Maintenance Director

Ciela; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciela is a retirement community seeking an Engineering Director | Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance of buildings, grounds, and vehicles, ensuring safety, cleanliness, and regulatory compliance.

The role includes managing the Maintenance and Housekeeping teams, developing preventive maintenance schedules, negotiating vendor contracts, and overseeing the Engineering Department budget. Strong leadership, multi-trade skills, and compliance awareness are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in facility maintenance is required.
• Previous experience in a senior living setting preferred.
• Previous management experience in a related setting also preferred.
• Basic proficiency in computer skills, including Word and Excel
• Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, and general repair skills
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to interpret written plans and instructions, and to communicate effectively with residents, families, and other team members
• Must meet all health-related requirements pertaining to state licensure
• Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials
• Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials
• Must maintain annual Continuing Education Credits
• Must have valid state driver’s license, including CDL where required, and clean driving record
• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) with or without reasonable accommodation
• Subject to pre‑employment screening including criminal background check, drug, and TB testing, and physical

Responsibilities

• Develops, oversees, and ensures that the community adheres to a preventative maintenance schedule for all building systems including HVAC, fire sprinklers and alarms, lighting, plumbing, elevators, roofing, landscaping, kitchen equipment, laundry equipment, and vehicles
• Drafts, negotiates, and administers contracts with vendors relating to the above systems and evaluates performance of contractors and assists in development of contracts and specifications
• Ensures that department or project goals or milestones are met adhering to approved department or project budgets
• Maintains strong working relationships with all vendors relating to above systems
• Ensures an adequate inventory of maintenance supplies and equipment to ensure efficient operation of all building systems
• Develops and oversees Engineering Department budget and ensures projects are completed within budget guidelines
• Ensures that work orders for minor repairs and/or maintenance in occupied resident apartments are completed in a timely manner
• Determines through subordinate supervisor’s major repair needs of facilities and reports findings and makes recommendations to Executive Director and other members of the management team
• Analyzes and recommends the most cost-effective approach to maintenance, repair, and renovation of facilities and provides recommendations to the management team
• Develops and oversees Community Safety Program including fire and evacuation drills, disaster planning, emergency systems and workplace safety
• Conducts team member training, including maintaining the training records, related to the Safety Program
• Serves as Chairperson of Community Safety Committee; scheduling and conducting regular meetings, maintaining meeting records, and submitting meeting reports to Executive Director
• Ensures compliance with state and federal safety regulations including, but not limited to, Cal/OSHA
• Creates and administers inspection program (general cleanliness, safety, hazardous material, facility maintenance, code compliance)
• Responsible for hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating the performance of the Maintenance Department and Housekeeping teams
• Serves as member of Community Management Team and performs other management duties as requested by Executive Director
• Oversees the housekeeping function
• Is responsible for ensuring that all community common areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner via daily observation and walk‑through including halls, living room, lobby, dining rooms, elevators, public restrooms, activity areas, wellness center and other sitting areas, on a daily basis
• Develops QA process to ensure that resident laundry services are done efficiently and effectively and that supplies and laundry rooms are maintained in a neat and clean condition
• Assists in hiring, training, evaluating and disciplining community housekeeping / laundry team members as needed
• Attends all required team member meetings and in‑service training sessions
• Upholds Residents’ Rights as defined by state regulations and by Company policy, at all times
• Supports and upholds all other Company policies, and the service philosophy
• Reliable and predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Facility maintenance

Management experience

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

CPR/First Aid

Reading English plans

Driving license

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Ciela is a retirement community designed for better aging.

Engineering Director | Maintenance Manager

Purpose

To oversee the maintenance of the community building, grounds, and vehicles, to preserve a safe, clean, and attractive living environment for the residents, and to ensure that the physical plant remains in compliance with all local and state regulatory agency guidelines.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in facility maintenance is required
• Previous experience in a senior living setting preferred
• Previous management experience in a related setting also preferred
• Basic proficiency in computer skills, including Word and Excel
• Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, and general repair skills
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to interpret written plans and instructions, and to communicate effectively with residents, families, and other team members
• Must meet all health-related requirements pertaining to state licensure
• Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials
• Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials
• Must maintain annual Continuing Education Credits
• Must have valid state driver’s license, including CDL where required, and clean driving record
• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) with or without reasonable accommodation
• Subject to pre‑employment screening including criminal background check, drug, and TB testing, and physical

Essential Functions

Maintenance

• Develops, oversees, and ensures that the community adheres to a preventative maintenance schedule for all building systems including HVAC, fire sprinklers and alarms, lighting, plumbing, elevators, roofing, landscaping, kitchen equipment, laundry equipment, and vehicles
• Drafts, negotiates, and administers contracts with vendors relating to the above systems and evaluates performance of contractors and assists in development of contracts and specifications
• Ensures that department or project goals or milestones are met adhering to approved department or project budgets
• Maintains strong working relationships with all vendors relating to above systems
• Ensures an adequate inventory of maintenance supplies and equipment to ensure efficient operation of all building systems
• Develops and oversees Engineering Department budget and ensures projects are completed within budget guidelines
• Ensures that work orders for minor repairs and/or maintenance in occupied resident apartments are completed in a timely manner
• Determines through subordinate supervisor’s major repair needs of facilities and reports findings and makes recommendations to Executive Director and other members of the management team
• Analyzes and recommends the most cost-effective approach to maintenance, repair, and renovation of facilities and provides recommendations to the management team

Safety

• Develops and oversees Community Safety Program including fire and evacuation drills, disaster planning, emergency systems and workplace safety
• Conducts team member training, including maintaining the training records, related to the Safety Program
• Serves as Chairperson of Community Safety Committee; scheduling and conducting regular meetings, maintaining meeting records, and submitting meeting reports to Executive Director
• Ensures compliance with state and federal safety regulations including, but not limited to, Cal/OSHA
• Creates and administers inspection program (general cleanliness, safety, hazardous material, facility maintenance, code compliance)

Management

• Responsible for hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating the performance of the Maintenance Department and Housekeeping teams
• Serves as member of Community Management Team and performs other management duties as requested by Executive Director

Housekeeping / Laundry

• Oversees the housekeeping function
• Is responsible for ensuring that all community common areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner via daily observation and walk‑through including halls, living room, lobby, dining rooms, elevators, public restrooms, activity areas, wellness center and other sitting areas, on a daily basis
• Develops QA process to ensure that resident laundry services are done efficiently and effectively and that supplies and laundry rooms are maintained in a neat and clean condition
• Assists in hiring, training, evaluating and disciplining community housekeeping / laundry team members as needed

Other

• Attends all required team member meetings and in‑service training sessions
• Upholds Residents’ Rights as defined by state regulations and by Company policy, at all times
• Supports and upholds all other Company policies, and the service philosophy
• Reliable and predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned

Starting Salary Range

$84,000 - $90,000 per year