Lead Building Engineer

Essential Functions:

• Provides supervision and is responsible for the implementation of all preventive maintenance and repair operations at the facility. 
• Schedules emergency repair activities according to priority and the abilities of assigned personnel. 
• Provides technical advice, encouragement and instruction to subordinates in such areas as electric theory, mechanical systems, hydraulic systems, and safety procedures. 
• Perform equipment inspections, noting equipment condition, ensuring that proper maintenance is being performed in accordance with AES standards. 
• Responsible for the implementation of the quality assurance program for all work performed by the department. 
• Directs or participates in various facility programs and committees relating to assigned responsibilities such as safety, disaster, fire, pollution control and civil defense. 
• Formulates, recommends and implements site specific policies and procedures to improve the facility physical plant and operations. 
• Recommends equipment purchases to replace obsolete equipment items and provides assistance in formulating long-range equipment replacement requirements and coordinates actions with contractors. 
• Assists in the development and implementation of operating and extraordinary expense budgets as required.
• Plans and schedules services of department.
• Establishes standards and work methods; takes steps to assure quality and quantity of performance and evaluates results. 
• Establishes plans for improving departmental work emphasizing efficiency and economy. 
• Communicates policies and procedures, discusses job problems, and employee concerns with supervisors and employees. 
• Encourages development of habits and attitudes for improved performance and good employee attitudes. 
• Direct, train, evaluate, and counsel all engineering personnel. 
• Ensures that general safety, fire prevention regulations are enforced, and safe working habits are promoted throughout the facility. 
• Ensures that all shop equipment is properly maintained and conforms to safety standards. 
• Promotes good housekeeping principles and supervises housekeeping details. 
• Responsible for ensuring that the building systems are operated in the most efficient and effective manner especially as it relates to utility consumption and environmental responsibility.
• Implement a systematic program to promote energy awareness and conservation within the facility. 
• Champion energy conservation programs to achieve maximum results from tenants and staff. 
• Maintains an on-going self-improvement program to keep abreast of new equipment, standards, codes, and maintenance procedures. 
• Provides engineering support for a wide range of systems, maintenance programs, engines as well as operational engineering functions. 
• Must be able to understand, analyze and seek solutions to the design, operation, maintenance, performance or repair of vehicles/equipment and their components.
• Should be able to logically approach problem solving, define a maintenance program or configuration and ensure a safe and legal operation.
• Reviews Service Bulletins (SBs) from manufacture or component manufacture 
• Develops solutions and implementation plans, project justification, cost/benefit analysis, and overall management of project implementation and coordinate warranty recovery on SBs that are applicable. 
• Organizes and manages the priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplishes the work process to meet all deliverable for projects as well as maintenance program changes and technical specification revisions. 
• Coordinates work with other operational groups to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability and operational efficiency. 

Qualifications:

• Experience that is commensurate with the specific facility for the position of Lead Engineer 
• 3 to 4 years progressive operations experience in commercial properties preferred. 
• As required, relevant state/local license for Stationary Engineer and/or HVAC, plus universal level refrigerant recovery license and boiler license 
• Certification meeting OSHA ACM awareness training requirements as required. 
• Computer skills and building automation systems experience required. 
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of energy conservation required, formal training preferred. 
• Strong employee relations, coaching and training skills.