Maintenance Lead Technician (Internal only)

Metro West Housing Solutions; Lakewood (CO); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Metro West Housing Solutions in Lakewood, CO is seeking a Maintenance Lead Technician to supervise and guide a maintenance team while performing skilled tasks as needed. You will coordinate daily work, inspect outcomes, and ensure readiness of units for occupancy, reporting to the Property Manager or Portfolio Supervisor.

The role requires at least five years in maintenance, a trade certificate preferred, and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience in maintenance or related field.
• High School diploma or equivalent; trade/vocational certificate preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with good driving record.

Responsabilités

• Provide day-to-day direction to maintenance and grounds staff with clear priorities, assignments, deadlines, and expectations.
• Plan and adjust daily/weekly work based on emergencies, resident needs, vacant-unit readiness, work-order aging, preventive maintenance, property conditions, staffing, and priorities.
• Review maintenance software reports, work-order notes, completion status, repeat requests, and backlogs; follow up on delayed, incomplete, or questionable work and maintain records.
• Inspect completed repairs, vacant units, common areas, and property conditions; identify deficiencies and verify timely correction and occupancy readiness.
• Provide hands-on guidance, troubleshooting support, coaching, training, recognition, and timely feedback on work quality, productivity, safety, and procedures.
• Identify employee performance or training concerns and inform the Property Manager or Supervisor; no formal discipline.
• Keep supervisor informed of progress, issues, and expenses; escalate urgent problems.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors; assist with scopes, bids, and decisions about in-house vs contracted work; monitor pricing and quality.
• Monitor supplies and inventory; purchase approved maintenance materials within budget and procedures.
• Promote safe work practices and report safety concerns.
• Perform skilled interior and exterior maintenance and repairs as needed, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and related systems.
• Coordinate or assist with snow and ice removal and accessibility.
• Attend required meetings, trainings, on-call rotations, and holiday coverage.
• Maintain regular attendance and professional communication with residents, coworkers, vendors, and management.

Connaissances

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Formation

High School diploma

Trade certificate in construction or maintenance

Outils

HVAC equipment

Carpentry tools

Plumbing tools

Electrical testing tools

Description du poste

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Lead Technician is a working lead responsible for providing day-to-day direction, coordination, quality control, and oversight of the maintenance team. While the position requires strong hands-on maintenance knowledge and the ability to perform skilled maintenance work when needed, the primary responsibility is to organize, guide, inspect, and support the work of others. The Lead communicates regularly with the Property Manager or Portfolio Supervisor and promptly elevates concerns but does not independently administer formal discipline.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides day-to-day direction to assigned maintenance and grounds staff, communicating clear priorities, assignments, deadlines, and expectations.
• Plans and adjusts daily and weekly work based on emergencies, resident needs, vacant-unit readiness, work-order aging, preventive maintenance, property conditions, staffing, and operational priorities.
• Reviews maintenance software reports, work-order notes, completion status, repeat requests, and backlogs; follows up on delayed, incomplete, or questionable work and maintains accurate records.
• Inspects completed repairs, vacant units, common areas, and property conditions; identifies deficiencies and verifies timely correction and readiness for occupancy.
• Provides hands-on guidance, troubleshooting support, coaching, training, recognition, and direct, timely feedback on work quality, productivity, safety, communication, and established procedures.
• Identifies employee performance, attendance, conduct, workload, or training concerns; addresses routine coaching needs and promptly informs the Property Manager or Portfolio Supervisor. Does not independently administer formal discipline or make formal personnel decisions.
• Keeps the supervisor consistently informed of work progress, unresolved issues, significant repairs, resident or safety concerns, staffing challenges, and anticipated expenses; promptly escalates urgent or recurring problems.
• Coordinates contractors and vendors; assists management with scopes of work, bids, and decisions about in-house versus contracted work; monitors pricing, schedule, performance, and quality and verifies work before recommending acceptance.
• Monitors supplies and inventory; purchases approved maintenance materials within budget and applicable purchasing procedures.
• Promotes safe work practices, identifies hazards, follows applicable health and safety requirements, and promptly reports safety concerns.
• Performs skilled interior and exterior maintenance, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, vacant-unit preparation, and necessary repairs when operational needs require, including carpentry, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, flooring, drywall, doors, windows, roofs, gutters, and related building systems within training, authorization, and licensing requirements.
• Coordinates or assists with snow and ice removal, including accessible routes, stairs, walkways, ramps, and dumpster areas.
• Participates in meetings, required training, scheduled on-call rotations, after-hours emergency response, and holiday coverage as assigned.
• Maintains regular, dependable attendance and professional communication with residents, coworkers, vendors, and management.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

Education: High School diploma or equivalent experience commensurate with requirements of the position and proven ability to read labels, instructions, etc. and properly mix chemicals used in maintenance process. Certificate from a trade/vocational school in construction or maintenance highly preferred.

Advanced training/skill in one of the following areas: HVAC; CPO; Plumbing; or EPO preferred.

Experience: Minimum of five years' experience working in related field with a certificate from trade/vocational school or any equivalent combination of training and experience. A skills test will be administered.

Licensure/Certification: Valid Driver's License and good driving record are required. May be required to transport oneself to off-site locations.

Required Tools: The incumbent must provide tools to complete all required tasks.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Metro West Housing Solutions is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Metro West Housing Solutions conducts background checks in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. As part of the hiring process, we may obtain a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. This report may include information such as employment history, education, criminal history, and other relevant background information.

Any background check will be conducted only after a conditional offer of employment has been made, where required by law. Applicants will be provided with a separate disclosure and must provide written authorization before any consumer report is obtained.