ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER

Description

• Ensures that project deadlines are met and completed projects conform to initial plans and work quality standards.
• Consults with clients to schedule preventive maintenance and other downtime to minimize business interruption and inconvenience.
• Select, motivate, and evaluate staff and provide for their training development.
• Respond immediately to emergency situations (fire, evacuation, equipment failure, etc.) and customer concerns.
• Keep updated and adhere to Company policies, standard operating procedures, Work Order and Preventative Maintenance System, Uniform Policies, Safety Handbook, etc.
• Will lead shift operations and maintenance work in a data center and/or critical environment facility.
• Follow up and monitor vendors for approved insurance requirements and proper documentation, i.e. contracts.
• Assists in overseeing maintenance of over 1,000,000 sf.
• Participates in the determination of maintenance and energy requirements of new buildings.
• Coordinates and assigns tasks to maintenance staff within a work unit and/or project.
• Monitoring and tracking of expenditures for contract services, maintenance and building capital section.
• Exercise independent judgment within general policy guidelines.
• Provides formal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to maintenance staff.
• Expected to diagnose problems, consider alternative solutions, and select and implement the most effective solution without close supervision.
• Responsible for setting own project deadlines.
• Provides technical direction to maintenance technicians on assigned shift.
• Estimation of maintenance costs and evaluation of alternatives.
• Oversees building services (including 3rd party contractors) for the safe and compliant operation, maintenance (corrective and preventive), and modification of critical equipment.
• Answers questions and provides information related to projects including resolving problems, approving expenditures, handling complaints, and providing technical expertise in area of assignment.
• Plan, organize, direct, assign, review and evaluate the work of a minimum of one employee.
• Assists in developing/maintaining effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals and enforce compliance.
• Perform effective emergency maintenance (after hours) as required.
• Assists in developing/maintaining as built drawings and understand mechanical and electrical drawings and wiring diagrams.
• Lead operations and maintenance on assigned shift and monitor performance of assigned responsibilities.
• Prepare clear and concise records, reports correspondence and other written materials.
• Provides on-the-job training and technical support to maintenance technicians. Participate in industry organizations to maintain and improve technical skills. Education includes attendance of internal safety and development training.
• Assists in managing operational accounts for building as required and assists in development of operating and capital budgets as required.
• Inspects building systems including fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure operation of equipment is within design capabilities and achieves environmental conditions prescribed by client.
• Assists with the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and work standards for the section.
• Participate in industry organizations to maintain and improve technical skills. Provide Education internal safety and development training.
• Assists in overseeing all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues; must remain current with latest HVAC technology trends.
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel and engineers.
• Assists in developing specifications and in solicitation and administration of maintenance/repair service contracts
• May assist in solicitation and acquisition of new management contracts.
• Analyzes energy usage and costs and originates changes to reduce consumption.
• Perform, and report on, all work according to the safety standards of the company, OSHA and health codes as required.
• Leads or directly operates and monitors critical and non-critical system equipment and components.
• Assists with the development of long-range plans and standards for building maintenance.

Requirements

• Application of scheduling and project management principles to replacement programs.
• Required to furnish own vehicle compliant with applicable vehicular regulations including valid insurance for transportation between properties if individual has multiple property responsibilities.
• Required to furnish current, valid driver’s license and proof of insurance, meeting minimum state of Texas requirement. If required to use own vehicle, remain compliant with applicable vehicular regulations including valid insurance and follow all company driving and safety requirements and procedures for transportation between properties, if individual has multiple property responsibilities. If using company vehicle, must remain insurable through the company’s carrier while employed, in addition to meeting personal vehicle requirement. Must inform HR of any change in driving status throughout employment and provide updated copies of license and certificates upon renewal.
• Five years plus- experience in commercial building operations, maintenance, and engineering and supporting critical facilities operations and electrical license, HVAC license, Boiler Operator Certificate, etc., required as agreed upon to perform duties.
• EPA 608 Certification required.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to create, implement, improve, and monitor the preventive maintenance program.
• Limited travel is required in this position.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations. Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
• Requires strong engineering technical skills and routine conduct of hands-on operations and maintenance work on a variety of facility systems and equipment in an operating critical environment.
• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles to understand operating budgets and conducts basic financial analysis.
• Intermediate skills with Excel and Word.
• Two years of trade schooling in electrical system design, refrigeration and/or HVAC.
• Associate degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school as well as an Operating Engineers license (SMA) or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to perform duties of this job in all weather conditions. The employee is regularly required to walk, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with their hands and arms.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. necessary for installation and removal of equipment.
• Abilities to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Outlook.
• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles and to understand operating budgets.
• Have a working knowledge of security systems and the operation of video and card access systems.
• Holds electrical license, HVAC license, Boiler Operator Certificate, etc., as agreed upon to perform duties. Operating Engineers license (SMA) or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• Ability to write repairs, business correspondence and procedure manuals.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance