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Job Summary
Pay Rate: $50.00 per hour
The Chief Engineer is responsible for the management and operations of the facility and systems of all building mechanicals; ensuring a safe working environment; conducting routine assessments; and performing day-to-day corrective and preventative maintenance.
The Chief Engineer leads all aspects of maintenance and repairs on site and determines the schedule for maintenance and repairs. The Chief Engineer leads the engineering team in their work and conducts own schedule of hands-on maintenance and repair.
Responsible for systems and equipment including heating and ventilation, pumps, hot water, cold water, air conditioning, valves, piping, filters, plumbing systems, electrical systems, etc.
Essential Job Functions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.
Working Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud.
Action Facilities Management, INC (AFM) - is a Woman-Owned Small Business and a Minority Business Enterprise that was established in 2001 to provide government and commercial clients in 10 states and the District of Columbia. AFM's core competencies are in the areas of integrated facilities management such as operations and maintenance; janitorial support; security support; emergency management, and administrative assistance.
Pay Rate: $50.00 per hour
The Chief Engineer is responsible for the management and operations of the facility and systems of all building mechanicals; ensuring a safe working environment; conducting routine assessments; and performing day-to-day corrective and preventative maintenance.
The Chief Engineer leads all aspects of maintenance and repairs on site and determines the schedule for maintenance and repairs. The Chief Engineer leads the engineering team in their work and conducts own schedule of hands-on maintenance and repair.
Responsible for systems and equipment including heating and ventilation, pumps, hot water, cold water, air conditioning, valves, piping, filters, plumbing systems, electrical systems, etc.
Essential Job Functions
- Train journeyman and apprentice level personnel in correct maintenance and safety practices.
- Inspect and conduct oversight of preventative maintenance measures and mechanical repairs
- Conduct Critical Equipment Condition Assessment Repair and report findings to Project Manager
- Perform required maintenance services for the facility which includes multi-story buildings
- Ensure technical team are completing service requests through the CMMS systems
- Provides input to Project Manager for reporting and monthly meetings
- Provide supervision to employees engaged in the operation, maintenance, and repair of the high- and low-pressure steam distribution systems for heating, drying, air-conditioning, and air and water pressure systems.
- Monitor Building Automation Systems (BAS)
- Operate and maintain Electrical systems and equipment
- Operate, maintain, and repair mechanical, plumbing, and HVAC systems in a commercial setting
- Support staff with the engineering systems and drawings and equipment
- Conduct own repair and maintenance procedures as needed to assist the team
- Other duties as assigned by Project Manager
- High School diploma or equivalent
- EPA Universal certification
- 5 years of experience (within the past 7 years) in directing the operation and maintenance of equipment in a supervisory capacity
- 2 years of experience (within the past 5 years) in BAS systems; CMMS; VISTA; and boilers and chillers over 1200 tons
- Experience working in buildings of at least 300,000 sq ft
- Experience with automation control systems such as BAS, Niagra Tridium, JACE, Public Address, and Computerized Lighting Systems.
- Ability to operate and maintain electrical systems and equipment
- Ability to operate, maintain, and repair mechanical, plumbing, BAS, HVAC, Boilers, Chillers, AHUs in a commercial setting
- Ability to operate and maintain architectural and structural systems, fixtures and equipment
- Ability to operate and maintain egress and access systems including but not limited to: locks, keys, keycard systems, vehicle barrier system, static and dynamic bollard systems, dock levelers and bumpers, garage doors
- Experience with storm drainage systems and ability to operate and maintain sanitary sewage equipment and systems
- Ability to maintain and clean facilities designated as "Historic."
- Ability to lead and guide a team of mechanics
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Dependable and a team player
- Must currently possess or be able to enroll into a training course and obtain one of the following certifications within 6 months:
- N.A.P.E. Certification Air Conditioning III - Operations and Management (National Association of Power Engineers)
- Advanced Boiler Operator Certification
- International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) class 3 stationary engineer
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.
Working Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud.
Action Facilities Management, INC (AFM) - is a Woman-Owned Small Business and a Minority Business Enterprise that was established in 2001 to provide government and commercial clients in 10 states and the District of Columbia. AFM's core competencies are in the areas of integrated facilities management such as operations and maintenance; janitorial support; security support; emergency management, and administrative assistance.
