Chief Engineer

Cushman & Wakefield•Fairfax, VA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Chief Engineer is responsible for the effective daily leadership of his/her staff, managing the engineering program to the highest level of quality work and customer service as well as the administration of the engineering department in alignment with the management team, the C&W engineering platform, and client expectations. The Chief Engineer will perform at the highest of ethical standards, reflecting the core values of C&W as defined in its Business Code of Conduct, Policies and Procedures Manual, and other related company policies. Responsible to plan, implement, coordinate, and supervise all mechanical operations, maintenance, communications, energy management, and manpower development programs for assigned properties. The Chief Engineer may be required to perform limited hands on operational duties and is not precluded from performing Watch Activity. This role involves supervising engineers and maintenance staff, ensuring performance management, coaching, and development. It also includes participating in and coordinating the annual C&W Safety Program, managing operational accounts, utility management, conducting regular inspections, assisting in maintenance/engineering issues, recommending and implementing improvements for preventive maintenance programs, developing and maintaining effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals, coordinating development of and/or maintaining an Operations Document Library, formulating and conducting building-related systems and equipment training, coordinating maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and engineers, overseeing all building systems, maintaining ongoing communication with tenants, clients, property management, and vendors, developing specifications and assisting in solicitation, administration, execution and performance of maintenance/repair service contracts, responding to all emergency situations and customer concerns, implementing and administering inventory control programs, purchasing parts and supplies, and ensuring compliance with applicable codes, requisitions, government agency, and company directives as relates to building operations. Approximately 50% of duties are operating engineer responsibilities, and the role may be the only maintenance staff member on duty during certain shifts, potentially requiring shift work and/or on-call or stand-by duties.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
7+ years of related work experience in a commercial property setting or any similar combination of education or experience
Vocational/Technical training certificate
Appropriate license/permit for trade as may be required, i.e. Journeyman or Master Electrician License or City Licenses
Universal Technician for CFC’s depending on market licensure requirements
Financial knowledge necessary for reading and understanding budgets, budget variances and basic reporting as required by management
Familiar with Energy Management System (EMS)/programming and fire alarm systems
Basic Computing Skills in Outlook, Excel & Word
Communication Proficiency (oral and written)
Interpersonal Skills
Organization Skills
Technical Proficiency
Leadership

Responsibilities

Supervise engineers and maintenance staff including hiring, training, personnel development, etc.
Ensure performance management, coaching, and development of team members through established HR processes and disciplinary actions.
Participate and coordinate annual scheduling and execution of the C&W Safety Program as directed by Asset Services, Engineering Leadership, EH&S Administration, and so forth. Responsible for 100% Compliance at his/her site.
Manage operational accounts for building, including variance reporting, as required and assist in development of operating and capital budgets
Utility Management such as tracking use, consumption, cost, reporting, comparison models, sub-metering, budgeting, variances as directed by Management and/or Leadership.
Conduct regular inspections of building systems and equipment; identify and resolve issues.
Assist in maintenance/engineering issues as required
Recommend and implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis.
Develop, implement, and maintain an effective preventive and predictive maintenance program for task scheduling, routines, and performance. Program to include procedures for annual, semi-annual, quarterly, monthly and other scheduled maintenance as provided by the manufacturer’s recommendations and/or industry best practices.
Develop and maintain effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
Coordinate development of and/or maintain an Operations Document Library, including but not limited to construction plans, structural plans, as-built drawings, MEP schedules, line diagrams and schematics, equipment and operation manuals, start up and commissioning documents, and equipment warranties.
Formulate and conduct building-related systems and equipment training.
Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and engineers.
Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues; must remain current with latest HVAC technology trends.
Maintain ongoing communication with tenants, clients, property management, and vendors
Develop specifications and assist in solicitation, administration, execution and performance of maintenance/ repair service contracts.
May assist in solicitation and acquisition of new management contracts
Respond to all emergency situations quickly (fire, evacuation, equipment failure etc.) and customer concerns
Implement and administer inventory control programs, purchase parts and supplies.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, requisitions, government agency, and company directives as relates to building operations.
Perform limited hands on operational duties and Watch Activity.
Perform approximately 50% operating engineer responsibilities.