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Groundskeeper

PeakMade Real Estate
Newark, DE Full Time
POSTED ON 4/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2026

The Groundskeeper is a pinnacle onsite role responsible for maintaining the community grounds and common areas to ensure excellent curb appeal for our residents.

What You’ll Do:

  • Maintain an excellent customer service relationship by adhering to the Peak standards
  • Work with maintenance team to ensure excellent curb appeal at all times
  • Inspect exterior grounds and buildings, including breezeways daily
  • Pick up trash on grounds
  • Run trash compactor daily, including weekends as scheduled
  • Clean mailbox area daily
  • Water flowers, plants and shrubs as needed
  • Perform swimming pool maintenance/cleaning as needed
  • Maintain accurate swimming pool chemical records, according to state and local requirements
  • Pick up trash, straighten and wipe down furniture in pool area
  • Assist in the daily upkeep and cleanliness of office, clubhouse and amenity areas
  • Responsible for maximizing curb appeal
  • Check and replace light bulbs as needed
  • Maintain painting of curbs and speed bumps
  • Sweep, blow and or pressure wash breeze ways, parking lots and common areas
  • Keep storm drains free of debris
  • Deliver and/or post correspondence, newsletters and flyers
  • Assist in the performance of turn events
  • Trash out vacant units
  • Address complaints and resolve issues in a timely, professional fashion
  • Perform additional duties as directed
  • Adhere to company dress code
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What You’ll Need:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Previous grounds, janitorial and/or maintenance experience preferred
  • Position requires employee to be able to use general cleaning equipment and tools included but not limited to hand tools, paint equipment, ladders, cleaning chemicals, vacuums, blowers and hoses

Physical Activities:

  • The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
  • The person in this position will need to be able to travel around town, market on campus and stand for long periods of time.
  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer)
  • The person in this position frequency communicates with students who have inquiries about their rent or leasing agreement.  Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

What You’ll Get (Peak Perks):

  • Paid Parental Leave one year of diapers, on us
  • 15 Days of PTO 2 additional "Wellbeing Days"
  • 401(k) Match
  • Wellness initiatives, healthy team competitions and reward programs through Peak's LiveWell program
  • Employee Resource Groups 
  • 10 Year Peakiversary Trip

Who We Are:

PeakMade Real Estate is an Atlanta-based company that specializes in the management and development of off-campus student housing, multi-family and build to rent communities across the US.  Our working environment is fun, collaborative, forward-thinking and purposeful.

PeakMade Real Estate is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

PeakMade’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

People Matter Most — and we mean all people.

At PeakMade Real Estate, the goal of collaborating to promote diversity and inclusion is at our core. We believe our differences should be celebrated and our experiences should be shared. We believe in creating a culture powered by the acceptance of others and promoting the involvement of everyone. We also believe in owning our responsibility to learn more about the differences that make us stronger, engaging and advocating for marginalized groups of people, and developing mutual respect for each other.

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