Maintenance Supervisor

Job Title

Maintenance Supervisor

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees daily maintenance operations across campus buildings, ensuring a safe, efficient, and well‑maintained environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This role provides hands‑on technical expertise—particularly in Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems—while leading a team of maintenance technicians responsible for preventive maintenance, repairs, and facility improvements. The ideal candidate combines strong leadership skills with advanced HVAC certifications and a commitment to high‑quality service in an educational setting.

ESSENTIAL

JOB DUTIES:

• Supervise, train, and evaluate maintenance staff, assigning daily tasks and monitoring performance. Prepare all market‑ready apartments, which may include painting, carpet cleaning/repair, general repairs, and housekeeping to ensure a quality product for our residents.
• Complete service requests in a timely manner.
• Have knowledge of various maintenance functions including plumbing, pool maintenance, air conditioning, heating, general carpentry skills, appliance, electrical, painting, caulking, snow removal, scheduling, and life safety issues.
• Perform on‑call emergency procedures as required.
• Report any maintenance issues that affect the budget such as life safety, vacant repairs, property damages, and common area needs to the manager.
• Schedule and perform preventative maintenance and record such activities.
• Be knowledgeable of state, local, and federal housing laws, codes, policies, and systems regarding maintenance.
• Perform skilled work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC systems, including chillers, boilers, air handlers, heat pumps, and control systems.
• Diagnose system malfunctions and implement corrective actions to restore optimal performance.
• Oversee HVAC contractors and verify quality of work when external vendors are used.
• Monitor energy usage and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Ensure all HVAC systems meet environmental, safety, and building code standards.

• Conduct routine inspections of buildings, mechanical rooms, and equipment.
• Respond to facility emergencies and after‑hours issues as needed.
• Assist with planning and budgeting for capital improvements, equipment upgrades, and long‑term maintenance strategies.
• Support sustainability initiatives and campus‑wide environmental goals.
• Attend and participate in training programs as required by Cushman & Wakefield and local city and state jurisdictions.
• Provide superior customer service and represent the company in a professional manner at all times.

• 3+ years of experience overseeing facility maintenance teams.
• Must be able to work any shift Sunday‑Saturday to support the company’s business needs.
• Is knowledgeable of state, local, and federal housing laws, codes, policies, and systems regarding maintenance.
• Knowledge of safe use of cleaning agents and equipment used to perform job duties.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
• CPO if required by city or state.
• EPA 608 - Minimum of Type II.
• Follow all Cushman & Wakefield safety policies and procedures.

• High School Diploma, GED, Trade, Technical, or Vocational school.

• EPA 608 – Minimum Type II, or CPO, or local city required certificate.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Regularly required to travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to travel from floor to floor, climb stairs, and may be…