Chief Engineer

Newmark•Carlsbad, CA

24d

About The Position

The Chief Engineer - Critical Facilities provides administrative and technical direction for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of data center facilities and equipment, and develops plans to maintain building assets at a high level of care, value, and reliability. The role requires understanding base-building and critical-environment infrastructure, design, and support, along with experience performing preventive maintenance on electrical, HVAC, fire/life safety, and emergency backup systems. The Chief Engineer manages building engineering staff in conjunction with the Property Manager and may be responsible for more than one site.

Requirements

Minimum of ten years of experience in mechanical trades, HVAC, and/or electrical work, or be a registered Professional Engineer.
Minimum of five years of experience in critical facility or plant engineering and maintenance supervision, including managerial experience.
Strong knowledge of electricity, electrical distribution systems, HVAC, chillers, and fire systems.
Experience with emergency backup systems such as generators, UPS, and battery plants.
Familiarity with preventive maintenance and work-order software systems (CMMS).
Familiarity with building automation systems (BAS/BMS).
Excellent communication skills, a positive approach to work, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
Ability to analyze system operations, identify root causes of problems, and execute corrective action.
Experience training, developing, and evaluating maintenance staff.
Ability to participate in shift scheduling and after-hours emergency technical coverage; may be on-call after regular business hours.

Nice To Haves

College degree.
Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP) or similar certification.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification.
NFPA 70E certification and/or OSHA 10/30.

Responsibilities

Manage operating engineers, electricians, service contractors, and other vendors responsible for operating and maintaining data processing facilities and support infrastructure systems.
Understand facility systems and equipment design and operations, recognize system shortcomings, and respond to operational and emergency situations.
Develop, implement, and maintain the preventive maintenance program; schedule work to minimize disruption, delegate tasks to qualified staff, and supervise maintenance of base-building and critical equipment.
Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Methods of Procedure (MOP), Emergency Response Procedures (ERP), and critical-environment change-control processes.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local codes, regulations, standards, OSHA requirements, and Newmark and client policies for safe hazardous-material storage, use, and disposal.
Conduct routine assessments, tests, and rounds; analyze equipment data and participate in site inspections.
Oversee and monitor refrigeration, heat exchangers, HVAC, electrical, emergency backup systems, hot water systems, boilers, pumps, valves, piping, and filters; make customer-approved adjustments, diagnose malfunctions, and take corrective action.
Oversee machinery repairs and ensure work is documented in shift logbooks; review shift logs and resolve work-order completion issues.
Maintain parts, tools, and equipment inventories; conduct annual inventories and submit recorded descriptions, model numbers, serial numbers, and justifications for new items to the building manager.
Coordinate and submit monthly equipment reports to management concerning preventive maintenance and repairs, and develop operational and maintenance business controls.
Respond to client and user-group requests and take reasonable measures to meet their needs promptly and efficiently.
Manage shift schedules and after-hours technical coverage, reduce overtime where possible, and approve engineering staff timesheets and overtime.
Oversee training and certification for engineering and maintenance personnel working in the critical environment or associated infrastructure.
Promptly report incidents, accidents, and injuries; provide cause-and-effect evaluations and implement corrective actions.
Perform other duties as assigned.