Renovation Specialist / Maintenance Handyperson (Aspen Court, Edmonton, AB)
Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate 33,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.
Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide competitive wages, profit-sharing, and amazing benefits like flexible group medical and dental, fitness reimbursement, training and development, group RRSP matching, rental discounts, and more!
Do you have experience in building maintenance and renovations? To ensure our Resident Members' peace of mind, we are looking for a talented candidate to address all maintenance requests and emergencies. If you are passionate about fixing things, good with your hands, and mechanically adept, this role is for you!
Responsibilities:
• Address requests for maintenance within 72 hours
• Perform on-call emergency maintenance according to schedule
• Vacant suite maintenance, renovations and touch-ups per established quality standards
• General common area and building maintenance
• Coordinate inspections of turnover suites with the Customer Care Team
• Preventative Maintenance inspections and reporting
• Ensure contractors complete their work per established quality standards
• Participate in training and engage in continuous learning
• Assist with snow removal as needed
• Complete all required administration for the position on a tablet
• Complete other duties as assigned
Experience and Educational Requirements:
• 2+ years of renovation experience
Technical Requirements:
• Working knowledge of English language both verbal and written
• Familiarity with technology is required
• Painting and finishes - cleaning, sanding, priming, painting, textured surfaces
• Plumbing - repair and install toilets, sinks, faucets, valves, run power auger to clear blocked lines
• Electrical - replacing light fixtures, switches and receptacles
• Drywall - repair
• Countertops - repair, replace
• Floors - repair laminate, carpet, tiles, and install, repair baseboards
• Doors, windows, and cabinets - repair, replace, and install
Nice to have:
• Additional skills and experience in framing, tiling, drywall, flooring, and plumbing
• Basic knowledge of hydronic heating systems and furnaces
• Locks - repair, replace, rekey, and mastering
• Appliance - repair and install
• Asbestos abatement certification
Non-Technical Requirements:
• Ensure to have majority of the tools on the tool list (list provided during interview)
• Ability to work independently and with others in a team environment (at any location as needed)
• Ability to spend up to eight hours walking, standing, climbing stairs, lifting
• Ability to maneuver up to 90 kg with the proper equipment
• Strong commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Ability to fix the problem correctly the first time
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
Additional Requirements:
• Must have a reliable vehicle and clean driving record
• Valid driver's license
Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume.
We would like to thank you in advance for your application, however, only those candidates who are being considered will be contacted. Offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory Security Background Checks, Reference Checks, and Post-offer/Pre-employment Physical Testing where applicable.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment Statement
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse team that will honour and celebrate your experiences, perspectives and unique identity regardless of age, ethnicity, race, colour, abilities, religion, socio-economic status, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
Together, our communities strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
We believe every Associate in our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of values, customs and experience to better understand and engage with the world around us, identify challenges, so as to discover, design and deliver solutions together.