Building Engineer / Maintenance Technician
About The Position
Are you an experienced Building Engineer/Maintenance Technician who would enjoy solving complex maintenance issues and completing preventative maintenance at a number of commercial properties? At Founders 3, we provide a world-class Real Estate Management service by caring for our clients’ assets as if they were our own. Our wide range of expertise ranges from pre-development consultation to full-service property management, accounting and maintenance services. Our depth of experience and stellar track record let our clients make confident investment decisions, knowing that their property investments are in excellent hands. We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician/Building Engineer in our Menomonee falls multi building facility. In this key role you will be assigned to a portfolio of commercial properties. You will monitor the properties, conduct regular walk throughs, organize, coordinate and manage the overall maintenance programs, preventative maintenance, and repairs to the systems including the basic plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems. You must have working knowledge of all typical building mechanical systems, including heat pumps with cooling towers and boilers, building automation system, air handlers, electrical, plumbing, life safety, fire protection and security systems to ensure proper operations and be able to act upon any conditions that are out of the ordinary. You will obtain bids, negotiate contracts and assist with budget preparation, maintain cost-effective inventory control, complete reports as required, respond to emergency calls as needed, maintain effective communication with staff, owners and/or board members regarding maintenance issues/projects.
Requirements
- Advanced technical education or certifications relevant to facilities maintenance
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in building operations, engineering and equipment and systems maintenance
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to make recommendations to the team and the ownership/board
- Working knowledge of all typical building mechanical systems, including heat pumps with cooling towers and boilers, building automation system, air handlers, electrical, plumbing, life safety, fire protection and security systems
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong follow through skills
- Strong detail orientation
- Strong computer skills
Responsibilities
- Monitor the properties
- Conduct regular walk throughs
- Organize, coordinate and manage the overall maintenance programs
- Perform preventative maintenance
- Perform repairs to systems including basic plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems
- Ensure proper operations of building mechanical systems, including heat pumps with cooling towers and boilers, building automation system, air handlers, electrical, plumbing, life safety, fire protection and security systems
- Act upon any conditions that are out of the ordinary
- Obtain bids
- Negotiate contracts
- Assist with budget preparation
- Maintain cost-effective inventory control
- Complete reports as required
- Respond to emergency calls as needed
- Maintain effective communication with staff, owners and/or board members regarding maintenance issues/projects
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
