Lead Maintenance Technician - Avion

Bozeman's rental market has tightened considerably over the past several years, and well-run communities here carry real operational weight. This Lead Maintenance Technician role at Olympus Property's Avion community puts you in charge of the full maintenance operation, from daily service request flow to turn-key scheduling to contractor coordination. For someone who's ready to own a maintenance department rather than just work in one, this is the step that changes your career trajectory.

What You'll Actually Do

The core of this role is keeping a residential community running at a high standard across every system: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliances, pool equipment, irrigation, and building exteriors. You'll schedule and lead the maintenance team's daily, weekly, and monthly workloads, manage vendor relationships with outside contractors, and keep the shop stocked, organized, and inspection-ready. Make-ready operations fall under your oversight, and you'll work directly with the property's Business Manager to ensure vacant units are show-ready before move-in. Monthly, quarterly, and annual property inspections are part of the rhythm, and you'll track service requests, inventory, and completed work through property management software.

You'll also carry a hiring and development responsibility. Building your service team, training them, and setting the standard for how maintenance work gets done here is part of the job description, and Olympus takes that seriously.

What You Bring

• At least three years of residential or apartment maintenance experience, with some time in a supervisory or lead capacity
• EPA/HVAC certification (required)
• Comfort managing both the hands-on technical work and the scheduling and coordination side of operations
• Availability Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM, with on-call rotation
• Experience working with software systems for tracking work orders and inventory

Where This Role Leads

Lead Maintenance Technician is where a lot of strong maintenance careers start compounding quickly. The skills you build here, specifically team development, contractor management, budget-conscious purchasing, and working cross-functionally with leasing and management staff, are exactly what Service Director and Regional Maintenance roles require. Olympus explicitly offers career pathing as part of their structure, which means the path forward isn't just theoretical.

Compensation runs $30 to $35 per hour depending on experience, with monthly and quarterly bonuses on top of base pay. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, an apartment rental allowance, and sabbatical eligibility. Olympus has earned recognition from the National Apartment Association as a top employer three consecutive years, which reflects something real about how they run their teams.