Senior Floating Maintenance Technician

Company Overview

Ovation, a family-owned and privately held real estate firm with a 40-year track record, is a vertically integrated organization specializing in the development, construction, and management of residential properties. To date, Ovation has developed over 40 properties, comprising more than 12,000 apartment units, with an additional 4,000 units currently in development pipeline. The firm's multifamily portfolio includes 6,000 Class A units, 400 active adult units, 2,200 affordable senior units, and 2,000 units managed for third parties for a total of 10,600 units under management.

Committed to enhancing the lives of individuals, families, and communities, Ovation continues to expand its impact, one home at a time.

We are a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to excellence and innovation. We value diversity and believe that it contributes to our success. We are committed to providing our employees with the tools, resources, and support they need to succeed in their roles.

The Senior Floating Maintenance Technician serves as a highly skilled, mobile maintenance professional responsible for supporting multiple properties across the portfolio. This role provides advanced technical expertise, operational support, and leadership assistance to on-site maintenance teams. The Senior Floating Maintenance Technician ensures consistent maintenance standards, resolves complex repair issues, supports site teams during staffing gaps or high-volume periods, and assists in training and mentoring maintenance personnel.

This position plays a critical role in maintaining property performance, resident satisfaction, and operational continuity across all assigned communities.

• Travels to multiple properties as assigned to provide maintenance coverage, technical support, and operational assistance.
• Supports properties during staff shortages, high turn volume, inspections, emergency situations, or special projects.
• Ensures maintenance practices, safety standards, and quality expectations are consistently applied across all communities.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and escalation resource for complex or non-routine maintenance issues.

• Diagnoses and resolves advanced mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and structural issues that exceed standard maintenance scope.
• Performs preventative maintenance, corrective repairs, and emergency maintenance in accordance with company policies, safety standards, and applicable codes.
• Assists with troubleshooting recurring maintenance issues and provides recommendations for long-term solutions.
• Responds to after-hours emergencies as required, including on-call rotation.

• Provides hands-on guidance, coaching, and mentorship to Maintenance Technicians I and II.
• Assists Maintenance Supervisors with onboarding and training of new maintenance team members.
• Models best practices, professionalism, and accountability, setting expectations through example rather than direct supervision.

• Leads or supports high-volume apartment turns, ensuring units meet quality, safety, and readiness standards.
• Supports cost-cutting and expense control programs by fixing rather than replacing parts when possible, not being wasteful with materials and supplies, and practicing the correct use for tools and equipment.
• Conducts detailed inspections of completed turns and maintenance work, identifying deficiencies and ensuring corrective action.
• Provides guidance to on-site teams on efficient turn processes, cost control, and quality workmanship.
• Turns apartments after move out in a timely manner with quality, attention to detail and alignment with community standards.

• Follows procedures for accessing and obtaining materials, supplies, equipment, tools, and other items from the property’s maintenance department by tracking inventory used, returning unused items to the established location, and notifying the maintenance supervisor about re-ordering needs.
• Supports expense control initiatives by repairing rather than replacing components when feasible.
• Ensures that the Maintenance Shop and the supplies/ inventory are clean and well maintained.

• Assists with maintaining the aesthetic standards of all assigned communities, including common areas, grounds, amenities, and vacant units.
• Supports pressure washing, painting, general cleaning, and seasonal maintenance as needed.
• Ensures properties remain inspection-ready and aligned with company standards.
• Completes cleaning tasks and projects that support the overall aesthetic appearance of the community.

• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive apartment maintenance experience, preferably across multiple properties.
• Must have EPA or HVAC and CPO.
• Demonstrated experience handling advanced maintenance issues and emergency repairs independently.

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