Building Engineer

American Red Cross • Atlanta, GA

11d

About The Position

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent trade school certificate required. Current Universal Refrigerant license, OSHA 10 and HVAC certification required.
• Experience: Minimum 7 years of related experience, preferably within laboratory, hospital setting, SDS or CGMP controlled environments.
• Must be able to operate independently, with initiative, and support an assigned area of responsibility, with minimal supervision.
• Competent in both electrical and plumbing areas of knowledge.
• Basic working knowledge of emergency power generators.
• Ability to assess building envelope (roof, structure, etc.)
• Familiar with NFPA (fire codes), building codes, NEC (electrical codes), PMs and PM management systems
• Experience with training teams, capital project forecasting and annual budgets.
• Prior experience performing relationship management with vendors, partners, suppliers.
• Able to read and understand MEP and wiring (mechanical electrical plumbing) diagrams.
• Ability to work on a team.
• May involve some travel.
• Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

Nice To Haves

• ASHE (i.e. American Society for Healthcare Employees) membership or ability to obtain and maintain preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as onsite subject matter expert on building engineering. Advise in the planning for building systems, electricity, equipment repair, building design and general building maintenance.
• Perform a variety of service work in specialized building systems such as mechanical, electrical / electronic, hydraulics, carpentry, or machine servicing. Assist in operations and maintenance issues, troubleshooting and problem solving as required. Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance on all HVAC equipment and other related machinery.
• Ensure all regulatory operations meet the minimum compliance standards. Maintain both the ongoing regulated training to perform assigned regulatory tasks and the relevant role specific training, in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Enforce organization safety policies, regulations and procedures related to facilities management to ensure they are always followed. Perform facility safety and fire extinguisher inspections, schedule fire drills, and maintain safety documentation., oversee emergency generator, and create/issue security access cards. Monitor security surveillance system and equipment as needed.
• Oversee and maintain facility maintenance work-order system to include coordination and timely submission of work orders and provide maintenance dispatch for emergency requests.
• Provide administration support to include coordination and preventative maintenance schedules, ordering department supplies, record and log maintenance, and coordination and submission of work orders. Maintain accurate operational logs of equipment in building.
• May receive regulated supplies and oversee bio-waste pick-ups, supplies and destruction manifests.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees