Maintenance Technician, Multifamily

Cushman & Wakefield; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Maintenance Technician for multifamily properties in Cary, NC. The role supports the team by preparing market-ready apartments and addressing resident needs with a professional approach.

Responsibilities include plumbing, HVAC, electrical, carpentry, painting, and snow removal as needed, while maintaining grounds and common areas. Excellent customer service and adherence to safety policies are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or trade/technical certification.
• Related maintenance experience preferred.
• Knowledge of safety policies and fair housing principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepares Market Ready apartments, including painting, carpet repairs, cleaning, and general repairs.
• Responds to resident requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintains knowledge of plumbing, HVAC, basic electrical, carpentry, painting, and snow removal (if applicable).
• Maintains grounds, pools/hot tubs, common areas, and dog park amenities in clean, safe condition.
• Reports maintenance concerns to the Maintenance Supervisor for action.
• Performs scheduled maintenance and attends required trainings.
• Delivers superior customer service and represents Cushman & Wakefield professionally.
• Dresses per company appearance standards and safeguards tools/equipment.

Skills

Time management

Basic repair skills

HVAC knowledge

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma/GED/Trade

Job description

Job Title Maintenance Technician, Multifamily Job Description Summary The Maintenance Assistant provides support and is accountable for delivering on our commitments to our residents. This includes quality move-ins, residential satisfaction, expedited service, and personal attention to the resident. The Maintenance Assistant responds to our resident's service needs and is instrumental in helping Cushman & Wakefield deliver superior customer service to our residents.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Prepares Market Ready apartments, which may include painting, carpet repairs, cleaning, general repairs, housekeeping duties, and any necessary duties to provide our residents with that quality move in experience.
• Responds to resident requests in a timely manner and with a professional attitude.
• Has knowledge of maintenance functions such as plumbing, HVAC, basic electric, general carpentry skills, painting, and snow removal (if applicable).
• Maintains grounds, pools/ hot tubs, common areas, and dog park amenities to keep clean, operational, and safe for our residents.
• Reports any maintenance concerns on vacant units, models, and common areas, to the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Performs maintenance as scheduled by the Maintenance supervisor.
• Knowledgeable of state, local, and federal fair housing laws.
• Attends and participates in training programs as required by Cushman & Wakefield.
• Performs duties as assigned, in a timely manner.
• Delivers superior customer service and represents the company in a professional manner at all times.
• Dresses per Cushman and Wakefield appearance standards.
• Maintains and safeguards all company tools and equipment.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to read policy manuals, safety rules, operating, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.
• Valid Driver's license
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Follow all safety policies and procedures

IMPORTANT EDUCATION

High School Diploma, GED, Trade, Technical, or Vocational school

IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE

Related experience

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Regularly required to travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to travel from floor to floor, climb stairs, and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly use hands to operate office machinery and regularly required to walk, talk, and hear. The employee must demonstrate the ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or up to 50 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.

OTHER DUTIES

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman & Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographical location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
• The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
• The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
• Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
• Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
• In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail].
• Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for occupiers and investors with approximately 53,000 employees in over 350 offices and nearly 60 countries. In 2025, the firm reported revenue of $10.3 billion across its core service lines of services, Leasing, Capital ... Built