Maintenance Lead

Student housing maintenance is its own discipline. The turn window is compressed, the residents are often first-time renters, the amenity load is heavy, and the life safety requirements in multi-story buildings don't care that move-in is three weeks away. If you've spent your career in conventional multifamily and never touched a student asset, this role will feel different. If you have, you already know what we mean.

The Skills This Role Runs On

The Maintenance Lead position at 257 Thayer in Providence is built around three things: systems expertise, supervisory follow-through, and turn execution. You're not just fixing things. You're running a program. That means your HVAC diagnostic skills matter, but so does your ability to review a completed work order and catch when the labor hours don't add up. EPA 608 Universal certification is required coming in. CPO certification is required within six months if you don't already have it.

Life safety system management is a real part of this job, not a line item. Fire pumps, sprinkler systems, backflow preventers, alarm panels, egress compliance. You need to know these systems well enough to perform diagnostics, coordinate annual testing, and stay current on permitting. That's a meaningful technical bar, and it's worth being honest about if it's outside your current scope.

What You're Actually Managing Day to Day

On a normal day you're supervising Facilities Technicians, reviewing service request completion, walking the property for deficiencies, and coordinating any contracted work. On a turn day, you're inspecting vacated units, logging charges, assigning make-ready work, and re-inspecting before the unit goes back on the availability list. The pace during turn is real. Student housing communities often flip a significant portion of their units in a matter of weeks.

• Supervise preventive maintenance programs across all major building systems
• Manage vendor bids and contractor performance with General Manager approval
• Maintain parts and tools inventory within budget parameters
• Oversee key control, coring, and lock management protocols
• Hire, train, and hold Facilities Technicians accountable to Scion's standards
• Serve in an on-call capacity outside of approved PTO
• Track capital and facilities budgets in partnership with the General Manager and Regional Facilities Manager

You'll also be asked to support other properties periodically. That's worth noting if you prefer a single-site focus.

What Separates Strong Candidates Here

The technical certifications are table stakes. What actually separates a strong Maintenance Lead in student housing is the ability to hold a team accountable without losing them, especially during the high-stress turn period when everyone is running hard. The candidates who struggle in this role are usually the ones who are excellent technicians but haven't made the full shift to supervisor. Reviewing work, tracking recurring failures, managing inventory levels, writing up team members when necessary. That's the job. The wrenching is secondary.

Scion operates a growing portfolio of student communities, so there's a real path here for someone who wants to move into a Regional Facilities role over time. But this position first requires proving you can run a single asset cleanly, on time, and within budget.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.