CHIEF ENGINEER (DCAMM)
About The Position
The Chief Engineer is within the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and plans, manages, and oversees staff engineers and projects and programs with an engineering focus. The role coordinates with other division business units and agencies receiving division services, provides complex managerial support to division leadership, and reviews new construction and major rehabilitation projects from a sustainable facilities perspective. The position supervises professional, technical, and other assigned personnel and directs multidisciplinary maintenance and engineering activities through subordinate group and division managers. The Chief Engineer oversees, through staff and vendors, operation, maintenance, and repairs for a 10 MW co-generation plant at the Pastore Campus in Cranston; a steam-producing biomass plant and water and sewage treatment plants at the Zambarano Campus in Burrillville; campus utility distribution; and statewide HVAC, building and life-safety generators, and building management system monitoring. The role also oversees a contracted operator responsible for co-generation plant engineering and technical operations, including safe and reliable electricity and heat production, maintenance, troubleshooting, optimization, and regulatory and environmental compliance. The position manages engineering- and utilities-focused staff and projects, provides emergency response for statewide issues, and works with senior leadership on long-term staffing and expertise needs. Work is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, for a non-standard 35-hour workweek.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or a substantially equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Extensive experience overseeing engineering activities directly related to building construction and building operations and maintenance, or substantially equivalent education and experience.
- Thorough knowledge of federal and state occupational safety and environmental regulations related to building construction and renovation.
- Thorough knowledge of construction project management principles and practices.
- Thorough knowledge of building construction codes, construction costs and materials, and appropriate construction project time periods.
- Ability to develop, plan, organize, manage, and evaluate construction activities involving skilled and semi-skilled occupations.
- Ability to manage a multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance program and effectively manage and supervise others.
- Ability to evaluate operational situations and analyze data in preparation for managerial and policy decisions.
- Ability to write technical reports related to construction projects and prepare and administer large, complex budgets.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and maintain effective working relationships with employees, contractors, public officials, and the public.
Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and oversee staff engineers and engineering-focused projects and programs.
- Coordinate with other Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance business units and agencies served by the division.
- Provide complex managerial support to division leadership.
- Direct maintenance and engineering activities through subordinate group and division managers, including facilities, system maintenance, system controls, and research and development.
- Support the development and implementation of facilities goals, objectives, policies, and priorities, and help establish appropriate service and staffing levels.
- Develop the engineering and maintenance unit’s work plan, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
- Direct multidisciplinary maintenance and engineering work involving facility maintenance, development, design modification, construction, and equipment acquisition or modification.
- Assign projects and areas of responsibility; review work methods and procedures; and work with staff to identify and resolve issues.
- Participate in development of the division budget.
- Oversee, through staff and vendors, operation, maintenance, and repair of specified campus plants, utility distribution, statewide HVAC and generators, and building management systems.
- Oversee the contracted operator responsible for co-generation plant operations, maintenance schedules, troubleshooting, system optimization, and regulatory and environmental compliance.
- Manage engineering- and utilities-focused staff and projects and provide emergency response for statewide issues.
- Work with senior leadership to develop long-term staffing plans and identify expertise needed to maintain existing systems.
- Prepare technical reports related to construction projects and administer complex budgets.
- Perform related work as required.
Benefits
- Benefits are available to State of Rhode Island employees; the posting directs applicants to the Office of Employee Benefits website for details.
- Employees hired after September 30, 2014 are required to participate in direct deposit.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
