Building maintenance Jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Location : Onsite | Travel : ~50% Between Jobsites

Reports to : Property Manager

Direct Reports : None

About CVL

CVL is an established real estate investment and property management company with over two decades of experience building and managing vibrant, people-centered communities across the Midwest. With a portfolio of more than 700 multifamily units and ambitious plans for strategic expansion, CVL is rooted in a strong culture of integrity, collaboration, and operational excellence.

At CVL, we prioritize people, act with integrity, foster vibrant communities, embrace innovation, and work together to deliver excellence — every day, in every role.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Maintenance Technician to help ensure the safety, functionality, and overall satisfaction of our communities. This role blends hands-on technical work with strong communication and customer service. The Maintenance Technician supports daily maintenance operations, responds to service requests, and helps create well-maintained, welcoming living environments for residents.

This is a high-impact role for an individual who enjoys problem-solving, takes pride in quality workmanship, and is committed to providing exceptional service to residents and staff across the community.

Key Responsibilities

People Management (50%)

• Communicate professionally with residents, coworkers, and vendors to ensure maintenance requests are clearly understood and completed to high satisfaction.
• Support a positive work environment by collaborating with maintenance staff, sharing knowledge, and assisting teammates during high-volume or complex projects.
• Represent the maintenance team with professionalism, demonstrating empathy, patience, and respect when interacting with residents and addressing their concerns.
• Participate in regular property walk-throughs to identify maintenance needs, safety issues, and opportunities to improve the resident experience.
• Provide feedback to supervisors on recurring issues, resident concerns, and ways to improve maintenance processes or service delivery.
• Assist with the on-call rotation by responding promptly, helping troubleshoot issues, and coordinating with teammates or supervisors when repairs need prioritization.

Administrative Management (25%)

Technical Maintenance (25%)

Assists in maintaining the grounds, common areas, and amenities by picking up trash and debris, pressure-washing breezeways and pool areas, performing general cleaning, and painting to common areas and apartments.

Requirements :

What We’re Looking For

Why Join CVL?

This job description reflects the general duties of the job but is not a detailed description of all duties which may be inherited to the position. Reasonably related additional duties may be assigned to the individual Associate.

Cedar Valley Living, LLC. Provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual

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