Maintenance Technician - Red Knot at Edinburgh

Pegasus Residential • Chesapeake, VA

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About The Position

The Maintenance Technician performs general and higher-level maintenance and renovation work at Red Knot at Edinburgh. The role includes maintaining and updating apartment homes, completing make-ready work in vacant apartments, and installing or repairing plumbing, electrical fixtures, hardware, and appliances. The technician is expected to keep work areas, tools, and equipment clean and to care for and inventory property and management-company supplies and equipment.

The company describes a people-first approach, with an emphasis on training, celebrating diversity, and taking care of employees so they can care for residents and properties. The work involves hands-on physical activity, including using hand tools and equipment, bending, stooping, kneeling, moving heavy items, and climbing ladders.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of maintenance or trade experience, such as electrical, plumbing, or carpentry.
• High school education or equivalent certification.
• Valid driver’s license and insurance, free from major moving violations.
• Dependable transportation.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and kneel for extended periods.
• Ability to push and pull up to 300 pounds on wheels.
• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to climb ladders up to 40 feet high.
• Ability to use a hand-truck.

Nice To Haves

• Apartment maintenance experience.
• Experience with carpentry, drywall, appliances, plumbing, and electrical repair.
• Proactive problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform general and higher-level maintenance, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and appliance installation.
• Renovate and update apartment homes.
• Complete make-ready tasks in vacant apartments for incoming residents.
• Install plumbing, lighting, hardware, and appliances, and perform some light construction modifications.
• Maintain clean work areas, tools, and equipment.
• Care for and inventory supplies and equipment owned by the property or management company.
• Use hand tools and equipment to perform maintenance and renovation work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED