Groundskeeper

ECI Group is seeking a dynamic, customer-centric Groundskeeper to join our growing team! The Groundskeeper is a critical member of our onsite community team, responsible for maintaining the property's external appearance, enhancing curb appeal, and ensuring that our communities reflect our high standards of excellence and company values. Our Groundskeepers take pride in creating welcoming environments that our residents are proud to call home, ensuring that our properties remain clean, attractive, and inviting at all times.

About Us

ECI Group has been building communities and enriching lives for over 50 years by developing, building, investing in, and operating multifamily housing throughout the Southeast. While ECI is proud of its history, we are even more excited about our future. We are privately owned and fully integrated – developing, constructing, and managing our properties. ECI Group owns and operates approximately 7,000 units, with more communities in active development. At ECI, we are guided by our core values, the heart of which is working as One Team, Better Together.

What’s In It For You?

In addition to competitive pay, ECI’s robust benefits package includes:

• Bonus potential
• 30% rental discount at ECI properties
• Paid time off and company holidays
• 401k plus 4% company match
• Wellness plans, flexible spending accounts, and dependent care
• Participation in professional development programming, including a designated Mentor from day one

What You’ll Do

• Handle resident service requests via online ticketing system on a timely basis while providing fantastic customer service.
• Perform or assist in all phases of apartment and property maintenance including make-readies, walking vacant units, groundskeeping, punch-out work, trash-out, maintaining the swimming pool and golf carts, and interior and exterior repairs.
• Assist in the upkeep of the exterior and interior of the property.
• Assist the Service Manager with health and safety issues by identifying and reporting potential hazards, liability and safety concerns, and unresolved maintenance issues.
• Assist with efforts to prevent, mitigate and repair damage from severe weather events.
• Familiarity with maintenance tools and equipment and ability to operate them in a safe manner.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, ADA, OSHA and other regulations affecting the maintenance of the property.

What You’ll Need

• High school diploma or GED along with a valid driver’s license.
• A minimum of one year of general maintenance experience in multi-unit property management.
• Basic knowledge of electrical and plumbing systems, and painting procedures
• Work as scheduled, including weekend and on-call shifts as needed.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime if needed.

What’ll Set You Apart

• CPO certification
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Internet, Yardi, and other relevant applications.

Physical Activities and Work Environment

• Requires frequent lifting and moving of objects up to 75 pounds.
• Requires frequent bending and/or stooping, and use of ladders or stepladders, to perform essential maintenance tasks.
• May require regularly climbing stairs to access upper floor apartments.
• Requires frequently working outside in various weather conditions.

ECI Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.