Chief Engineer

Description

• Maintain ongoing communication with tenants, clients, property management, and vendors
• Develop and maintain effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, requisitions, government agency, and company directives as relates to building operations. Duties are inclusive of approximately 50% operating engineer responsibilities; May be only maintenance staff member on duty during certain shifts; may require shift work and/or on-call or stand-by duties KEY COMPETENCIES
• Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues; must remain current with latest HVAC technology trends.
• Formulate and conduct building-related systems and equipment training.
• Conduct regular inspections of building systems and equipment; identify and resolve issues.
• Recommend and implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis.
• Implement and administer inventory control programs, purchase parts and supplies.
• Develop specifications and assist in solicitation, administration, execution and performance of maintenance/ repair service contracts.
• Manage operational accounts for building, including variance reporting, as required and assist in development of operating and capital budgets
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and engineers.
• Supervise engineers and maintenance staff including hiring, training, personnel development, etc.
• Respond to all emergency situations quickly (fire, evacuation, equipment failure etc.) and customer concerns
• Participate and coordinate annual scheduling and execution of the C&W Safety Program as directed by Asset Services, Engineering Leadership, EH&S Administration, and so forth. Responsible for 100% Compliance at his/her site.
• Assist in maintenance/engineering issues as required
• Coordinate development of and/or maintain an Operations Document Library, including but not limited to construction plans, structural plans, as-built drawings, MEP schedules, line diagrams and schematics, equipment and operation manuals, start up and commissioning documents, and equipment warranties.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an effective preventive and predictive maintenance program for task scheduling, routines, and performance. Program to include procedures for annual, semi-annual, quarterly, monthly and other scheduled maintenance as provided by the manufacturer’s recommendations and/or industry best practices.
• May assist in solicitation and acquisition of new management contracts
• Ensure performance management, coaching, and development of team members through established HR processes and disciplinary actions.
• Utility Management such as tracking use, consumption, cost, reporting, comparison models, sub-metering, budgeting, variances as directed by Management and/or Leadership.

Requirements

• Vocational/Technical training certificate
• Financial knowledge necessary for reading and understanding budgets, budget variances and basic reporting as required by management
• Technical Proficiency
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE
• Familiar with Energy Management System (EMS)/programming and fire alarm systems
• Communication Proficiency (oral and written)
• 7+ years of related work experience in a commercial property setting or any similar combination of education or experience ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS
• Organization Skills
• Basic Computing Skills in Outlook, Excel & Word WORK ENVIRONMENT This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The PHYSICAL DEMANDS described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others and exchange accurate information; operate a computer and other office productivity machinery; move about the workplace; remain in a stationary position for 30-40% of the time; and extend hands and arms in any direction. AAP/EEO STATEMENT C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
• Interpersonal Skills
• Universal Technician for CFC’s depending on market licensure requirements
• Appropriate license/permit for trade as may be required, i.e. Journeyman or Master Electrician License or City Licenses

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance