Chief Engineer - Commercial Class A Trophy Office
Direct Hire; $95K - $105K, 10% bonus potential
Atlanta, GA 30326
Building Engineering Operations
•Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of building engineering operations.
•Provide technical expertise and guidance to Property Manager and engineer staff on property specific engineering issues and topics.
•Assure that all life safety systems, emergency equipment, and training procedures are followed at each specific property.
•Develop procedures, processes, and standards for updating and maintaining building engineering related data management systems.
•Assist Property Manager in establishing and implementing client service goals, measurable objectives and standards for all engineering staff, programs, and procedures.
Employee Relations
•Assist in interviewing, hiring, and training employees.
•Plan, assign, and direct work.
•Provide performance feedback and improvement plans to employees.
•Address complaints and problem solve with employees, customers, and vendors.
•Implement clear, measurable performance objectives, personal development goals, and staffing plans that ensure building engineering and overall goals and objectives are met.
•Conduct performance appraisal meetings with engineering staff, periodically and at least annually, and recommend input to annual salary plans.
Project Management
•Lead and coordinate maintenance and operational programs to assure maximum life and reliability of all MEP maintenance, communications, and energy management systems.
•Implement and assure all preventative maintenance objectives are met.
•Assist Property Experience Team in maintaining physical appearance and condition standards for all properties. Conduct frequent and regular site inspections and implement corrective measures as required.
•Administer, along with Property Manager, lease administration functions such as: approving all tenant finish drawings regarding existing MEP modifications and add on's, evaluating and monitoring tenant compliance to lease provisions, answering questions about MEP's, and analyze escalation efficiency and costs for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and excess energy billings.
•Budget
•Develop with the Property Manager, a property specific engineering budget.
•Implement and monitor expenses directly related to each specific site engineering budget.
•Manage all inventory control programs and systems to the highest accuracies and cost efficiencies.
•Perform expense management functions for suppliers and outside MEP contractors.
•Expense management functions for suppliers include initiating and coordinating bidding and pricing, sourcing, and selecting vendors, issuing purchase orders and receipt of contract, and confirming approval payment of goods or services.
•Expense management functions for outside MEP contractors include evaluating performance and contract cost, establishing competitive bidding provisions and quality and cost control, and selecting contractor and vendors.
•Ad hoc responsibilities as assigned.
Essential Functions:
•Ability to consistently apply education, experience, and good judgement to the job responsibilities at a consistently high level of performance, both in quantity and quality.
•Ability to handle multiple priorities consistently and resourcefully under rapidly changing circumstances and goals, including within short timelines.
•Ability to consistently, frequently and effectively communicate, coordinate and collaborate with individuals and groups primarily face-to-face, but also by telephone and electronic media.
•Policies and culture, along with all applicable laws and the highest ethical standards.
•Ability to concentrate for long periods of time, whether alone or working with people near you.
•Ability to consistently attend work and to be punctual at the office.
•Ability to be on-site at the building during the duration of each scheduled shift, participate in on-call rotation, and effectively respond to emergency situations as quickly as possible.
Role-Based Competencies :
•Drives Results - taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm; Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
•Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions; Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
•Cultivate Innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
•Situational Adaptability - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is clear; Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
•Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said; Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
•Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Qualifications/Requirements:
•2 - 4-year degree, such as an Associate's degree or trade education in HVAC or Electrical
•Engineer preferred, high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
•7-10 years related experience.
•Appropriate city licenses, SMA or SMT, Maintenance Electrician License, Stationary Engineer
•License or HVAC Contractor's License required.
•Advanced specialized building system certifications in such areas as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), energy management, air and water quality, safety and security, MEP, and electronics.
•Strong supervisory experience
•Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude required.
•Must have general computer skills and be familiar with Outlook, Word and Excel
•Must have a reliable form of transportation to travel to the different work locations in the surrounding area.
Physical Requirements:
•Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect and appropriately react to signs of emergency situations.
•Ability to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
•Ability to lift and/or move 50 to 100 pounds.
Travel Required:
Up to 5% travel.