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ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 265 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Maintenance Technician contributes to an exceptional resident experience
alongside the Community team and Capital Project team through the provision of a high standard of repairs, maintenance tasks, planned and unplanned works and statutory compliance of the building fabric and mechanical and electrical systems. Inspects and diagnoses faults, in addition to undertaking minor day to day repairs and decoration to the building(s), grounds and equipment.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities 

• Work as part of a friendly and supportive team playing a vital role within the 
• Community team to ensure all our residents enjoy a high level of cleanliness 
• throughout their community. 
• Communicate effectively with customers, clients and colleagues; demonstrating a clear understanding of the issue and using initiative to respond accordingly. 
• Maintain a focus on delivering services within agreed budgetary & resource 
• parameters. 
• Monitor the electronic maintenance reporting system through Onsite daily 
• ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard and within suitable time scales, corresponding with tenants when required. 
• Administer all property maintenance & records in accordance with Greystar 
• policies & procedures. 
• Maintain adequate levels of spares, stock and supplies, ensuring effective 
• forward planning. 
• To respond to calls outside office hours which cannot be resolved without a 
• presence on site referring to appropriate contractors as necessary 
• Undertake repair and maintenance tasks to a high quality including plumbing; 
• joinery and carpentry; painting/decorating; maintenance of lighting and; required statutory testing 
• Understand and respond to health and safety matters in an appropriate & timely 
• manner 
• Moving furniture and heavy items from location to location on site as required 
• Ensure all common parts of the site including refuse and recycling facilities are 
• frequently inspected and maintained to the highest standards of repair & 
• cleanliness. 
• Co-ordinate Contractors/Suppliers executing minor works contract on site. 
• Monitor Sub-Contractors performance to standard and retain accurate records 
• of their site operations including all relevant RAMS & Permits to Work. 
• Highlight and assist with the management of any community works. 
• Assist the Community Manager in key management ensuring high levels 
• of security at all times. 
• Accompany external contractors whilst on site in line with key management and access to accommodation policies and practice. 
• Ensure annual checks are carried out for their statutory insurance 
• and qualification 
• Ensure the gardens and grounds maintenance to the property are well 
• maintained, clean, tidy and hazard free, supervising external contractors 
• as require 
• Manage & maintain all statutory testing records, utilizing other team members 
• where appropriate. 
• Carry out annual PAT testing and inspections of emergency lighting, weekly fire 
• alarm tests and fire evacuations. 
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company and safe 
• systems of work guide lines. 
• Report any incidents or accidents to the Community Manager using the correct 
• system and documentation's. 
• Review site risk assessments as required with Community manager. 
• Look to maximize efficiency of utilities. 

Key Relationships 

• Onsite Team Members 

Knowledge & Qualifications 

•  A reasonable level of general education educated to O’ Level / GCSE level or 
• equivalent with demonstrable written and numerical skills. 
•  Awareness of H&S requirements on site. 
•  Continually strives to improve knowledge, skills and abilities to produce the best results. 
• A recognized trade qualification, Building Crafts Operative Certificate, City and 
• Guilds or NVQ relevant to undertaking repairs and maintenance in a residential building.

Experience & Skills 

• Experience of undertaking repairs and maintenance in a domestic residential 
• environment or as a general builder /residential construction in the following 
• trades; plumber, electrician or carpenter. 
• Fluent English verbal and written communication skills. 
• Helpful, friendly personality with effective communication skills behaving in a 
• professional, courteous and helpful manner towards colleagues and residents at all times. 
• Good team player with strong relationship building and influencing skills. 
• Positive approach and ability to work with little supervision. 
• Ability to determine cost effective solutions to repairs. 
• Contractor & Supplier Supervision skills are desirable. 
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to multi task and priorities. 
• Numerical skills necessary to complete the above activities. 
• Flexible approach to work and adaptable to thrive in a changing environment.

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to [email protected].