Maintenance Technician

**Avana Developments Inc.**is a high-growth company and has emerged as a leading developer in the Western Canadian construction industry. Driven by a team of motivated and enthusiastic leaders with an unwavering entrepreneurial spirit, **Avana**is dedicated to providing the community with beautiful, attainable, and safe rental homes.

We are expanding our professional team and seeking highly organized, hard-working individuals committed to personal development and excellence who share similar goals and values with our team. Everything we do is guided by our core belief that _Our Success is Shared_ with the people who make it possible and the people who need it most. Success begins with being intentional, and when we are all invested we can accomplish the impossible. Success demands being inclusive with a relentless focus on improving continuously, while always igniting positivity to overcome the next challenge. If this sounds like you, please consider joining us to positively impact over 100,000 lives by 2030.

Avana is hiring a **Maintenance Technician**for our **Edmonton** portfolio. The successful applicant will be a professional, self-reliant, trustworthy, and efficient individual who has endurance, the ability to follow instructions, a commitment to safety, is responsible for our on-site manual labour tasks and supports the operations of Avana’s property portfolio. You will be responsible for a variety of maintenance work on our properties, from interior repairs and upkeep to exterior site maintenance and minor landscaping needs, where needed.

On a day-to-day basis, the **Maintenance Technician**will report directly to the Edmonton Team Lead, this position will also work directly with the Property Managers to ensure a seamless resident experience.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Have a basic understanding and willingness to learn how to maintain thermostats, plumbing, electrical, and HRV/mechanical issues.
- Effectively manage all requests for maintenance as assigned.
- Support all maintenance needs throughout all Avana’s owned property assets.
- Report any emergency and escalated maintenance concerns to the affected Maintenance Technicians and Property Managers.
- Work alongside the Property Managers and Maintenance Technicians to complete move-out walkthroughs to determine suite turnaround, timeline and costs.
- Ensure contractors arrive as per scheduled timelines and complete their previously discussed and approved scope of work.
- Tighten, replace, and/or install various items, including lights, light bulbs, doorknobs, closet shelving, appliances, doors/locks, flooring, faucets, etc.
- Recode battery-operated and electronic-entry keypad deadbolts.
- Execute minor plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling maintenance, and repairs.
- Perform basic maintenance on kitchen appliances, washers, and dryers.
- Drywall patching, minor and major interior painting, trim removal/replacement, and caulking.
- Test smoke detectors and keypad deadbolts, change batteries, and/or replace smoke detectors and deadbolts as needed.
- Assist in performing and documenting semi-annual suite inspections for all assigned properties.
- De-ice and remove snow on properties' sidewalks as needed.
- Overall site cleanliness, site management, and landscaping maintenance, including but not limited to weed control, seasonal sprinkler blowouts, exterior waterline checks, etc.
- Enforce and follow site safety rules to minimize work-related accidents and injuries.
- Perform after-hours maintenance coverage, participating in an on-call rotation among maintenance team members to ensure someone is always available to handle emergency service requests outside of normal business hours as needed.
- Follow company procedures for entering and leaving Avana properties to ensure privacy, confidentiality, and security.
- Complete any other tasks assigned by the Edmonton Team Lead or the Team Lead, Asset Management and Maintenance.
- Attend and represent Avana at various community events and functions.

**Skills and Technical Requirements**
- Two to three (2-3) years of maintenance, renovation, construction, or related experience.
- Two to three (2-3) years of finish drywall and paint experience preferred.
- Class 5 Driver’s License with a clean driver’s abstract.
- Proficient in 70% of the following skills:

- Electrical: Troubleshooting basic circuits and installation of light fixtures and switches.
- Plumbing: Basic plumbing installation, toilets, sinks, and faucets. Clear blocked toilets with a hand auger, if needed.
- Flooring: Replace LVP flooring and realign flooring that has moved.
- Painting/Finishing: Finishing suites to a high standard and able to complete a full painting with mínimal supervision.
- Drywall: Finish drywall patches and prepare for painting.
- Doors/Windows: Program digital locks as well as replace window/door parts, locks, and hardware.
- Experience in repairing appliances is considered an asset.
- Experience in basic boiler/