Renovation Specialist / Maintenance

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 Customer Requests for Maintenance within 72 hours
• Fix it right the first time
• Perform on call emergency maintenance according to schedule provided by Leader
• Vacant suite maintenance, renovations and touch ups per established quality standards
• General common area and building maintenance
• Coordinate inspections of turnover suites with Customer Service Representatives
• Preventative Maintenance inspections and reporting
• Ensure contractors arrive as per scheduled timelines and complete their work as per the conditions of contract
• Assist with snow removal as required
• Touch-up painting in common areas
• Complete all required administration for the position on a tablet
• Complete other tasks as assigned by the Leader

Experience and Educational Requirements:

• 2-3 years renovation experience required
• Mold Remediation and Asbestos Abatement certifications preferred

Technical Requirements:

• Working knowledge of English language both verbal and written
• Familiarity with computer tablets a must

Should be proficient in 60% of all the below skills:

• Drywall - Framing installation/repair, drywall installation/repair
• Tiles - Tub surround and backsplash installation/repair
• Painting and finishes - cleaning, sanding, priming, painting, textured surfaces
• Countertops - all areas of repair, replace countertops
• Floors - replace subfloor, laminate/carpet/tile repair and/or replace, baseboard installation/repair
• Doors/Windows/cabinets - repair/replace closet doors, interior doors and frames, exterior doors and frames, repair/replace window coverings/locks/hardware, passage/lockset installation/repair, cabinets repair/replace
• Plumbing - basic plumbing, installation and repair of toilets, sinks, faucets, valves, replace dip tube on hot water heater, solder pipes, run power auger to clear blocked lines
• Electrical - installation and troubleshooting of light fixtures, switches and receptacles

The following skills would be considered an asset:

• Basic Boiler/Heating - change canister filter, familiar with all gauges, shut offs, chemical testing, taps, piping, zone valves,
• Furnace - oil motor, change belt, replace thermocouple, replace thermostat,
• Locks - all aspects of repair/replace, rekey and mastering weiser, taymor, schlage
• Appliance repair/installation

Non-Technical Requirements:

• Must have own vehicle, valid driver's license, and clean driving record
• Ensure to have all tools on the tool list (will be provided during interview)
• Ability to spend up to eight hours walking, standing, climbing stairs, lifting
• Ability to maneuver up to 90kg with the proper equipment
• Strong commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Ability to take responsibility for all actions and decisions and to follow through until a resolution is obtained
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Ability to work independently (self managed) and with other Associates in a team environment

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.