Facility Engineer

EMCOR Facilities Services, Inc.•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 assigned 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 company and customer stakeholders. The Facility Engineer leads site engineering operations and maintenance workflows, including CMMS administration, contractor activities, shutdowns, HVAC projects, system upgrades, and infrastructure projects. The position supervises assigned personnel, manages materials and critical spare parts, supports safety programs, and coordinates with facility management, tenants, utility-system end users, vendors, and business unit stakeholders. Work is performed primarily in mechanical rooms, rooftops, and occupied office areas. The role may involve exposure to noise, heat, cold, outdoor weather, and confined spaces, and requires following safety procedures and using appropriate personal protective equipment.

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.
A mechanical trades or trade-school credential applicable to the location and assigned systems, such as HVAC, electrical, hydraulics, plumbing, or automation/controls.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
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 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 safely working in cold, hot, noisy, and confined-space environments.

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 tools, bench stock, spare parts, water-treatment programs, engineering spaces, roof access, utility shutoffs, lighting controls, fire alarm stations, irrigation, and routine maintenance and repair activities.
Implement company and customer safety programs, including staff training, safety equipment, lockout/tagout, and hazardous-material procedures.
Supervise assigned engineering and maintenance personnel, including work assignments, scheduling, training, coaching, performance feedback, safety accountability, and participation in hiring and disciplinary decisions.
Communicate engineering priorities, system status, service disruptions, operational risks, resource needs, and recommended corrective actions to company and customer facility operations management, tenants, utility-system end users, and business unit stakeholders.
Lead preventive and corrective maintenance workflows, administer the CMMS, coordinate contractors and shutdowns, and manage system upgrades and building-infrastructure projects from planning through closeout.
Maintain CMMS data quality, including work tickets, asset records, preventive maintenance schedules, backlog, response times, and completion requirements; use CMMS data to plan work, identify recurring failures, evaluate execution, and report trends.
Lead HVAC projects and major system work, including scope development, contractor coordination, scheduling, shutdown planning, customer communication, quality verification, commissioning support, documentation, and operational turnover.
Coordinate outside contractors' scope, schedule, site access, permits, safety requirements, and customer communications; verify compliance with customer and OSHA requirements, workmanship, documentation, and resolution of deficiencies.
Plan and requisition materials, tools, and critical spare parts; verify specifications, maintain stock levels, coordinate approvals and delivery, and support cost-effective purchasing.
Perform essential site operation and maintenance functions, including work that may require lifting, climbing, extended periods of standing and walking, or working in cold, hot, noisy, and confined environments.