Building Engineers - Assistant Chief Engineer

Foundry Commercial•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Chief Building Engineer is responsible for performing or directing the performance of all service maintenance requests for a specific property or portfolio of properties. This role involves ensuring that work performed in client space is done with minimal disruption and is followed by adequate cleanup. The Assistant Chief Engineer oversees the accurate and timely completion of client maintenance service requests, reviews monthly summaries to identify and correct operational problems, and ensures an adequate inventory of tools and supplies. They also develop sources for stock materials, evaluate vendors, lead shift operations, assign work orders, and provide training to coworkers and subcontractors. Additionally, this role formulates and implements preventive maintenance programs, inspects work performed by engineering staff, and prepares purchase order requests. They verify deliveries, perform inventory checks, monitor the quality and pricing of outside contractor work, and ensure timely performance of maintenance contract work on various building systems. The Assistant Chief Engineer tracks electrical/mechanical loads, oversees equipment warranty obligations, secures equipment manuals, and leads/assists with event setup/teardown. Maintenance of HVAC systems and associated equipment is crucial, requiring cleaning, inspecting, calibrating, and changing parts for optimal performance. Understanding the engineering design and operational aspects of each building system, recognizing system shortcomings, and directing experimentation for energy efficiency or comfort are key responsibilities. They monitor building system capability allocation, devise technical enhancements, and identify equipment needing replacement or reconditioning. Emergency or preventative maintenance repairs may be required off-hours, and on-call support is expected.

Requirements

HS Diploma with minimum 7 + years field experience with trade school training or 10 + years total field experience
Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
Good computer skills, proficient in MS Office programs.
Highly proficient in the use of email and CMMS systems
Superior customer service skills and orientation.
Collaborative style needed.
Ability to maintain professionalism at all times under stressful situations
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to plan and manage work under time constraints, without direct supervision.
Sound troubleshooting skills and the capacity to fully resolve problems
Ability to read HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and architectural blueprints
Ability to use hand tools, power tools and perform basic electric, plumbing and carpentry tasks
Possess Universal License

Responsibilities

Ensure that work performed in client space is accomplished with a minimum of disruption and is followed by adequate cleanup.
Overseeing the accurate and timely completion of client maintenance service requests.
Reviewing monthly client service request summaries to pinpoint and correct recurrent operational problems.
Ensure the availability of an adequate operating inventory of tools and supplies.
Developing sources for stock materials such as water treatment chemicals, filters, ceiling tiles, paint, electrical, and plumbing supplies.
Evaluating vendors and suppliers on a regular basis with regard to quality and competitive pricing.
Leads shift operations, assigns work orders, and/or provides technical and procedural training of coworkers and subcontractors.
Arranges for subcontractors as needed.
Formulates and implements a preventive maintenance program to ensure that building machinery and systems meet or exceed their rated life.
Oversees and inspects the work performed by engineering staff.
Determines that work is complete, equipment is fully functional and client space is in prime working condition.
Preparing and submitting purchase order requests.
Verifying the accuracy of deliveries for count, pricing, and description.
Performing periodic checks of tool and instrument inventory.
Monitor the quality and pricing of maintenance work performed by outside contractors.
Ensuring the timely performance of maintenance contract work on elevators, radio communications equipment, card access system, fire alarm system, in-ground sprinkler system, chillers, emergency generator, etc.
Tracking electrical/mechanical loads for all critical systems.
Overseeing the fulfillment of equipment warrantee obligations by the original installer.
Securing equipment manuals and drawings from installers/ contractors.
Leading and/or assisting with event setup/teardown activities including electrical, audio visual, coordinating with security or other tasks as needed.
Maintenance of the equipment will include cleaning, inspecting, calibrating and changing parts to maintain the HVAC systems and associated equipment at optimum performance levels.
Understand the engineering design and operational aspects of each building system.
Immediately recognize system shortcomings when they occur.
Directing experimentation with building systems to yield a more energy effective or comfortable operation.
Monitoring the allocation of building system capability to various base building and tenant needs, specifically UPS/Generator and cooling system capacities.
Devising technical enhancements which will improve aspects of building operation.
Identifying equipment, which may require replacement or reconditioning resulting in the need for client’s capital.
Perform emergency or preventative maintenance repairs off hours as directed on nights and weekends as needed.
Provide on-call support as required