Floating Maintenance Technician

The Role in Context

Floating maintenance roles are operationally demanding in a specific way. Instead of owning one community's punch list, you're moving across multiple properties, picking up wherever the gap is. That means your diagnostic speed matters. You don't have weeks to learn a building's quirks. You need to walk in, assess, and execute.

Bozzuto operates across a portfolio of residential communities, and this technician position supports that network from a Chapel Hill base. The work spans the full maintenance spectrum: service ticket resolution, make-ready turns, preventative maintenance, and after-hours emergency response when something breaks at 11pm and a resident is waiting.

What the Work Actually Looks Like

Day to day, you're resolving maintenance issues across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and appliance repair. Beginner to intermediate proficiency covers the baseline. You're also contributing to turns, which means prepping vacant units for move-in through repairs and improvements that directly affect lease-up readiness and resident satisfaction scores. Grounds upkeep, snow removal, and general building cleanliness round out the scope.

• HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and appliance repair at a beginner to intermediate level
• Turn and make-ready work on vacant units
• Preventative maintenance and general upkeep
• On-call rotation for after-hours emergencies
• Weekend and evening availability as needed
• Physical capability to frequently move 25 to 50 pounds
• Personal, reliable transportation (required for on-call response)
• Comfort with software and mobile apps used for work orders

Strong candidates here aren't necessarily the most experienced technicians in the room. What separates them is response reliability and communication. A resident-facing maintenance role lives or dies on follow-through. If you close a ticket cleanly, communicate clearly, and show up on call without drama, you'll stand out fast.

Growth and Compensation

The base salary is $48,000, with additional bonus opportunities on top of that. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 20 days of paid time off plus holidays, a 401k with company match, and tuition reimbursement. One specific perk worth noting: after your 12-month anniversary, Bozzuto covers your EPA 608 Universal Refrigerant Certification in full. For anyone looking to sharpen their HVAC credentials without paying out of pocket, that's a real tangible benefit.

From a career trajectory standpoint, floating technician roles build something most single-property positions don't: cross-portfolio exposure. You see how different communities are operated, where processes break down, and how maintenance coordinators and property managers interact with maintenance under pressure. That breadth is often what accelerates a move into a lead technician or maintenance supervisor role down the line.