Maintenance Manager - MLK Jr. Village

Mercy Housing Management Group; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Dental & Vision

PTO 15 days

Holidays (12) + 2 floating holidays

403b + match

Early close Fridays

Early close before holidays

Paid time off Christmas–New Year

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

Pet Insurance options

Job summary

Mercy Housing Management Group is seeking a Maintenance Manager for MLK Jr. Village, a on-site role managing maintenance functions and budgets for 80 affordable housing units.

You will coordinate with property management, prepare units for new residents, and oversee vendor contracts to ensure quality and cost efficiency. Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma and 3 years of skilled maintenance experience; preferred certifications may apply.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience in skilled maintenance work.
• Technical certifications preferred.
• Ability to read electrical, plumbing, and mechanical diagrams and blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Property Manager to ensure budgets are followed and achieved.
• Meets or exceeds unit turnover timelines to maximize occupancy.
• Ensures that supplier procurement standards are met.
• Oversees maintenance contracts for quality and cost.

Skills

Painting

Electrical

Plumbing

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Maintenance Manager - MLK Jr. Village

• Posted on August 21, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location

• On-site
• Property Maintenance
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: MAINT004990

Description

At Mercy Housing, we are on a mission to redefine affordable, low-income housing and create a more humane world where communities thrive, and all individuals can realize their full potential. As the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in the nation, we build, preserve, and manage program-enriched housing across the country.

The Maintenance Manager will work in collaboration with property management to oversee building maintenance functions, budget, and vendor contracts for MLK Jr. Village, is 80 units of affordable housing apartments for supportive housing.

What a typical day includes: patching and painting walls, trim, ceiling, clean and repair appliances, prepare units for new residents and complete plumbing and electrical tasks. Manage maintenance functions, budget, and vendor contracts in collaboration with our property management team.

We encourage candidates with lived experience to apply. This is an on-site position.

Pay: $29.00- $31.00

• Several Healthcare plans to choose from, dental (includes adult and child orthodontia) and vision
• 15 days of earned PTO your first year, 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays.
• 403b + match
• Early close Fridays (3 paid hours each Friday)
• Early close prior to a holiday (3 paid hours)
• Paid Time off between Christmas and New Year's Holiday
• Paid Parental Leave and Care Giver Leave
• Paid Life Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Plan
• Free Basic Dental
• Pet Insurance options

Duties:

• Collaborates with Property Manager to ensure that budgets are followed and achieved, where possible.
• Meets or exceeds stated unit turnover timelines to ensure maximum occupancy levels.
• Ensures that company procurement standards are met.
• Collaborates with Property Manager to ensure that maintenance contracts meet or exceed the best possible quality and expense standards.

Minimum Qualifications of Position

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Three (3) years of experience in skilled maintenance work.
• Technical expertise in one or more building trade.

Preferred Qualifications of Position

• Technical certifications.

Knowledge and Skills

• Work in a collaborative manner and in a team environment. Define and solve problems.
• Comprehend and communicate in the English language, both orally and in writing. Present information to groups of people.
• Perform basic math and understand measurement systems used in the trade.
• Read and interpret electrical, plumbing, and mechanical diagrams and blueprints. Draft make working sketches. Use maintenance, trade, and testing equipment and tools.
• Effectively oversee work progress of vendors or outside contractors.

This is a brief description summarizing the abilities and skills needed for the position.

Mercy Housing is afairchanceemployer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Qualifications

Skills

Required

Painting Some Knowledge

Electrical Some Knowledge

Plumbing Some Knowledge

Behaviors

Required

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

Experience

Required

1 year: Technical expertise in 1 or more building trades

2 years: Skilled maintenance experience

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