Job Description

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.



Responsibilities

• Lead the Special Teams - Preventative Maintenance, Plumbing/Drain, Electrical, Pest Control & HVAC - to ensure region's performance meets expectations.
• Plan with the Operations team the best use of available resources, and staffing requirements.
• Strategic planning for future needs of region, study market trends & movements
• Communicate daily with Leaders, respond to inquiries with sound judgment & good information.
• Formulate clear goals to achieve desired performance from team.
• Evaluate team through site visits/inspections, provide positive feedback, corrective action if desired results not met.
• Allocate work, monitor day to day operations, set priorities.
• Manage budgets and prepare budget reports as required.
• Monitor various reports to review operations, etc.
• Work in compliance with Health and Safety regulations
• Ensure all codes and local jurisdictional requirements are met and the team is in consistent compliance


Experience and Educational Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience and/or supervision of a trades team.
• Extensive maintenance service experience preferred.
• Construction background an asset, specifically overseeing skilled trades


Technical Requirements:

• Advanced proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing technology
• Familiarity with estimating, project scheduling, and ensuring budget software.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation (i.e. Residential Tenancies, etc.)


Non-Technical Requirements:

• A strong communicator
• Superior organizational, interpersonal and time-management skills
• Experience and judgment dealing with day-to-day business operations
• Ability to create trust and build lasting business relationships
• Exceptional team building and leadership skills, including ability to motivate and lead other Associates in a team environment.
• Eager to take on new challenges and to challenge the status quo of doing things
• Strong hands-on approach to leadership by example
• 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
• Strong planning and organizational skills coupled with ability to multi-task and prioritize (excellent time-management skills)
• Ability to learn quickly, excellent adaptability and be flexible in nature
• Displays a high level of initiative and commitment to excellence
• Demonstrates a positive attitude, enthusiasm and assertiveness


Additional Requirements:

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle


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.

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Ready to shape the future of our communities? Come work with us and learn where doing what you love means never working a day in your life!



Deeply rooted in family spirit and humility, Boardwalk's five core values of integrity, associates, teamwork, customer service and social responsibility are more than just words - they are a way of life. Coupled with our Golden Foundation of 'treat others as you would like to be treated,' 'be good,' 'love community' and 'have fun,' we believe in happiness and creating the most memorable experiences for both our Associates and Resident Members, continually looking for new and innovative ways to enhance and strengthen all our Boardwalk communities.



We hope these values speak to you as they speak so meaningfully to us!



As we continue to grow, we remain unwavering in our commitment to providing Resident Members with the best quality rental communities. This same commitment means Boardwalk is always seeking individuals who have a positive attitude, are energetic and passionate, self-driven, productive, have the capacity to deliver high-quality results and who believe in the power of teamwork.



Together, with you as part of our team, we will continue to create meaning every day for those who choose to call Boardwalk home.

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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.