Lead Apartment Maintenance Technician

Woodmont Real Estate Services; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 103,154,688 - 108,885,504; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible PTO

401K retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Commuter assistance

Job summary

Woodmont Real Estate Services is seeking a Lead Apartment Maintenance Technician for The Birchwood Apartments in Sunnyvale, CA. The role focuses on maintenance, repairs, and turnover across the community, reporting to management and coordinating with vendors.

You will perform preventive maintenance, manage on-site safety, and ensure units are presented in top condition for residents and tours. This is a full-time, 40-hour week with on-call duties.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of apartment maintenance experience in multifamily property management.
• Familiarity with common diagnostic and repairs for standard apartment appliances.
• Experience with property management systems RealPage or Yardi preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to residential service requests and perform repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Complete make-ready process for vacant apartments, including inspections and vendor coordination.
• Maintain inventory and supplies, document work in logs, and notify on reorder needs.
• Assist with cleaning common areas and general upkeep to maintain curb appeal.
• Support cost-control by repairing rather than replacing when possible and using materials efficiently.
• Participate in safety meetings and comply with OSHA and safety regulations.
• Inspect vendor work for quality and report maintenance issues to management.

Skills

Apartment maintenance

General repairs

On-site teamwork

Tools

RealPage

Yardi

Job description

Woodmont is seeking a professional Apartment Maintenance professional to join Woodmont as a Lead Apartment Maintenance Technician at The Birchwood Apartments, one of our beautiful properties in Sunnyvale, CA. This role is perfect for someone with strong apartment maintenance, plumbing, apartment turnover, painting, and housekeeping skills. You'll help keep our community clean, safe, and welcoming, while working closely with team members, residents, and vendors. This role is full-time (40 hours a week) with an expected shift of Monday through Friday; 8am - 5pm. The Service Technician may share on-call duties.

If you're organized, hands-on, and ready to make a difference in a beautiful Bay Area community—we want to meet you.

What You’ll Do

• Respond to residential service requests and perform repairs and preventative apartment maintenance in accordance with company policies, safety standards, and code requirements.
• Complete the make‑ready process for vacant apartments, including inspections, apartment maintenance punch lists, scheduling vendors, and final walkthroughs.
• Maintain proper inventory and supplies by following established procedures for equipment, materials, and tool usage; notify supervisor of reorder needs.
• Accurately document all work completed, including service requests and maintenance logs.
• Assist with maintaining cleanliness and appeal of the community by cleaning common areas, pressure‑washing, and general upkeep.
• Support cost‑control initiatives by repairing rather than replacing when possible and using supplies efficiently.
• Participate in property safety meetings and comply with all OSHA and safety‑related regulations.
• Inspect vendor and contractor work for quality assurance as needed.
• Assist with periodic property inspections to identify apartment maintenance issues and report physical needs to management.

Qualifications

Professional Experience

• 2+ years of apartment maintenance experience in multifamily property management.
• Experience with RealPage, Yardi or other property management systems preferred.
• Familiarity with common diagnostic and repairs for standard apartment appliances, such as GE, Whirlpool washers and dryers, refrigerators, microwaves, HVAC, painting, drywall.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb ladders, reach, and crawl in confined spaces.
• Must be able to lift or maneuver up to 25 lbs. independently and 50 lbs. with assistance.
• Comfortable working indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Flexibility to work on‑call shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Occasional travel to nearby properties or training sessions may be required; valid driver's license and reliable transportation needed.

Compensation, Benefits & Perks

We provide medical, dental, and vision plans with options for flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA).

Flexible Vacation & Time Off: Rest and recharge with a generous PTO plan, 10 company holidays, and one floating holiday in addition to your standard sick time.

We provide all of our employees with access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help support our team that needs additional support outside of the office.

We provide 401K retirement plans for employees as well as guaranteed life insurance and short‑ and long‑term disability coverage. We will match up to a discretionary 10% of the employee contributions, subject to change.

We provide a number of additional perks for employees, like monthly stipends for mobile plans, and commuter assistance.

Woodmont Real Estate Services has detailed the expected hourly rate for this role to be $36.00 - $38.00 hourly.

Compensation may also include discretionary bonus (eligibility may vary).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Woodmont Real Estate Services is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities regardless of age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

All are welcome here. We respect and honor differences in gender, race, age, faith, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Because we all thrive when our differences are valued.

E-Verify

Woodmont is an E‑Verify employer and will provide your Form I‑9 information to the authorized government agency to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information, please visit E‑Verify.