Gates Hudson & Associates
Floating Maintenance Technician (ROVR)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Fairfax, VA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Skilled trades
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- High school diploma or GED.
- Three or more years of multifamily, residential, facilities, or building maintenance experience.
- Strong working knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliances, carpentry, drywall, and general building systems.
- EPA/CFC Type II or Universal Certification.
- Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation when a company vehicle is not assigned.
- Must have reliable access to a smartphone capable of supporting company-required applications, email, text messaging, photographs, and other mobile communication tools necessary to perform the essenti
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly between properties.
- Ability to participate in on-call and emergency response assignments.
- Proficiency with maintenance software, mobile applications, email, and electronic documentation.
Nice to have
- EPA Universal Certification.
- Experience supporting multiple properties or working in a floating, roving, or portfolio-level role.
- Additional HVAC, boiler, pool, electrical, plumbing, or safety certifications.
Full description
Overview
Under the direction of the Centralized Operations Supervisor, the Floating Service Technician provides skilled maintenance coverage and operational support across multiple communities. The role responds to staffing gaps, service-request volume, apartment turnover demands, emergencies, special projects, and other portfolio priorities while adapting quickly to different property teams, systems, and physical assets.
Essential Functions
Portfolio Coverage & Service Support
- Travel between assigned communities to provide temporary or supplemental maintenance coverage.
- Respond to resident service requests, aged work orders, emergencies, and property-priority assignments.
- Work independently or alongside site teams to stabilize workload and improve service-request movement.
- Adapt to each property's staffing plan, building systems, access procedures, and operational priorities.
- Communicate daily progress, unresolved concerns, and required follow-up to the site supervisor and Regional Maintenance Director.
Technical Maintenance
- Diagnose and complete repairs involving HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliances, carpentry, drywall, locks, hardware, and general building systems.
- Support boilers, pumps, controls, life-safety equipment, and other mechanical systems as qualified and applicable.
- Perform routine, corrective, seasonal, and preventive maintenance assignments.
- Identify recurring problems, major repairs, safety conditions, and vendor needs and escalate them promptly.
Turnover & Property Readiness
- Provide make-ready support at properties with elevated vacancy, staffing shortages, or urgent move-in deadlines.
- Complete turnover repairs, punch-list items, final corrections, and quality-control follow-up.
- Support inspections, curb appeal, common-area repairs, shop organization, and property-readiness initiatives.
- Assist with renovation, capital, due-diligence, acquisition, or special-project assignments as directed.
Resident Service & Documentation
- Provide professional, respectful, and consistent service to residents at every assigned community.
- Document work performed, status, photos, parts, resident communication, and follow-up needs in the designated maintenance system.
- Use the correct property, unit, work-order, purchasing, and access procedures at each assignment.
- Leave work areas clean and protect resident and company property.