Project Manager: Maintenance Operations and Capital Projects

Candidate: #190626
Current Position: Project Manager – Maintenance Operations & Capital Projects
Industry: Multifamily/Property Management
Experience: 20+ years
Education: Technical College, OSHA, HVAC Certifications

Scope:

Senior maintenance and capital improvement leader with 20+ years of experience directing large, multi-state portfolios across multifamily, hospitality, senior living, and commercial assets. Proven record of leading enterprise-wide maintenance operations, capital reinvestment programs, and insurance-funded restoration initiatives, including environments supported by captive insurance structures. Expert in aligning operational execution, risk mitigation, and capital planning with ownership objectives while maintaining strict compliance, safety, and service standards. Recognized for building scalable systems, optimizing vendor strategies, strengthening loss prevention, and delivering long-term asset value enhancement across geographically dispersed portfolios.

Accomplishments:

• Delivered $45M+ in capital improvements and insurance-funded restoration projects, consistently on time and within approved budgets.

• Led execution of insurance and captive-backed capital projects, coordinating scopes, estimates, recoveries, and restoration work aligned with deductible and recovery strategies.

• Oversaw maintenance and capital operations for portfolios of up to 12,000+ units throughout nation, ensuring consistent standards and execution.

• Developed and managed multi-year capital budgets and 5-year reinvestment plans, aligning CapEx prioritization with asset condition, risk exposure, and ownership return objectives.

• Directed acquisition due diligence inspections, producing detailed capital forecasts, deferred maintenance assessments, and risk analyses.

• Designed and implemented standardized RFP, bidding, and vendor evaluation processes, improving transparency, cost control, and execution consistency.

• Negotiated national and regional vendor contracts, achieving measurable cost reductions across materials, equipment, and recurring services.

• Built and maintained comprehensive scope-of-work libraries to standardize recurring maintenance services and capital programs across large portfolios.

• Strengthened risk management, safety, and loss prevention programs, reducing claim frequency and severity through proactive maintenance and compliance initiatives.

• Partnered cross-functionally with finance, risk, and operations teams to ensure insurance recoveries and capital expenditures were properly scoped, documented, and executed.

• Championed a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.

• Built and led high-performing regional teams, fostering accountability, service excellence, and consistent execution across markets.

Haskel Thompson & Associates: Since our founding in 1979, we have been the go-to recruiting firm within Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, and Petroleum industries to bring your organization top-tier talent. With our proprietary and extensive vetting process, you can rest assured that you will be adding highly educated, knowledgeable, and qualified candidates to help grow your organization. For more information about this candidate, please contact Jessica Kennedy at 239-302-3587 or jessica@haskelthompson.com