MHS Special Projects Associate

Why Island Palm Communities?

Teamwork, innovation, and mutual respect. At Island Palm Communities, our team members are responsible for our growth and success, and we challenge them to constantly be their best in our fast-paced workplace. Our team members are committed to helping people in the communities we serve, and we reward our team's passion and hard work with competitive pay, amazing benefits, and learning and growth opportunities.


As part of WinnCompanies, we are a nationally recognized leader in property management and development. With 3,700 team members working across 600+ locations in 23 states and D.C., WinnCompanies is the #1 manager of affordable housing and a leader in developing and managing mixed-use properties, market rate properties and military housing.

Our Benefits:

• Generous time off policies (including 11 paid holidays, generous Accrued Time Off increasing with years of service, paid sick time, annual day of service, and floating holiday)
• 401(k) plan with a company match
• Various comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision plan options for you and your family
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term Disability, Basic Term Life and AD&D, optional supplemental life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program and continuous training and development opportunities
• Wellness program (group challenges, seminars, gym membership reimbursement)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Relief Program supporting employees with unexpected hardships that place undue financial stress on them and their families

Special Projects Associates may be utilized to respond to multiple types of work orders. Special Projects Associates may more frequently assist in repair of building structures and associated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sanitary systems and equipment.


Primary responsibility is to perform maintenance functions in the community, including rental units, office buildings, residential areas, grounds and parking lots. Perform general maintenance and repair of building structures and associated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sanitary systems and equipment. Ensure that all service is performed safely and results in favorable customer feedback which is documented by favorable customer service survey results.


Primary Responsibilities:

• Respond to service calls, complete COM work and other property maintenance requirements including, but are not limited to cleaning, painting, interior/exterior decorating and maintenance, lawn maintenance, debris removal, basic plumbing, electrical work, smoke detector maintenance, repair or replacement of lights, roof repairs, heating/air systems maintenance, flooring, appliance repairs, etc. May include
  • Transport, install and connect stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers and other electrical and gas appliances.
  • Loads and unloads trucks and other conveyances; moves supplies and materials to proper location by wheelbarrows or hand trucks; stacks materials for storage or binning; collects refuse and salvageable materials.
  • Transports equipment, furnishings and appliances to job sites.
  • Operation of sweeping, pavement striping or other equipment for which training will be provided.
  • Digs, fills and tamps earth excavations; levels grounds using pick, shovel, tamper and rake; shovels concrete; cleans culverts and ditches; cuts tree and brush; operate power tools and lawn mowers.
  • Removes flooring such as tile, sheet vinyl, ceramic floor tile and plywood. Removes damaged drywall.
  • Operate power blowers or use brooms to clean roof tops, sidewalks and driveways of leaves and debris. Ensures work-site clean up.
• Maybe required to respond to and complete on-call after hour emergency and urgent repairs.
• Update work order status including time, materials and notes on mobile devices provided in an accurate and timely manner. Completes and submits all required paperwork in an accurate and timely manner. Keeps supervisor well-informed of activities, results of efforts, problems identified/potential problems, etc.; recommends corrective actions to supervisor.
• Maintaining vehicle and vehicle inventory as prescribed.

Position Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• One year of work-related experience required
• Must demonstrate basic competency in one of the following areas: carpentry, plumbing or electrical trades as assessed through written, verbal and hands-on assessments
• Must have a current vehicle license in good standing and meet the driving records standards outlined in the Company Safe Vehicular Operations Policy
• Basic familiarity with computes required. Must be able to utilize a mobile device including applications, email, and internet
• Must be able to read, write, understand and speak English in order to follow basic instructions and take direction from supervisors
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work, work to deadlines using sound judgement
• Ability to adapt successfully to changing situations and environments, managing multiple assignments and tasks and work under pressure
• Technicians will provide tools and equipment necessary to perform their daily job duties. The following items are some examples of technician provided tools and equipment including:
  • Basic Hand Tools: Hammers, screwdrivers, hand saw, pliers, wrenches, tape measure
  • Trade-Specific Hand Tools: Multi-meter, Tube cutter, Torch, Level, HVAC gauges
  • Small Power Tools: Drill, Sawz-All, Sander, Power Saws
  • Expendable items such as drill bits and blades are available in the warehouse. With management approval, rechargeable batteries for cordless tools and equipment may be reimbursed through the project using the employee reimbursement process. Personal tools that are damaged are the responsibility of the employee.