Chief Engineer

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What this job involves - The Chief Engineer's primary responsibility is to oversee the efficient operation of all building systems and to inform the Regional Facilities Manager of any condition affecting building services and Facility or Client safety and comfort. The Chief Engineer is responsible for the operational management and effective daily leadership and administration of the engineering team with the objectives of safely, efficiently, and effectively operating machinery and systems in a cost-effective manner. The Chief Engineer must ensure the highest level of professionalism, while meeting the client's needs, and a commitment to achieving the goal of 100% uptime throughout the engineering team.

What is your day to day?

• Oversee the maintenance and continuous operation of all building systems including : fire / life safety, mechanical (HVAC, plumbing, controls) electrical (lighting, UPS, PDU, generators, primary switch gear), lighting and temperature controls systems, critical environments, light construction (painting, doors, relites, locks), digital systems (fire alarm, duress, card access), and Audio / Visual services. Utilize staff and contracting with outside vendors as necessary.
• Supervise and manage engineers and maintenance staff including hiring, training, coaching and personal development
• Identify the maintenance objectives of the facility and incorporate those objectives into a documented plan that includes preventive, predictive and reactive maintenance procedures.
• Identify safety hazards within the building and incorporate the remediation of such hazards to ensure that the building's staff and occupants work in a safe environment. Implement, administer, and manage safety training program.
• Ensure that compliance of all regulatory laws and guidelines are met as they relate to the operation of the building's infrastructure. Responsible for alerting management of building discrepancies.
• Assist in the development of a Capital plan which would include planning for infra-structure upgrades, equipment replacements and building modifications to ensure the building's future capabilities are maintained.
• Responsible for ensuring that major projects performed at the building are properly planned, executed and closed out in accordance with standard industry practices.
• Ensure that all Jones Lang LaSalle polices and procedure are adopted.
• Ensure compliance with Jones Lang LaSalle Compliance Audit.
• Maintain all infrastructure and compliance documentation for the building including up-to-date building drawings and single-lines as well as documentation mandated for the purpose of maintaining regulatory compliance with Federal, State or Local law.
• Responsible for overseeing the activities of contractors working within the building either as representatives of the building itself or tenants operating within the buildings.
• Responsible for keeping records of buildings rounds and readings, all engineering logs and engineering data sheets.
• Responsible for advance training and notification to all contractors so that they are informed and knowledgeable with respects to the building's critical functions and the work they are to perform, including an incident contact response list.
• Ensure that the CEWA (Critical Facility Work Authorization) is a well-understood process among the building staff, engineers, tenants and contractors who perform work on the building's critical infrastructure.
• Conduct semi-annual reviews of the engineering staff using the IPMP Tool. Assist engineering staff in developing their goals and objectives.
• Daily leadership and administration of the engineering team with the objectives of safely and effectively operating machinery and building systems.
• Maintain compliance with the Operations audit policy and procedures. Demonstrate improvement from previous audit scores.
• Fully implement all standard JLL initiatives such as 4Sight, Operations Audit, IPMP, Energy Star, etc.
• Conduct semi-annual reviews of the engineering staff using the IPMP tool.
• Understand the engineering design and operational aspects of the Base Building systems and be able to immediately recognize system performance deficiencies and respond to operational and emergency situations.
• Insures the availability of an adequate inventory of tools and other supplies to operate the building.
• Protect and improve the value of the owner's asset and ensure that building machinery and systems meet or exceed their expected life.
• Manage contracted service work at the property, including understanding and developing the scope of service, bidding, awarding and administering the contract duties.
• Organize and manage all administrative functions related to the engineering department, such as a work order and PM program, monthly reports, budgets, timesheets, ordering supplies, etc.
• Supervise and organize all engineering staff activities.
• Develop a complete knowledge of all building machinery, equipment, and systems.
• Formulate and implement an effective site-specific preventive maintenance and work order program at the property.
• Provide training and supervision aimed at expanding the capabilities of all engineering team members.
• Work with the General Manager to manage all tenant and capital improvement construction projects from construction document review to project closeout and completion.
• Working with the General Manager, annually prepare the operational and capital portion of the budget. Monitor operational expense performance throughout the year.
• Setup a comprehensive program to track and manage the consumption of all utilities servicing the property, such as Electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and water.
• Willingness to provide regional support for due diligence or provide other needed support for new property assignments

Desired experience and technical skills -

Required

Preferred

Work Environment

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