Maintenance Technician

About Us

aparto is the PBSA and flex living operator of Hines. Headquartered in the UK it manages over 7000 beds across Europe with a projected growth of an additional 8000 beds over the next three years. Specifically within the Iberian Peninsula aparto currently manages 1616 beds in Barcelona and plans to open 1600 new beds across Valencia Madrid and Porto in 2027/2028. aparto focuses on creating and delivering the best possible experience providing safe and fun places to live and work.

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for overseeing all daily maintenance operations of the residence to ensure a safe welcoming and efficient environment for clients.

This position requires technical training excellent coordination and follow-up skills decision-making ability and a customer-oriented focus.

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for coordinating all essential functions to offer first-class service to our residents. This will include corrective actions legal-technical maintenance and preventive measures.

• Provide support in signing contracts with suppliers and third parties for the maintenance area.

• Contract and schedule mandatory regulatory inspections and their corresponding certificates of conformity.

• Responsible for supervising and monitoring both internal staff under their charge and external maintenance companies.

• Coordinate and follow up on daily operations and corrective maintenance incidents (electricity plumbing painting etc.).

• Daily monitoring of operations with subcontractors (technical-legal maintenance).

• Review and file annual technical-legal maintenance reports.

• Conduct quality safety and preventive inspections on a daily monthly and annual basis.

• Manage orders and budgets.

• Inspect and coordinate corrective work performed by external companies.

• Support the management of the hotel/residence to ensure compliance with local and/or national legal requirements related to the activity.

Minimum Requirements include:

• Technical training appropriate for the position.

• Extensive experience as a Maintenance Manager or in a similar role within hotels student housing flex living or similar environments.

• Proficiency in the MS Office suite.

• Strong ability for coordination follow-up and supervision.

• High level of English Portuguese and Spanish spoken and written.

At Hines we strive for excellence as a leading global real estate investment manager driven by our by our belief that real estate is fundamentally about people. Our diverse portfolio spans $93.2 billion¹ of assets across such property types as living office retail mixed-use logistics and life science projects all designed to enhance value connection and inspiration. Our strategic approach integrates local expertise with global knowledge taking calculated risks aligned with our convictions to exceed expectations and tailor solutions to our clients needs.

While our projects are renowned for enhancing cities and pioneering sustainable practices we recognize that the true driving force behind Hines success is our 5000 dedicated employees in 30 countries who draw on our 65-year history to build the world forward. This is why we prioritize investing in our people offering comprehensive training competitive compensation robust benefits and generous vacation packages. By centering our focus on the growth and wellbeing of our team we cultivate an inclusive environment where everyone including our clients can thrive.

Hines is proud to be named to Fast Companys prestigious annual list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies for 2024. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization and RIA AUM as of December 31 2023.

We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity.

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