Maintenance Supervisor (Oak & Umber)

The Skills That Drive This Role

Maintenance supervision at scale demands a specific combination of technical depth, crew leadership, and budget discipline. At Prometheus Real Estate Group's Oak and Umber community in Sunnyvale, those three skill sets run together daily. This isn't a role where you hand off work orders and check boxes. You're running physical operations for a property that's part of a 13,000-unit privately held portfolio, one that Prometheus has built and managed in-house since 1965. That vertical integration matters: acquisitions, development, value-add renovations, and operations all sit under one roof, which means the maintenance team is close to capex decisions and renovation scopes in ways that don't happen at third-party management shops.

The technical baseline here is real. Five or more years in apartment maintenance, at least two in a supervisory seat, and a minimum of three certifications from programs like BOMA, IREM, or vocational trades. You'll need working fluency in federal, state, and local safety regulations, because compliance in California's regulatory environment is not an area where approximation works. The ability to read operating manuals, interpret safety rules, and translate both into team behavior is a daily requirement, not an occasional one.

What Running This Neighborhood Actually Looks Like

Your day moves between the budget and the building. On the cost side, you're managing vendor and contractor relationships with an eye on spend, keeping maintenance functions cost-effective without deferring work that creates larger problems downstream. On the physical side, you're overseeing ongoing safety training, capital projects, and inventory management while also being the person your team calls when something goes sideways after hours. On-call isn't a footnote here. It's a real part of the job, and Prometheus pays standby and on-call premium pay to reflect that.

The leadership piece is equally concrete. You'll hire and train your maintenance staff, mentor them through technical challenges, and resolve the interpersonal friction that comes with any crew operating under pressure. The community's residents (Prometheus calls them Neighbors) expect fast, quality responses. Your team's consistency is what makes that possible.

• Minimum 5 years apartment maintenance experience, 2 years supervisory
• At least 3 certifications from recognized maintenance or trades programs (BOMA, IREM, vocational)
• Solid knowledge of California safety regulations and the ability to apply them operationally
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally; role is physically active
• High school diploma or GED required
• Available for on-call response as needed

What Makes Prometheus a Different Operator

Prometheus holds its properties long-term and reinvests in them. For a Maintenance Supervisor, that distinction has real operational consequences: capital projects get funded, standards don't erode to protect short-term NOI, and the team you build is meant to stay. The compensation range of $38.75 to $45.00 per hour reflects the Bay Area market and the scope of the role, and the bonus structure includes semi-annual discretionary bonuses, renovation bonuses, and lease-up bonuses where applicable. Benefits include fully company-paid medical, dental, and vision for eligible employees and dependents, 401(k) with employer matching, and tenure-based housing discounts.

Strong candidates for this role aren't just technically sharp. They think about maintenance as an asset preservation function. They know that deferred work has a cost that shows up in capex eventually, and they manage their budgets and vendor relationships accordingly. If you've supervised a team through a renovation cycle or a lease-up and kept physical operations steady while the property was in flux, that experience translates directly here.