Facility Engineer

EMCOR Facilities Services•Cary, NC

About The Position

The Facility Engineer provides site-wide leadership and accountability for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of building mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls/BMS, air-handling, pumping, heat-exchange, and related systems. The role directs maintenance technicians, contractors, preventive maintenance programs, emergency response, and corrective work to maintain operational continuity and service quality. It establishes engineering priorities, ensures compliance with EMCOR, customer, and regulatory requirements, and communicates system performance, risks, capital needs, and service issues to management and stakeholders. The Facility Engineer leads site engineering operations, maintenance workflows, CMMS administration, contractor activities, system shutdowns and upgrades, and building-infrastructure and HVAC projects from planning through closeout. The position directly supervises assigned personnel and manages project scopes, schedules, safety, quality, commissioning support, documentation, materials, tools, and spare parts. Work is performed primarily in mechanical rooms, rooftops, and occupied office areas, with periodic exposure to noise, heat, cold, outdoor weather, and confined spaces.

Requirements

High school diploma or greater.
At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in HVAC and facilities engineering.
Experience leading technicians, coordinating contractors, managing preventive maintenance and work-order programs, and troubleshooting complex commercial building systems.
Universal EPA refrigerant certification.
Completion of a recognized HVAC or mechanical trades program; a mechanical trades or trade-school credential applicable to the location and assigned systems, such as HVAC, electrical, hydraulics, plumbing, or automation/controls, is required.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
Demonstrated ability to lead building engineering operations; plan preventive and corrective maintenance; prioritize work and assign resources; troubleshoot complex system failures; coordinate vendors; review technical proposals; maintain accurate operational records; analyze CMMS and equipment-performance data; and communicate risks and recommendations to management and customers.
Ability to perform essential site operation and maintenance functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, including lifting heavy objects, climbing ladders, standing and walking for extended periods, and working safely in cold, hot, noisy, and confined-space environments.
Ability to follow required safety procedures and use appropriate personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Direct site engineering operations and oversee the operation, replacement, repair, and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, controls/BMS, air-handling, pumping, motor, heat-exchange, and expansion-joint systems.
Lead preventive maintenance and on-demand work-order programs by setting priorities, assigning resources, verifying completion and quality, and identifying reliability improvements.
Maintain accountability for tools, bench stock, spare parts, water-treatment programs, engineering spaces, roof access, utility shutoffs, lighting controls, fire alarm stations, irrigation, and routine maintenance and repairs.
Implement EMCOR and customer safety programs, including staff training, safety equipment, lockout/tagout, and hazardous-material procedures.
Directly supervise assigned engineering and maintenance personnel, including work assignment, scheduling, training, coaching, performance feedback, safety accountability, and participation in hiring and disciplinary decisions in accordance with company policy.
Communicate engineering priorities, system status, service disruptions, operational risks, resource needs, and recommended corrective actions to EMCOR and customer facility operations management, tenants, utility-system end users, and business unit stakeholders; coordinate expectations, escalate issues, and follow through on agreed actions.
Lead preventive and corrective maintenance workflows, CMMS administration, contractor activities, shutdowns, system upgrades, and building-infrastructure projects from planning through closeout.
Maintain CMMS data quality by prioritizing and closing work tickets, keeping asset records and preventive maintenance schedules accurate, monitoring backlog, response times, and completion requirements, and using CMMS data to plan work, identify recurring failures, evaluate execution, and report performance trends.
Lead HVAC projects and major system work, including scope development, contractor coordination, scheduling, shutdown planning, customer communication, quality verification, commissioning support, documentation, and turnover to operations.
Manage outside contractors by coordinating scope, schedule, site access, permits, safety requirements, and customer communication; verify compliance with customer and OSHA requirements, work quality, documentation, and resolution of deficiencies before closeout.
Plan and requisition materials, tools, and critical spare parts; verify specifications, maintain appropriate stock levels, coordinate approvals and delivery, and support cost-effective purchasing without compromising safety, quality, or reliability.
Perform additional duties within the scope of contractual obligations as required.