Service Manager

Jobs2Web; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Irvine Company Apartment Communities, a division of Irvine Company, is seeking a service manager to lead the maintenance team across communities in California. You will oversee service requests, unit turns, vendor coordination, and capital projects to ensure top-performance and resident satisfaction.

The role emphasizes training, safety compliance, budget oversight, and metrics monitoring, with on-call duties and weekend/holiday coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Five to seven years supervisor experience in maintenance operations; knowledge of repair, tools and safe work practices.
• Regular, consistent and timely attendance required.
• On call required for after hours emergencies; Schedule may require work on weekends, holidays and evenings.

Responsibilities

• Creates a customer service focused culture for residents, prospects, vendors and employees; responds and resolves resident requests and concerns; leads by example and ensure a proactive approach is adopted for all key customer touch points.
• Responsible for training, onboarding, and development of all team members with focus on employee engagement and retention.
• Leads, develops, coaches all maintenance associates; schedules daily activities, maintenance service requests and unit turns; conducts formal and informal meetings with associates including 1:1’s, performance management process and associate feedback.
• Lead, coach and develop direct reports to create a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Ensures community common areas and grounds are maintained according to company standards; conducts inspections, identifies and resolves any hazards; responsible for overseeing and/or completing all required preventative maintenance to ensure proper asset preservation
• Coordinates and performs service requests in accordance with company standards; monitors unit turn times and coordinate vendor schedules; inspects all turns to ensure completed to standard; ensures supply rooms and work areas are clean, well organized and maintained according to company standards.
• Works in collaboration with Maintenance Operations Director and Director of Project Management to ensure projects are performed timely and with minimal delay and disruption to residents and prospects; ensure contractors are working within aesthetic and safety expectations.
• Manages maintenance budget; manages inventory of parts and supplies and ensure costs are minimized and adheres to budget; communicates and prepares required reporting outlining budget variances and recovery plan.
• Monitors key performance metrics; ensures plans are in place to achieve company targets.
• Promotes a safe working environment; ensures all work is completed adhering to company standards and OSHA guidelines; conducts safety training is completed as well as training in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc.

Education

High School Diploma

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Division: Apartments - On-Site (Apt OnSite)

Position Summary:

The service manager is responsible for the overall performance of the maintenance staff within a community. This position ensures that all maintenance functions are managed properly, including service requests, unit turns, common area cleaning, management of contractors and coordination of capital projects, as required.

• Creates a customer service focused culture for residents, prospects, vendors and employees; responds and resolves resident requests and concerns; leads by example and ensure a proactive approach is adopted for all key customer touch points.
• Responsible for training, onboarding, and development of all team members with focus on employee engagement and retention.
• Leads, develops, coaches all maintenance associates; schedules daily activities, maintenance service requests and unit turns; conducts formal and informal meetings with associates including 1:1’s, performance management process and associate feedback. Lead, coach and develop direct reports to create a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Ensures community common areas and grounds are maintained according to company standards; conducts inspections, identifies and resolves any hazards; responsible for overseeing and/or completing all required preventative maintenance to ensure proper asset preservation
• Coordinates and performs service requests in accordance with company standards; monitors unit turn times and coordinate vendor schedules; inspects all turns to ensure completed to standard; ensures supply rooms and work areas are clean, well organized and maintained according to company standards.
• Works in collaboration with Maintenance Operations Director and Director of Project Management to ensure projects are performed timely and with minimal delay and disruption to residents and prospects; ensure contractors are working within aesthetic and safety expectations.
• Manages maintenance budget; manages inventory of parts and supplies and ensure costs are minimized and adheres to budget; communicates and prepares required reporting outlining budget variances and recovery plan.
• Monitors key performance metrics; ensures plans are in place to achieve company targets.
• Promotes a safe working environment; ensures all work is completed adhering to company standards and OSHA guidelines; conducts safety training is completed as well as training in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc.

Minimum Qualifications / Other Expectations:

• High School Diploma
• Five to seven years supervisor experience in maintenance operations; knowledge of repair, tools and safe work practices.
• Regular, consistent and timely attendance required
• On call required for after hours emergencies; Schedule may require work on weekends, holidays and evenings

About Us:

Irvine Company Apartment Communities (a division of Irvine Company) offers a portfolio of more than 125 resort-style apartment communities in coastal California’s most desirable locations: San Diego, Orange County, West Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

With world-class amenities, resort-like surroundings and an unparalleled commitment to customer service, Irvine Company Apartment Communities redefines the rental-living experience.

We take as much pride in our employee community as we do the communities we create. It’s an environment populated with talented and experienced people, a collaborative spirit and abundant opportunities.

The Irvine Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, termination, and training, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, age, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, and local law. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.