Property Maintenance Technician

J Benton Construction•St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

About The Position

The Property Maintenance Technician performs day-to-day maintenance, repair, landscaping, and groundskeeping across the company’s real estate portfolio. The role helps ensure building interiors, exterior spaces, and landscaped grounds are safe, functional, attractive, and well-maintained while providing responsive service to residents and internal stakeholders. The technician performs routine, preventive, and emergency maintenance, maintains exterior grounds and landscaping, supports work orders, and coordinates with team members and vendors. The position requires a hands-on, dependable person who takes pride in property condition and appearance. Availability for after-hours, weekend, and holiday maintenance needs is required. The role reports to the Property and Leasing Manager. Work takes place across company properties in indoor and outdoor environments, including exposure to heat, humidity, sun, and varying weather. The work involves physical activity such as lifting, bending, kneeling, climbing, extended standing, and using tools, landscaping equipment, and machinery.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Proven experience in landscaping, residential, commercial, or property maintenance.
Working knowledge of building systems, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and general construction.
Familiarity with landscaping equipment, tools, and general groundskeeping practices.
Ability to read and interpret basic drawings, plans, and technical documents.
Basic computer proficiency for work order tracking, reporting, and communication.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to respond to after-hours maintenance emergencies, including weekends and holidays.
Hands-on technical skills across landscaping, painting, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and general maintenance.
Working knowledge of lawn care, trimming, pruning, planting, and irrigation.
Ability to safely operate and maintain common landscaping equipment, hand tools, and power tools.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve maintenance issues independently.
Strong time management, organizational, and communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities.
Attention to quality, safety, reliability, and property appearance; customer-service mindset.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Trade certification in electrical, plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, landscaping, or a related field.
Experience supporting multi-unit residential or workforce housing environments.
Experience maintaining landscaped grounds, lawns, gardens, and outdoor common areas.
Familiarity with irrigation systems, drainage, and tropical landscaping practices.
Familiarity with maintenance or property management systems.
Experience working in fast-paced or service-oriented environments.

Responsibilities

Perform routine, preventive, and emergency maintenance, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, carpentry, and general repairs.
Perform landscaping and groundskeeping, including mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, weeding, and maintaining lawns, gardens, trees, and shrubs.
Maintain the cleanliness, appearance, and condition of walkways, driveways, parking areas, common areas, and other outdoor spaces.
Support planting, mulching, irrigation, and other landscaping improvements and maintenance activities.
Monitor grounds for overgrowth, drainage issues, storm debris, and safety hazards, and take corrective action.
Complete assigned work orders in a timely, efficient, and quality-focused manner.
Troubleshoot maintenance issues, identify root causes, and implement appropriate repairs.
Execute and support preventive maintenance programs to extend asset life and reduce downtime.
Coordinate with team members and support vendors to prioritize and complete maintenance and landscaping work.
Inspect properties to identify maintenance needs, landscaping deficiencies, and safety concerns.
Maintain tools, equipment, landscaping machinery, and work areas in safe, clean, working condition.
Track work orders, materials, and completed tasks in the maintenance system, and support preventive maintenance scheduling and reporting.
Follow safety standards and company policies; communicate with residents and internal teams; participate in the on-call rotation and respond to after-hours maintenance needs.