Maintenance Supervisor at Antero Apartments

A Maintenance Supervisor role at a residential apartment community carries real weight. You're responsible for the physical condition of the asset, the experience of every resident who submits a work order, and the development of the technicians who work alongside you. At Antero Apartments in Colorado Springs, Cottonwood Residential is looking for someone who can hold all three of those responsibilities at once without letting any of them slip.

The Work Itself

The technical foundation here is non-negotiable. You'll troubleshoot and resolve HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and appliance issues, and you'll need EPA Type II or Universal certification coming in. CPO certification is a plus. A valid driver's license is required. What you'll build on top of that foundation is systems thinking: managing the make-ready and turn process so units move through the punch list quickly, keeping occupancy gaps tight and new residents moving in on schedule. You'll also oversee grounds maintenance, general upkeep, and ensure the property stays compliant with applicable building and safety codes. Emergency coverage doesn't stop at 5pm, and you'll be the one setting the staffing schedule that ensures 24/7 response capacity.

On the people side, you'll hire, train, and develop your maintenance techs and community care associates. That means formal classroom instruction and hands-on coaching, not just assigning work orders and walking away. The standard you set for response time, attention to detail, and resident communication becomes the team's standard.

What You Bring vs. What You'll Build

The skills this role requires on day one include:

• Considerable HVAC troubleshooting experience
• EPA Type II or Universal certification
• Working knowledge of electrical, plumbing, and appliance systems
• Experience managing a make-ready or turn process
• Ability to lead a team and hold performance standards

What the role develops is harder to list but worth naming. Running a team that handles emergency calls, coordinates turns, and keeps a community clean and code-compliant sharpens your operational judgment in ways that transfer directly to multi-site maintenance roles or regional facilities management. Supervisors who demonstrate strong unit economics in their turn cycle, specifically low vacancy days and controlled make-ready costs, tend to move into those broader roles faster than those who stay purely technical.

The Company Context

Cottonwood Residential positions itself around the resident experience, and that shows up in how they approach maintenance. Timely service ticket follow-up and genuine care for how residents feel about their home are treated as part of the job, not extras. They've also invested in technology like Self-Guided Tours, which signals an organization open to operational change. Compensation includes competitive pay, a bonus structure, full health benefits available within the first 30 days, 401k and HSA company match, three weeks of PTO in the first year, and 10.5 paid holidays.

If you take pride in the physical quality of a community and know how to build that pride in the people who work with you, this role has real room to grow.