Chief Engineer - NYC

Compass Group•New York, NY

3d•$150,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

Working as the Chief Engineer, you will help to oversee and coordinate activities of the maintenance department working under the direction of the Director and/or Assistant Director.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience
Stationary Engineer Licensed by the NYC Department of Buildings
Refrigeration Engineer Licensed by the NYC Fire Department
Must be able to obtain Certificate of Fitness A-35, G-71, G-79 and P-98 or equivalents within 90 days of appointment if requested by Facilities Management
Ability to meet deadlines and make sound decisions in stressful situations
Strong customer service skills required
Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form
Ability to multi-task, organize, and establish priorities
Exhibit initiative, responsibility, and flexibility
Commitment to hands-on, team oriented management
Experience in leading, training and mentoring others
Proficiency using the Internet and Microsoft Office programs including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes and controls activities of plant operations department under the guidelines of the Director of Plant Operations and Maintenance to keep staff engaged in maintaining, repairing, and renovating facility's plant and facilities.
Inspects equipment to determine operating condition and regulates flow of gas, oil and water for proper control of boilers and auxiliary equipment.
Evaluates operating conditions by inspection and review of equipment logbooks to detect malfunctioning of equipment.
Performs daily inspections of equipment to determine the need for adjustments and repair.
Makes chemical tests of water in boilers and alters content of chemicals as required.
Supervises internal and external cleaning of boilers.
Monitors and maintains chilled water generation equipment and all related systems.
Monitors and maintains cooling towers, chilled water pumps, condenser water pumps, make-up water pumps, domestic water pumps, sump pumps, ejector pumps, water storage systems, fire pumps, system strains and blow downs.
Uses BAS and other operator computerized controls systems to make adjustments and monitor system operation.
Takes remedial action as required in response to alarm conditions or system failures as observed or reported.
Monitors and maintains as required other Central Plant equipment such as emergency generators, automatic switching equipment, Motor Control Centers, combustion air fans and Central Plant exhaust systems.
Operates and monitors systems for the conveyance of medical gases such as medical air, medical vacuum, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc
Monitors and coordinates a variety of preventative maintenance, building, property repair, and improvement projects performed by vendors and contractors, inspects completed work and approves requests for payment regarding same.