Maintenance Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
The Maintenance Manager role provides a solid career progression pathway, competitive salary, and the chance to lead maintenance teams with a focus on safety.
- Competitive salary with managerial responsibilities
- Role focused on safety and team development
- Good growth opportunities within facilities management
- Candidates must have strong maintenance knowledge and skills
Pros
- Role with good salary potential and growth within facilities management
- Focus on safety initiatives within the workplace
- Chance to mentor and develop a team of maintenance professionals
Cons
- Requires strong technical knowledge and leadership skills
- May involve high-pressure situations during emergencies
- Possible long hours depending on project timelines
Who it's for
Mid to Senior • Onsite required
Good fit
- Experienced maintenance personnel with leadership capabilities
- Professionals passionate about safety management
- Candidates looking to advance in facilities operations
Not recommended for
- Entry-level job seekers or those lacking technical maintenance experience
- Individuals unwilling to work in high-pressure environments
- Persons not interested in a hands-on leadership role
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
• Plan, prioritize, schedule, assign, supervise and/or perform the regular and recurring or irregular maintenance, repair and installation work at assigned facilities
• Maintain a variety of records; compile reports of cost of completed work; prepare status reports on in-progress projects
• Respond to emergency call-out and unanticipated facilities repairs, such as mechanical, plumbing, heating or electrical outages
• Inspect assigned facilities conditions; control routine maintenance tasks performed; determine need for repair; resolve problems by making the necessary corrections or repair and schedule annual maintenance of facilities and building components
• Oversee Preventative Maintenance (PM) program to ensure all equipment is operational, compliant, and meets state health and life safety requirements.
• Assist in preparing bid specifications, solicitation of bids for capital equipment and repair services; purchase equipment, supplies and services within budgetary limitations; develop an annual list of prioritized projects.
• Provide estimates and forecasts of workload, work force capability and other projections to assist in long-range planning
• Work and operate equipment as workload and complexity dictate
• Utilize computer and computer programs, e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Utilize CMMS Facility Fit Pro work order program.
• Relentless commitment to safety excellence, demonstrates behaviors that drive a Safety-FIRST core value, fosters a culture where every team member is empowered & supported to achieve a work environment without exposures and incidents - where No One Gets Hurt.
• Creates a great employee work environment and inspires teamwork and partnership at all levels - internally and externally.
Requirements
- Requires at least 2-3 years of experience in maintenance management
- Requires at least 2 years of prior experience in mentoring and developing hourly associates
- Requires a Bachelor Degree preferred or equivalent experience
- Facilities Management Certification such as Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) or equivalent is preferred
- Requires working knowledge of facility related equipment such as boilers, chillers, generators and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC/R) systems, plumbing, construction, electrical, air quality
- Ability to demonstrate visionary leadership, balanced judgment and disciplined execution
- High degree of integrity and business maturity
- Previous profit and loss (P&L) experience is preferred
- Demonstrated time management skills resulting in prioritizing time and resources accordingly
- High energy and self-motivated
- Ability to communicate effectively as the leader of a team
- Demonstrate proven success in interfacing with a variety of organizational functions
- Requires negotiation skills to drive results
- Ability to manage in a diverse environment with a focus on client and customer services
- Requires strong interpersonal, analytical and communication (written and verbal) skills
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Ability to lead directly and through influence.
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Hard Skills
- maintenance management
- preventative maintenance
- HVAC/R systems
- plumbing
- electrical
- construction
- air quality
- budget management
- workload forecasting
- safety compliance
Soft Skills
- leadership
- time management
- integrity
- communication
- negotiation
- interpersonal skills
- analytical skills
- attention to detail
- teamwork
- self-motivation
Certifications & Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree
- Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM)

