Lead Maintenance Technician - The Slate

Olympus Property has earned the National Apartment Association's Top Employer designation three years running (2023, 2024, and 2025), which tells you something meaningful about how the company operates internally. The Lead Maintenance Technician role at The Slate in Savannah puts you at the center of daily operations for the community, carrying both technical responsibility and team leadership weight.

What You'll Actually Do

This position functions as a working supervisor. You're not just managing a work order queue from a shop office. You'll conduct regular property inspections, coordinate turn operations to get vacant units move-in ready, and schedule both your own maintenance team members and outside contractors. Preventative maintenance programs, HVAC systems, irrigation, pools, structural and electrical repairs, and common area upkeep all fall within your scope. You'll also manage parts and supply inventory, keep the maintenance shop organized, and use property management software to track service requests and completed work items.

Coordination with the office team and Business Manager is a real part of the job. Show units need to be presentation-ready, and the leasing side depends on accurate timelines from you on turn completions. That communication loop matters more than most maintenance postings acknowledge.

What You Bring

• At least three years of hands-on experience in residential or commercial apartment maintenance, including time in a supervisory capacity
• EPA/HVAC certification (required)
• Comfort working a standard Monday through Friday schedule with on-call availability as needed
• Experience managing contractors and vendor relationships
• Familiarity with property inspections at monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles
• Ability to hire and develop service team members

Context Worth Knowing

Savannah's rental market has seen meaningful growth over the past several years, driven partly by population migration, a strong tourism and hospitality economy, and continued development pressure in and around the historic district and outlying corridors. That growth puts real demand on maintenance teams. Communities that turn units cleanly and hold occupancy through tight make-ready timelines have a genuine competitive edge. A lead tech who can run a tight punch list process and keep delinquent work orders from stacking up is operationally valuable in this market.

What separates strong candidates in this role from average ones is usually the balance between technical range and supervisory follow-through. Technicians who can troubleshoot HVAC, handle basic electrical and plumbing, and also hold a team to a consistent standard without micromanaging tend to move into Service Manager or Regional Maintenance roles over time. Olympus specifically offers structured career pathing, which makes this a reasonable entry point for someone who wants more than a lateral move.

Starting pay is $29.00 per hour, with monthly and quarterly bonus eligibility on top of that. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, an apartment rental allowance, and paid sabbatical, among others.