About Common

Common designs, creates, and operates all-inclusive homes, bringing community, convenience, and flexibility to housing. Common members know their neighbors, have more free time, and the opportunity to transfer to any Common home across the country. Since launching in October 2015, Common has opened more than a dozen homes across New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Washington D.C., and Chicago.

It’s an exciting time to be part of Common’s team. We challenge ourselves every day to not just think about ways to make city living better, but to activate on those ideas in meaningful ways. Our team is comprised of real estate professionals, designers, engineers, salespeople, marketers, client service representatives, and so much more. We work collaboratively, value self-startership, and embrace a “whatever it takes” mentality to ensuring our work is done and done well.

Common was founded by General Assembly co-founder Brad Hargreaves and has raised over $65MM in venture funding.

Common is hiring a Field Technician to support the Design and Construction team in a wide range of roles across all aspects of the home opening process. Roles will range from physical installation and labor on site, to inspections and quality control. From working with our Interior Designers, suppliers, warehouse and logistics managers, to performing manual labor on site during home move in, our Field Technicians are responsible for safely and efficiently closing out tasks related to preparing our new homes for our members.

About the Role

Common provides convenience and community in all of our homes. By furnishing our homes from the bed and sofa, through to the silverware, blender and TV, our members are able to move in without the typical pain points of the “moving process”. We also recognize that in shared living there is the dilemma of how to decorate, and “who takes what” when they leave. By furnishing our homes we create beautiful spaces for our members to enjoy and remove many of the things that roommates can fight over. It is the Field Technician’s responsibility (in hand with the Project Coordinator) to ensure that, on opening day, our homes deliver on this promise, and that the home is ready for our members when they move in.

Our Field Technicians have strong attention to detail, an affinity for organization, as well as a sincere passion and care for the end member experience. This role requires someone who has the ability to perform manual labor tasks, the ability to keep track of many items at once, is proactive, and an excellent communicator. Field Technicians are involved in all aspects of the move in, from ensuring that movers place furniture correctly, to problem solving on the spot and working with team members to quality check the home. As we continue to expand nationally, this role will also involve travel, possibly out of state or for extended periods. All equipment required for the role will be provided by Common.

The ideal candidate will be flexible to change, eager to learn, but comfortable to make decisions and to communicate directly when necessary. A background in a fast paced, tech-enabled enabled team is a plus.

Requirements:

• You are an intelligent individual with 2 to 4 years work experience
• You are able to demonstrate experience and skills in handy work (i.e. general maintenance, caretaking, mechanical, electrical, and/or equipment and building repairs)
• You are tech savvy; capable of setting up and troubleshooting home appliances, AV equipment and related applications
• You possess a high level of accuracy and neatness
• You are physically capable of performing the duties of the position including bending, squatting, stretching and lifting up to 25 pounds on a regular basis. On occasion, you may be required to lift items weighing 50 to 100 pounds.
• You are keen to work in a fast-paced startup environment
• You enjoy problem solving and working independently in the field
• You are willing to travel long distance on short notice
• You will be comfortable working in an office setting in periods between home move ins
• You are comfortable using computers and applications such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Google G Suite
• You know how to ask for help when you need it
• You are a strong and proactive communicator, both written and verbally
• You are a problem solver and are comfortable making and acting on your decisions

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the Field Technician is regularly required to travel from floor to floor and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions
• The employee may also be regularly required to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Regularly use hands to operate machinery including, but not limited to, computers, power tools, AV equipment, furniture and appliances
• Regularly required to walk, talk, and hear

What We Offer Common offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, Life Insurance and Supplemental Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, STD/LTD Insurance, HSA/FSA, and Commuter Transit Benefits. Additional benefit such as paid vacation, paid sick time, weekly team lunches, office snacks, flexible working hours and more are also available. We are committed to affirmatively providing equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, legally protected physical or mental disability or any other basis protected under applicable law.

Requirements:

• You are an intelligent individual with 2 to 4 years work experience
• You are able to demonstrate experience and skills in handy work (i.e. general maintenance, caretaking, mechanical, electrical, and/or equipment and building repairs)
• You are tech savvy; capable of setting up and troubleshooting home appliances, AV equipment and related applications
• You possess a high level of accuracy and neatness
• You are physically capable of performing the duties of the position including bending, squatting, stretching and lifting up to 25 pounds on a regular basis. On occasion, you may be required to lift items weighing 50 to 100 pounds.
• You are keen to work in a fast-paced startup environment
• You enjoy problem solving and working independently in the field
• You are willing to travel long distance on short notice
• You will be comfortable working in an office setting in periods between home move ins
• You are comfortable using computers and applications such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Google G Suite
• You know how to ask for help when you need it
• You are a strong and proactive communicator, both written and verbally
• You are a problem solver and are comfortable making and acting on your decisions

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the Field Technician is regularly required to travel from floor to floor and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions
• The employee may also be regularly required to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Regularly use hands to operate machinery including, but not limited to, computers, power tools, AV equipment, furniture and appliances
• Regularly required to walk, talk, and hear

What We Offer Common offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, Life Insurance and Supplemental Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, STD/LTD Insurance, HSA/FSA, and Commuter Transit Benefits. Additional benefit such as paid vacation, paid sick time, weekly team lunches, office snacks, flexible working hours and more are also available. We are committed to affirmatively providing equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, legally protected physical or mental disability or any other basis protected under applicable law.