Property Maintenance Management Job Description
A property maintenance manager cleans, maintains and makes repairs to buildings. Maintenance managers work in places such as hotels, schools, government agencies and hospitals. Occasionally, they will be in charge of the upkeep of an entire apartment complex or unit of condominiums. Property maintenance managers might also be in charge of organizing and directing a staff of assistants.
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Basics
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Property maintenance managers handle a wide array of tasks, from mopping floors to shampooing carpets to changing light bulbs to fixing leaky sinks. Maintenance managers are also sometimes responsible for basic electrical work and repairing woodwork. They must make certain they have the necessary tools for each job, and often must fit their supplies into a budget, typically provided by their employer.
Skills
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A property maintenance manager should be an expert in various custodial areas and good working with his hands. He needs to be organized, analytical, motivated and professional. He should also possess strong communication skills, considering he comes across everyone from a property's owner to its customers or clients to his own staff. Property maintenance managers should also be versatile and flexible, since they occasionally have to drop one task to make an emergency repair.
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Background
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Property maintenance managers usually spend time as everyday janitors or custodians before being put in charge of the maintenance of an entire building. Most employers also prefer candidates with a high school diploma or the equivalent. Sometimes, maintenance managers will obtain a certificate or associate degree from a vocational college, with an emphasis on courses in woodworking and electrical wiring. But education isn't always as important as a willingness to learn and a strong work ethic.
Prospects
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Jobs for property maintenance-type workers are expected to grow by about 5 percent during the 2008-2018 decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That is slower than the growth rate for all occupations.
Earnings
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Property maintenance managers earned anywhere from $12 to more than $23 per hour in March 2010, according to PayScale.com. Many of those figures were based on the maintenance manager's duties, experience and the industry in which she worked. Meanwhile, the BLS reported that the median hourly wage of building cleaning supervisors was $16.34 in May 2008.
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