Yugo is a global leader in student housing dedicated to creating exceptional living experiences for students around the world. With a presence spanning more than 14 countries and 120 cities, Yugo combines innovation, community, and purpose to redefine student living. In the U.S., Yugo operates nearly 40,000 beds across 88 properties in 28 states, delivering vibrant communities designed to support student success both personally and professionally. Guided by its Live Your Best Life philosophy, Yugo fosters sustainability, personal growth, and career development while building an inclusive, collaborative, and forward-thinking culture for residents and team members alike.
Reporting directly to the Director of Facilities, you will champion preventative maintenance programs, leverage advanced technologies, and promote sustainable practices to ensure that every property operates at peak performance. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to foster a culture of excellence and innovation. Extensive travel (up to 75%) is required to ensure consistent application of best practices across all sites.
Requirements
Reporting to the Facilities Director, here’s what you’ll do:
- Develop, implement, and enhance preventative maintenance programs, ensuring all building systems and components meet industry and manufacturer standards through regular inspections and audits.
- Lead through example and training to promote a best-in-class safety culture throughout the organization.
- Lead and participate in regular safety education meetings, regionally or at property level
- Monitor the compliance of safe work practices and use of PPE in the field – use positive reinforcement to correct behavior
- Create, roll out and keep updated site-specific emergency evacuation plans in coordination with local authorities
- Coach and mentor Maintenance Supervisors, provide support on technical issues, and ensure leadership development.
- Provide technical assistance on maintenance-related items
- Oversite and management of maintenance related budget items including but not limited to capital projects, maintenance and repairs, third party contract services and annual turn
- Travel to properties based on specific needs/projects underway and as part of normal rotation to inspect/observe conditions and thoroughness/quality of operations. Travel up to 75%.
- Work with Regional Property Manager’s to negotiate outside vendor contracts for region, such as cleaning, landscaping, painting, flooring – monitor quality of services and correct work quality of vendors where needed
- Work in conjunction with applicable department to optimize negotiated relationships; ensure that site teams comply to greatest extent possible
- Inspect properties and ensure that cleaning, grounds keeping, inventory control, and general maintenance is being performed according to company policies and procedures
- Identify building defects, and propose suitable solutions, and approximation of costs
- Provide leadership with recommendations for continued improvement on maintenance operations to decrease expenses
- Activate and coordinate emergency response teams in the event of natural disasters in coordination with relevant stakeholders
- Analyze weekly property KPI reporting to identify focus assets and opportunities for improvement.
- Provide to Regional Manager timely performance updates that identify concerns/potential risks as well as opportunities.
- Be able to develop relationships that motivates on-site team members to efficiently achieve key performance indicators.
- Perform other duties, responsibilities and special projects as required
Sound good so far? Here’s what you’ll need to succeed in this role!
- Minimum of 7 years in maintenance or operation roles in property management
- Area or Regional Maintenance Manager experience (student housing preferred)
- Execution of preventative maintenance plans
- Entrata or other core property management software
- Minimum OSHA 10 certification or obtain within 90 days
- Deep understanding of safety regulations, emergency preparedness, and environmental stewardship.
- Understand and be able to use and interpret construction drawings, including architectural and mechanical, and construction manuals
- Ability to travel a minimum of 75% of the time
Benefits
As part of the Yugo team, you are eligible for a competitive salary, bonus eligibility, comprehensive benefits and more! Here’s a snapshot of what we offer;
- Competitive salary
- Generous benefits package! Including health, dental and vision
- 401k + 4% employer matching
- Three weeks of PTO
- Paid Wellness Time
- 11 paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- 1 Paid Volunteer Day
- 1 Paid YuDay
- Company paid STD, LTD and Life insurance
At Yugo, we believe in creating a culture where everyone belongs and feels empowered to do their best work. If you're looking to make an impact in a people-first environment, apply today!
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.