Maintenance Supervisor (5TMSP)

5T Management Inc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

5T Management Service Provider (5TMSP) seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance across Chicago Housing Authority properties. You’ll oversee boilers, HVAC, elevators, roofs, and fire/life-safety systems, ensuring preventive work is scheduled and executed.

The Chief Engineer supervises on-site staff, while you set priorities, walk properties, and ensure inspections are passed. You’ll manage vendors, review work orders in Yardi, and stay within budget.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 5+ years in building maintenance or facilities.
• 2+ years supervising staff.
• Experience managing staff and vendors across multiple properties.
• Comfort with a work order system (Yardi preferred) and MS Office.
• Valid driver''s license and reliable transportation.
• Evening, weekend, and on-call availability.
• Ability to climb, reach roofs and mechanical rooms, and lift 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Review, assign, and track emergency, aging, preventive, and inspection work orders in Yardi.
• Walk properties to catch safety, systems, and cleanliness issues early.
• Keep properties ready for NSPIRE, HUD inspection standard.
• Lead and coach the Chief Engineer and on-site crew.
• Scope vendor work, coordinate access and resident notices, and inspect before sign-off.
• Keep spending in budget and emergency parts on the shelf.

Skills

HVAC systems

Plumbing

Electrical systems

Boiler/Hot-water

Supervisory experience

Yardi experience

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Yardi

Microsoft Office

Job description

Maintenance Supervisor

Company: 5T Management Service Provider (5TMSP)

Location: Chicago, IL (field-based across assigned properties)

Reports To: Facilities Director

Salary Range: $97,000 – $100,000 per year

You're tired of putting out the same fires.

You want time to fix what's causing them.

You know the boiler you've patched three times this winter is telling you something. You've waited on approval for a $40 part while a resident waited on heat. And when an inspection went badly, you took the blame for preventive maintenance nobody made time for.

Here, you get ahead of the problems.

At 5T Management Service Provider (5TMSP), you'll lead maintenance across our assigned Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) senior properties on the South Side. Preventive maintenance runs on a written schedule for boilers, pumps, HVAC, elevators, roofs, and fire and life‑safety systems. Your Chief Engineer supervises the Helpers and janitorial staff day to day. That puts your time into priorities, building walks, and checking work before it's closed.

The households we serve are seniors. For a resident on an upper floor, a down elevator can mean a missed doctor's appointment. That's why we keep a 24‑hour emergency response and a 48‑hour urgent repair turnaround. It's also why we hold every property ready for inspection all year.

WHAT THIS ROLE MAKES YOU

Become the leader who knows every building inside out.

You'll know each property's systems, its staff, its open work orders, and its weak spots. You'll flag equipment near the end of its life and recommend what to repair or replace.

Grow your career as we add properties.

We're growing, and that means more buildings and more room for leaders who can hold one standard across all of them. You'll work alongside a facilities team that holds Stationary Engineer's, EPA Universal, and Indoor Air Quality credentials.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Review, assign, and track emergency, aging, preventive, and inspection work orders in Yardi
• Walk each property to catch safety, systems, and cleanliness issues early
• Keep every property ready for NSPIRE, HUD's physical inspection standard
• Lead and coach the Chief Engineer, and through them the on-site crew
• Scope vendor work, coordinate access and resident notices, and inspect before sign-off
• Keep spending in budget and emergency parts on the shelf

WHAT YOU BRING

• High school diploma or GED, plus 5+ years in building maintenance or facilities, with 2+ years supervising
• Working knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and boiler or hot-water systems
• Experience managing staff and vendors across more than one property at a time
• Comfort with a work order system (Yardi preferred) and Microsoft Office
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel between properties
• Evening, weekend, and on-call availability, plus the ability to climb, reach roofs and mechanical rooms, and lift 50 pounds

Trade certifications (HVAC, EPA 608, boiler license) and CHA or HUD experience are a plus, not a must.

THE DETAILS

Location: Field-based across assigned properties, with some office time

Schedule: Full-time, exempt

Salary Range: $97,000 – $100,000 per year

Benefits: Competitive compensation, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and paid time off

Equal Opportunity and Work Authorization

5T Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious dress or grooming, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, arrest or conviction record, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Selection decisions are based solely on job-related qualifications, business needs, and merit.

You must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Five T Management does not sponsor employment visas for this role.