Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Classification: Full-time support

Company: Flock

Location: 87 Florida Avenue, NW and Properties

Hourly Pay: Dependson experience $33-$36/hour

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am-5:30pm, rotating on-call (evening, weekend and holiday shifts required and as needed)

Flock DC is a mission-based, justice forward residential real estate management company. We tend to over two billion dollars in property in Washington, DC proper! For 13 years, our Flock family of companies has set a new standard for excellence in management. How? We care about people, we care about space and we care about our community. Deeply. We also understand that without exceptional talent we can’t have an impact. We tend to our team the same way we do our portfolio. You’re not an asset at Flock, you’re a human being. We invest in you as we would a family member. We’re sensitive to your financial needs along with personal, family, and community priorities. We feature a hybrid work schedule, profit sharing, rich health/life/401k benefits, strong compensation, ownership and advancement opportunities, continuing education support, and an ultra-casual atmosphere. We practice servant leadership. We’re deeply committed to an abundance vs. scarcity mindset and understand that sharing is a non-negotiable output of our success. We believe, simply, that good work leads to more good work.Property management touches each of us - every single day. As a company, we believe everyone is entitled to dignified, well maintained, safe, and high-quality housing. We’ll be flying toward this goal for many years to come, with eyes on a national growth plan. We’re eager to attract talent ready to fly high. If this sounds like you, let’s talk!

Working in a team environment, our Maintenance Technician will be an energetic self-starter and a customer service expert and troubleshooting wiz. This person will provide support for Nest DC property management tenants and owners as well as help with our own portfolio of properties. The goal is to provide high quality maintenance service to ensure the long-term preservation of real estate investment value for owners, while exceeding client and company expectations.

Specific tasks related to the Maintenance Technician-Plumber position may include but are not limited to the following:

• Performs routine and extensive preventative maintenance and repair, with a speciality in plumbing work

• Perform preventive maintenance, such as semi-annual property safety walk-throughs

• Diagnoses, performs, and bills for all approved repairs in a timely manner

• Responsible for hitting performance markers each month and contributing to teams overall goal

• Uses the software tool to note the condition of each space within the house and flags any areas of concern, paying special attention to safety concerns

• Support for the maintenance department such as trips to the hardware store, dropping lockboxes, picking up and dropping off keys, meeting techs at our properties, etc.

• Manage regular property needs, such as landscaping and seasonal preventative maintenance

• Ability to handle maintenance emergencies

• Interaction with various clients, tenants, contractors and retailers either in-person, by phone and/or email

• Update maintenance tickets and complete work that is needed in one trip if possible

• Preform major and minor repairs in homes and condos of varying ages (100 years old to brand new construction)

• Ability to track property expenses and bill appropriately (i.e. maintenance supplies, appliances, and parts)

• Knowledge of DC and the ability to spend most of the day driving around the city

• 90-95% in the field

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Trade certifications is a plus!

Plumbing Experience

Experience in home maintenance and/or construction

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

- General handyman services preferred, including plumbing, electric, painting, drywall, general troubleshooting, and leak investigations; heavy background in plumbing required

- Superior customer service skills, including the ability to manage difficult clients

- Strong attention to detail

- Superior organization, time management, and problem solving skills

- Ability to work independently, is self-directive and detail-oriented

- Ability to work with challenging personalities with grace

- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to send updates on each project daily to the supervisor

- Successful in high paced, ever changing work environment

- Ability to communicate clearly and accurately to a range of audiences, both verbally and in writing

- Ability to recognize systemic problems and offer solutions to enhance and improve current systems

- Ability to be on-call and respond to emergencies as they arise

- Ability to work a flexible schedule to include weekends, evenings and holidays if needed

- Able to work indoors and outdoors, able to lift 75lbs+

- Proficiency in email and google suite

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Knowledge or ability to learn Apple systems, computers, and iPads

- Ability to quickly learn property management software and tools

- Must provide own transportation

How to Apply

Interested and enthusiastic applicants should apply and upload a resume, cover letter, and salary requirements via the Apply button below.

-No phone calls please. Applications accepted until position filled.

-Please note that only those individuals whose qualifications match the current needs of the organization will be considered applicants and will receive responses from Flock.

-Flock provides a very competitive compensation and benefits package.

-Flock is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our Flock Benefits and Perks, visit https://flock-dc.com/careers

Flock provides a very competitive compensation and benefits package.

Flock is an equal opportunity employer.