our luxury apartment communities, while guiding a team of direct reports to impact.

Who You Are

• Assists Maintenance Manager with leading, managing, directing, and developing assigned community’s facilities team, including conducting team meetings and trainings as necessary.
• Completes resident work and service order requests in a timely manner and assists in management of process to ensure outstanding customer experiences are provided to residents.
• Completes unit turnover requests and assists in management of process to ensure completion in a timely fashion with the highest quality standard.
• Assists with management and execution of preventative maintenance programming.
• Manages and builds vendor relationships at assigned asset and assists in the management of capital projects.
• Supports hosting resident events and collaborates with the team to facilitate and organize events and ensures customer satisfaction scores are maintained at assigned asset to the company standard.
• Participates in the community's emergency on call response system on a rotational basis.
• Assists with upkeep of community grounds, offices, community buildings, pool, and other common areas ensuring all areas meet Company quality standards.

What You’ll Bring

• High school degree or equivalent
• 2 years experience as a maintenance technician and at least 1 year of experience in facilities management with leadership responsibility in multi‑family, residential property management or hospitality with a luxury resort or hotel required.
• Previous leadership and experience must include managing a team and exercising sound judgment and discretion to make decisions.
• HVAC Certification required, EPA 608, OSHA 10 certification preferred.
• Ability to operate tools and equipment in accordance to safety guidelines at all times is essential.
• Strong technical expertise including but not limited to HVAC, plumbing, electrical and light construction and strong knowledge of Fair Housing regulation desired.
• Hold a valid, unrestricted driver’s license and ability to operate company equipment, including but not limited to golf carts and maintenance vehicles.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of the criteria that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform these functions in accordance with applicable law.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have significant mobility (walking, climbing, stooping), manual dexterity (using tools, operating equipment, fine motor skills), and strength (lifting up to 50 lbs., sometimes more with assistance), often in varied environments with potential exposure to noise, chemicals, and temperature extremes, requiring stamina, good vision, and occasional long periods of standing/walking.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to an office environment with their primary exposure being on project work/sites.

Lifestyle Communities (LC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.