Maintenance Manager

Hunt Military Communities; Beaufort (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunt Military Communities is seeking a Maintenance Manager to support the Maintenance Director in keeping our properties safe, attractive, and functional. You will lead maintenance staff, implement preventive programs, inspect facilities, and prepare units for rent, ensuring compliance with safety and company policies.

The role involves scheduling, budgeting, on-call coverage, and coordinating with other teams to drive resident satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent).
• 4–6 years of experience in building maintenance.
• Knowledge of electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and general maintenance.
• 1–3 years of staff supervisory experience.
• EPA 608 Certification required.
• OSHA-10 Training required.
• Driver's license valid in-state.
• Daily use of technology platforms.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Maintenance Technicians and staff, including hiring, training, and performance management.
• Manages maintenance budget and controls expenses within guidelines.
• Schedules and evaluates maintenance personnel and ensures required training.
• Prioritizes work orders and tracks timely completion.
• Ensures on-time response and completion of work orders.
• Establishes emergency on-call procedures and safety practices.
• Manages company-owned equipment and small tools.
• Makes regular property inspections and prepares purchase orders.

Skills

Team supervision

Budget management

Work order prioritization

Preventive maintenance

Facilities inspections

Safety compliance

Vendor management

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Advanced maintenance training

OSHA-10 training

EPA 608 Certification

Yardi software experience

Tools

Yardi

Job description

A Brief Overview

The Maintenance Manager will assist the Maintenance Director/Community Director in maintaining the property's physical condition to be safe, attractive, and comfortable. This includes, but is not limited to, establishing preventive maintenance programs, performing property and equipment inspections, maintaining the project inventory, supervising personnel, and assigning maintenance tasks. Also accountable for preparing work schedules and ensuring compliance with all maintenance-related policies. As a Maintenance Manager, the overall responsibility will be to ensure that the units and other property facilities at the assigned location remain in good working order. This position will perform tasks as needed, including handling service requests and preparing units for rent (painting and landscaping).

What You Will Do

• Directly supervises Maintenance Technicians and employees. Supervision includes hiring, training, performance management, and termination of direct reports.
• Responsible for the management of the financial performance and operations within the approved maintenance budget of the property. The focus is on controlling expenses to operate within purchasing guidelines.
• Schedules, trains, supervises, and evaluates all subordinate maintenance personnel. This includes ensuring the maintenance team is fully compliant with all required training.
• Prioritizes work orders and follows up on assignments to ensure timely completion.
• Ensures property goals for work order response and completion times are met.
• Establishes emergency on-call procedures.
• Responsible for all company-owned equipment and small tools.
• Makes regular inspections of the property.
• Ensures compliance with all preventive maintenance procedures.
• Prepares Purchase Orders and orders all parts and supplies.
• Ensures compliance with Company policies and procedures.
• Assists in performing annual/semi-annual unit inspections.
• Assists in all aspects of the project’s maintenance, including grounds, custodial, preventive, corrective, deferred, and emergency.
• Assists the Maintenance Director as requested.
• Contributes to resident retention programs.
• Ensures that unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
• Learns and ensures compliance with all Company, local, state, and federal safety rules.
• This position requires driving for the Company using either 1) a Company vehicle, at any frequency from Rarely to Constantly; or, 2) a Personal or Rental vehicle to conduct Company business more than 50% of the time to perform work duties.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent) required
• Advanced training or degree in building maintenance, management, construction, skilled trades, or other related subjects preferred
• 4-6 years of experience in building maintenance required
• Have knowledge of the following trades/skills: electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and general building maintenance required
• 1-3 years staff supervisory experience required
• Previous experience with administrative reporting and Yardi preferred
  • Perform physical work outdoors in all weather conditions and lift weights of up to 50 pounds regularly and above 50 pounds occasionally.
  • Willing and able to work occasional on-call shifts as needed.
  • Basic understanding of safety practices.
  • Requires daily use of technology platforms.
• DL NUMBER - Driver's License, Valid and in State required
• EPA 608 Certification required
• OSHA-10 Training required

Compensation

We are committed to offering competitive and equitable compensation. Final salaries will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, licenses, certifications, and/or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity. We consider internal and external factors as a part of every final offer. We also offer a generous total compensation and benefits package.

Benefits

A competitive salary is only one part of your total rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, life and disability insurance, HSA/FSA accounts, retirement, rewards programs, and so much more! The benefits overview can be found at https://www.huntmilitarycommunities.com/careers/benefits

EEO/ADA

The Company and its affiliates provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.