Senior Maintenance Supervisor - Russel Erskine

REDWOOD HOUSING • Huntsville, AL

18d • $29 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Maintenance Supervisor leads daily maintenance operations across two or more assigned properties and/or complex single sites. While the Senior/Community Manager remains accountable for each community’s overall performance, this role ensures timely maintenance execution, supports property readiness, and serves as the senior technical and emergency-response resource.

The position is based at Russel Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama, with responsibilities also covering Mayfair Towers. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pay is $29.00–$31.00 per hour. Russel Erskine was built in 1930 and has 69 units; Mayfair Towers was built in 1983 and has 54 units.

Redwood Communities, Inc., an affiliate of Redwood Housing, is a multifamily property management organization managing affordable housing communities nationwide. It works with government agencies and nonprofit organizations to raise the standard of living in its communities.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive multifamily maintenance experience, including Maintenance Supervisor experience and multi-site maintenance operations.
• Strong knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, appliances, unit turns, preventive maintenance, building systems, life-safety systems, fire alarms, sprinklers, access control, emergency generators, and emergency response.
• Experience managing work orders and make-ready activity in property management software.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Successful completion of a background check required.
• Must be legally qualified to work in the U.S. and meet I-9 guidelines.

Nice To Haves

• EPA 608 Universal Certification preferred.
• Experience preparing properties for NSPIRE, HUD, Tax Credit, lender, municipal, or other agency inspections preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess property condition, safety, work-order and make-ready performance, preventive maintenance, staffing, building systems, and unresolved risks through regular site walks.
• Supervise and assign work to maintenance employees at assigned properties.
• Provide leadership, coaching, technical guidance, and support to Maintenance Supervisors and Technicians.
• Partner with Community Managers and regional leadership on performance expectations, staffing, training, and concerns.
• Serve as the senior technical resource for complex troubleshooting, building-system issues, repair planning, and repair-versus-replacement recommendations.
• Support readiness for NSPIRE, HUD, lender, insurance, municipal, and internal inspections.
• Prioritize, document, escalate, correct, and verify life-safety, habitability, and urgent system deficiencies.
• Implement and verify preventive maintenance programs across assigned properties.
• Follow up on missed work, recurring equipment issues, and incomplete documentation.
• Complete unit turns, work orders, and emergency repairs alongside the team as needed.
• Support consistent purchasing and inventory practices to ensure critical parts, tools, and materials are available.
• Ensure employees follow applicable workplace safety requirements, including proper use of personal protective equipment, hazard communication, ladder safety, electrical safety, and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions.
• Coordinate personnel, tools, equipment, supplies, and vendors across properties based on emergencies, workload, inspections, staffing gaps, and unit-turn priorities.

Benefits

• Medical benefits with the company covering more than 90% of medical premiums; employees may choose a 100% employer-paid HSA medical plan.
• 100% company-paid dental and vision benefits for employee coverage.
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D.
• Voluntary insurance benefits.
• Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) programs with a company match equal to 100% of the first 6% contributed by the employee.
• Employee assistance program with 24/7 counseling services.
• Three weeks of paid time off each year.
• 12 paid holidays each year and 2 floating holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed