
Resident Maintenance Manager
Homes 4 Rent
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Greensboro • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $80,155 - $100,000 per year
About the role
- Oversees all occupied maintenance operations and related expense management within a district.
- Supervises Field Maintenance Technicians and Resident Maintenance teams.
- Leads the end-to-end occupied maintenance process from maintenance request intake and assessment through assignment, vendor scheduling, and resolution to ensure timely, efficient, and high-quality service delivery.
- Drives resident satisfaction, meeting occupied maintenance operational KPIs.
- Leverages data and reporting to drive operational decision-making.
- Owns the financial performance of assets to ensure maintenance work meets company standards for cost efficiency, quality, and timeliness.
- Manages a team responsible for occupied maintenance operations and logistics.
- Accountable for hiring, onboarding, and training team members.
- Monitors performance and utilizes departmental reporting to conduct individual and team coaching, ensuring alignment with established policies, procedures, and performance standards.
- Oversees cost-effective management of resources, KPIs and Financials of each asset.
- Ensures that the organizational systems, programs, policies and procedures are implemented as required; ensures that occupied maintenance activities are kept to company processes, goals, and strategy.
- Communicates objectives and provides oversight of metrics to guide the Maintenance Teams toward achieving desired outcomes.
- Maintains oversight of occupied maintenance expenses to ensure alignment with the District Budget.
- Oversees and assists in the preparation of purchase orders for turn cost approval by Director of Property Operations or Regional Vice President, as needed by amount.
- Adheres to and provides oversight of a quality control program to evaluate Resident Maintenance Team performance and ongoing training; serves as a quality control manager assisting scope of work and areas of operations; ensures that staff follows the Company Standards when replacing components in Company owned properties.
- Provides support as needed to resolve issues and escalations, ensuring work orders are completed in a timely and satisfactory manner, in alignment with established KPIs and company expectations.
- Partners with the Regional Vendor Specialist (RVS) and District Maintenance Managers (DMM) to identify vendor needs and support effective vendor utilization and compliance.
- Reviews bids, analyzes scopes of work, and identifies cost savings opportunities to ensure value of service and proper allocation of resources.
- Communicates vendor deficiencies to appropriate parties and ensures that all infractions are properly documented.
- Leads meetings aligned with seasonal and operational trends to proactively address business needs.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and thorough completion of all maintenance activities within the assigned territory.
- Conducts periodic field observations with Field Maintenance Technicians, including scheduled site visits and inspections of storage rooms to ensure cleanliness and proper inventory management.
- Supports semi-annual cycle counts of storage inventory.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED required
- Bachelor’s degree or technical training certification preferred
- Minimum five (5) years of progressive operations or multi-unit leadership experience required
- Experience in a field-based or property management environment preferred
- Experience leading teams required
- Scheduling, dispatching, or resource allocation experience strongly preferred
- Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record required
- Keen understanding of operations and/or property management, including the ability to assess operational strengths and weaknesses, recognize cost savings opportunities, and implement processes for improved efficiency, service, profitability, and growth
- Working knowledge of residential maintenance operations, including general familiarity with maintenance tools and equipment
- Technically savvy with the ability to leverage systems and tools effectively.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of data, analytics, and reporting to identify trends and support decision-making
- Possesses working knowledge of financial statements, including P&L reports, and understands budget impacts and cost drivers
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) required
- Solid planning, organizing, negotiating, and leadership/supervisory skills; ability to focus and align teams around initiatives and facilitate progressive change
- Demonstrated knowledge of occupational hazards and safety methods (OSHA) preferred
- Strong staffing, development, and appraisal skills
- Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to take prudent risks
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Solid customer service, quality, and results orientation
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels and break down barriers across departments and diverse cultures
- Ability to be an effective member of and lead project teams
- Must be able to operate a motor vehicle
- Must be able to lift/carry: 50 pounds to waist height 50 pounds to shoulder height 20 pounds above the head
Benefits
- Employees have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance;
- flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts;
- dependent savings accounts;
- 401(k) with company matching contributions;
- employee stock purchase plan;
- tuition reimbursement program;
- 9 paid holidays per year;
- paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
operations managementproperty managementresource allocationdata analyticsfinancial statementsP&L reportsbudget managementresidential maintenance operationsmaintenance toolsquality control
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationplanningorganizingnegotiatingcustomer serviceresults orientationproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills
Certifications
high school diplomaGEDBachelor’s degreetechnical training certificationOSHA safety certification