Job Description
Job Description
Zukin Realty is a hands-on, growing Real Estate and Property Management company that takes pride in maintaining and improving our properties. Our team works closely together, and we are looking for someone dependable, organized and proactive to help keep our maintenance and construction operations running smoothly behind the scenes. If you enjoy being organized, managing schedules and making sure nothing falls through the cracks, this could be a great fit.
Job Overview
The Maintenance coordinator will work directly with the COO to oversee the scheduling and dispatching of maintenance and construction operations while serving as a key administrative leader in the office. This role requires someone who is comfortable both behind a desk while also occasionally checking on job sites and keeping track of people, processes and priorities with confidence. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Duties
Work Order Coordination
- Schedule and assign maintenance and construction work orders to in-house staff and sub contractors
- Communicate with vendors, contractors, tenants and team members
- Track progress and follow up to ensure jobs are completed on time
- Keep detailed records of open and completed work orders
- Assist in the coordination of apartment turnovers and preventative maintenance schedules
- Assist in doing final walk-through inspections in vacating apartments
Inspections & Compliance
- Schedule and keep track of Borough / Municipal inspections and deadlines
- Schedule required 3rd party inspections ( Sprinkler, Alarm, Fire Extinguisher ) and ensure properties remain compliant
- Maintain organized records of permits, inspection reports and related documents
Calendar & Project Support
- Manage the maintenance and construction calendars
- Coordinate timelines between vendors, contractors and internal staff
- Assist with keeping renovation and constructions projects on schedule
- Participate as needed in shared on-call responsibilities (candidate preferred to live within 15 miles)
General Administrative Support
- Keep files and documentation organized
- Provide regular status updates and reports to COO as needed
- Step in wherever needed to help the team stay on track
Job Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in administrative coordination, dispatching, maintenance or trades supervision, service logistics, property management, or construction operations
- Experience managing or coordinating service related or maintenance teams ( 10+ personnel preferred)
- Strong computer skills (MS Office, database / property management systems)
- Clear, confident and effective communicator (verbal and written)
- Strong professional writing skills
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Strategic thinker who anticipates challenges and implements solutions
- Strong time-management skills and ability to balance multiple priorities
- Self-starter who works effectively with minimal supervision
- Results-oriented and energized by improving systems and exceeding goals
- Ability to physically inspect jobs sites, climb stairs / ladders and lift light loads
- History of long term employment is a plus
Growth and Development
- This role is responsible not only for maintaining current systems but also for developing new processes that make our maintenance and construction operations more effective and efficient.
Note: This job description is not inclusive of all duties. Responsibilities may be added or adjusted as dictated by ownership and company needs.