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Maintenance Technician

Full time London, United Kingdom
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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 $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 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 $34 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 will be responsible for contributing to an exceptional resident experience alongside the Community team and Estates Management 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 

  • Works as part of the Community team to ensure all our residents enjoy a high level of cleanliness throughout their community. 
  • Communicates effectively with residents,clients, contractors andcolleagues; demonstrating aclear understanding of maintenance issues and using initiative to respond accordingly. 
  • Monitorsand maintains theelectronic maintenance reporting system, Onesite, ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard and within suitable time scales, corresponding with tenantswhen required. 
  • Promotes customer satisfaction by providing regular updates to residentsvia Onsesite regarding ongoingor delayed maintenance issues. 
  • Administers all property maintenance & records in accordance with Greystar policies & procedures. 
  • Maintains a focus on delivering services within agreed budgetary &resource parameters. 
  • Maintains adequate levels ofspares, stock andsupplies, ensuring effective forwardplanning. Diagnosesand undertakes repair and maintenance tasks to a highquality includingplumbing, joinery and carpentry,painting/decorating andlighting;or organises andoversees repairs to completion if referred to contractors.
  • Reports any incidents or accidents to the Community Manager using the correct system and documentation. 
  • Ensures all communal areas of the site including refuse and recycling facilitiesare frequently inspectedand maintained tothe highest standards of repair & cleanliness. 
  • Coordinatesand accompanies externalContractors/Suppliersexecuting minor works on site. 
  • Liaises with relevant team members within Estates Management or Operations teams to ensure transparency and clear communication when works are taking place. 
  • Monitors Sub-Contractors performance to standardand retains accurate recordsof their site operations including all relevant RAMS & Permits to Work. 
  • Ensures annual checks are carried out for their statutory insurance andqualifications. 
  • Managesand maintains allstatutory testingrecords, utilising otherteam memberswhere appropriate 
  • Carries out annual PAT testing and inspections of emergency lighting, weekly firealarm tests andfire evacuations 
  • Ensures the gardensand grounds maintenanceto the property arewell maintained,clean, tidy and hazard free, supervising external contractorsas required. 
  • Practices proper safety techniques in accordancewith Company andsafe systems of work guidelines. 
  • Is available on call out of hours to respond to emergency situations to resolve problems or contact contractors to address. 
  • Reviews site risk assessmentsas required with CommunityManager. 
  • Seeks to maximise efficiency ofutilities. 

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 improveknowledge, skills andabilities to produce the best results. 
  • A recognised trade qualification, Building Crafts Operative Certificate, City and Guilds or NVQ relevant to undertaking repairs and maintenance in a residential building, e.g. plumbing or electrical, is essential. 

Experience & Skills   

  • Experience of undertaking repairs and maintenance in a domestic residential environment or as a general builder /residential construction in thefollowing trades; plumber, electrician orcarpenter. 
  • Experience of installingand maintaining hotand cold water systems, sanitary appliances and soil and waste drainage. 
  • Experience of installingand maintaining electricalsystems and fire alarm,emergency lighting andsecurity systems. 
  • Fluent English verbal and written communication skills. 
  • Helpful, friendly personality with effective communication skills behaving in aprofessional, courteous andhelpful manner towards colleagues and residents. 
  • Good team player with strong relationship building and influencing skills. 
  • Positive approach and ability to work on own initiative. 
  • Abilityto determine costeffective solutions to repairs. 
  • Contractor & Supplier Supervision skills are desirable. 
  • Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi task and prioritise. 
  • 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 AskHR@greystar.com.

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