Building Engineer - Commercial Office

Cousins Properties•Tempe, AZ

31d•Onsite

About The Position

The Building Engineer - Commercial Office assists with hands-on maintenance of building systems to support the safe, efficient, and proper operation of assigned properties. The role performs minor repairs and helps operate, monitor, and conduct preventative maintenance on building systems, including life safety systems as necessary. The position is on-site in Tempe, Arizona, and is not remote or hybrid. For Cousins' internal candidates, this position is equivalent to a Grade II Engineer position. Cousins Properties is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust headquartered in Atlanta. It primarily invests in Class A office buildings in high-growth Sun Belt markets and develops, owns, and manages a portfolio of more than 20 million square feet. Founded in 1958, the company focuses on high-quality real estate assets through development, acquisition, leasing, and management.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 4 years of experience in the building maintenance industry and/or a certified and credited trade school degree in HVAC, electronics, or another industry-related trade; the posting describes this as preferred.
Knowledge of the safe and proper use of ladders, lifts, basic hand tools, voltmeters, manual drain augers, safety goggles, ear protection, and fire extinguishers.
Ability to operate heavy equipment such as chillers, generators, switchgear, pumps, and air handling units.
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills and customer service skills.
Team-oriented, flexible, willing to accept varied tasks, and able to work outside core business hours when needed.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and work effectively with all levels of operations.
Self-starter able to work well with minimal supervision.
Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language or languages used in the workplace.
Availability for overtime and/or on-call work outside normal working hours.
Ability to demonstrate customer service, responsiveness, integrity, and effective communication.
Ability to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 4 hours at a time; bend, stoop, squat, stretch, climb, and perform repetitive motions; and lift up to 50 pounds regularly and continuously.
Ability to perform tasks requiring grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, listening, hearing, and visual acuity, including near and color vision and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

Certified and credited trade school degree in HVAC, electronics, or another industry-related trade.

Responsibilities

Maintain and operate building electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and life safety systems, and perform minor repairs and preventative maintenance.
Apply knowledge of A.C. circuits and safety procedures; reset breakers; and work with outlets, switches, lighting ballasts, and circuit breakers.
Perform minor HVAC preventative maintenance, respond to HVAC calls, assess whether repairs are needed, and make minor adjustments and repairs.
Test and make minor adjustments to water-system chemical treatment levels; inspect and log chiller readings daily and report out-of-range conditions.
Replace belts, motors, bearings, actuators, and valves; troubleshoot and repair field devices such as PIUs and VAV units; and make building energy management system set-point adjustments.
Perform basic plumbing preventative maintenance; rebuild and repair flush valves and faucets; inspect and replace toilet and urinal wax seals and remount fixtures as needed; maintain system pumps; and adjust and service pressure-reducing valves.
Operate building life safety systems; identify and respond to fire alarms and troubles; properly enable and disable points; and conduct and log weekly inspections of emergency generators and fire pumps.
Repair and replace door closers and minor door hardware, make minor security system adjustments and repairs, and read and record tenant utility meters.
Understand and use mechanical drawings and wiring diagrams; perform remedial work such as painting, cleaning, and unclogging toilets or drains.
Provide responsive customer service, communicate and work effectively with operations personnel, and perform varied tasks as assigned.
Work outside core business hours when needed, be available for overtime and on-call duties, and participate in the property's on-call engineering schedule.