Chief Engineer

ABM US•Laredo, TX

39d•$55•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Engineer performs scheduled maintenance, safety inspections and repairs to varying types of equipment and coaches other engineers as indirect reports.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related technical field and at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible engineering, facilities, or building operations experience; or at least ten (10) years of equivalent experience without a bachelor’s degree.
At least three (3) years of supervisory or leadership experience.
Must possess a valid, unexpired driver’s license.
Must possess any license or certification legally required to perform the assigned work within the applicable state, county, or city jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
Relevant Professional Engineer, stationary engineer, HVAC, electrical, boiler, or other applicable technical license or certification.
Without a relevant technical license or certification, at least two (2) additional years of directly related experience is preferred.
Experience managing complex HVAC, electrical, plumbing, BAS, life-safety, and preventive maintenance programs.

Responsibilities

Oversees building operations and prepares work progress reports and metrics for manager review
Follow safe practices and complies with company and regulatory standards
Operate heating and ventilating equipment, engines, turbines, motors, combustion engines, pumps, air compressors, ice and refrigerating machines, air conditioning units, fans and siphons in assigned client site
Collaborate with both internal and external customers on technical issues, work scope recommendations and failure investigations
Provide engineering support for a wide range of systems, maintenance programs, engines as well as operational engineering functions
Analyze and seek solutions to the design, operation, maintenance, performance or repair of vehicles/equipment and their components
Define a maintenance program or configuration to troubleshoot issues and ensure a safe and legal operation
Review Service Bulletins (SBs) from manufacturers or component manufacturers
Develop solutions and implementation plans, project justification, cost/benefit analysis, and overall management of project implementation and coordinate warranty recovery on SBs that are applicable
Organize and manage priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplish the work process to meet all deliverable for projects as well as maintenance program changes and technical specification revisions
Coordinate work with other operational groups to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability and operational efficiency