Sr. Director, Engineering
Cushman & Wakefield•Boston, MA
•$148,750 - $175,000•Hybrid
About The Position
The Senior Director, Engineering at Cushman & Wakefield is a strategic technology leader responsible for setting engineering direction, delivering scalable and secure technology solutions, and leading high-performing engineering teams. This role partners closely with business and technology leadership to translate enterprise priorities into modern digital products and platforms that improve operational efficiency, client experiences, and business growth.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
- Two-year technical degree plus 3 to 5 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- Minimum of 10 years of commercial property experience
- Minimum of 3 years of management level experience in facilities/property maintenance, engineering, the installation and operation of Building Systems (HVAC, plumbing, Fire/Life Safety, etc.), project management, and supervision of skilled trades and technical staff
- Experience in building operations
- Experience managing unionized and non-unionized employees
- Operating Engineers License as required by local jurisdictions, and equivalent
- Technical proficiency in the mechanical, electrical and control systems used in the Property Management industry
- Expertise in the operation, management and the cost controls of Property Operations
- Knowledge and interpretation and application of applicable commercial building codes and standards
- Experience reading and interpreting documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and BAS SOO
- Strong understanding of project management processes
- Basic Computing Skills in Outlook, Excel & Word
- A high level of functional/technical knowledge of building system operation is necessary and must have proficiency in plumbing, HVAC, and electrical distribution systems.
- Must be able to prepare and present detailed reports on building operations and systems.
- Must be able to write professional business correspondence and procedural manuals.
- Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and internal and external customers.
- Ability to quickly define problems, gather and assess relevant data and information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions in order to implement solutions and repairs and delegate to appropriate personnel.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Nice To Haves
- Completion of Technical school study relating to HVAC design and Maintenance preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for the engineering team in the local market; Setting up a “local engineering leadership team” from property-level engineers to assist with implementation of the overall national engineering platform
- Coordinate and plan at least quarterly engineering meetings in the local market, providing training materials/topics necessary to ensure industry and National Engineering process requirements compliance
- Assist with development, implementation and monitoring of technical programs, and policies and procedures as required by both National Operations and Engineering
- Works with Property Managers and Chief Engineers to help implement and coordinate requirements such as safety, quality assurance, sustainability, energy management, Energy Star, C&W engineering disciplines, and combined energy and water tracking tools as centrally located under Asset Services/GOS/Engineering on C&W Connect
- Assists in the development of property/system specific technical and administrative training of property on-site engineering personnel
- Works with building engineers and operations staff to establish and implement preventative maintenance programs in order to reduce equipment downtime, maintain property system integrity, maximize efficiency and minimize operating costs while protecting the properties assets
- Provides effective and prompt responses to requests from managers, tenants and clients
- Establish and maintain a network of consultants/pre-qualified service providers to provide assistance and expertise to the field in matters beyond the expertise of operations staff (i.e. MEP design Engineer of record, Environmental, Structural, and Architectural)
- Assists in scope definition, contract negotiations and bid reviews for service, and capital replacement projects
- Provides direction and consultation to the operating staff for HVAC, MEP systems, Fire & Life Safety systems, Automation, Security, and OSHA compliance
- Ensures compliance with the web-based training platform
- Assists with responses to RFPs and RFIs, participates in new business presentations, account transitions and site assessments
- Provides leadership and direction for the implementation of other corporate initiatives
- Conducts physical property, mechanical, electrical and system assessments as needed or requested
- Conducts limited site inspections in accordance with the guidelines presented in the national Engineering platform
- Recruitment activities in the local market to identifying candidates and top talent. Maintain a database of qualified candidates for possible opportunities
Benefits
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life, and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Associate degree
