Building Engineer

SMDC; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

SMDC seeks a Registered Electrical or Mechanical Engineer to oversee the operation and maintenance of building systems and equipment in our Quezon City project. You will manage the maintenance program, supervise technicians, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.

You will coordinate with residents, utility providers, and service contractors, prepare monthly reports and budgets (OPEX/CAPEX), and drive energy-saving initiatives while maintaining service level agreements

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Electrical or Mechanical Engineer.
• Minimum 2 years relevant working experience.
• Knowledgeable in Building Facilities and Equipment Management.
• Strong customer service, communication, and computer skills.
• Decisive with high attention to detail.
• Efficient and trustworthy; capable of working in a team or independently.

Responsibilities

• Participate in testing, commissioning, and punchlisting of building equipment and systems.
• Attend meetings to provide inputs and raise operational concerns.
• Establish and update equipment database.
• Create a 52-week preventive maintenance calendar.
• Create the technical profile of the building.
• Screen and acquire multi-skilled technicians for the project.
• Consolidate equipment permits and licenses.
• Supervise and manage shift engineers and technicians for maintenance.
• Oversee operations of all systems in common areas and facilities.
• Prepare maintenance programs for MEP, utilities, and related systems.
• Maintain technical records, manuals, and turnover documents.
• Recommend upgrades and energy-saving initiatives.
• Ensure renewal of permits and licenses.
• Assist in budgeting (OPEX and CAPEX).
• Coordinate with service providers and ensure SLA compliance.
• Coordinate with utilities to ensure service levels.
• Provide incident reports and monthly engineering reports.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork / independence

Education

Registered Electrical or Mechanical Engineer

Job description

Ensures proper, orderly, cost effective, and timely execution of the operation and maintenance of all building systems, facilities, and equipment

JOB DESCRIPTION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• PRE-OPERATIONS

1. Participate in testing and commissioning and punchlisting of building equipment and systems and common area.

2. Attends Project Technical Group and/or Construction Coordination Meeting to provide inputs and raise potential operational building concern/s.

3. Establish and update equipment database.

4. Create a 52 week Comprehensive Preventive Maintenance Calendar.

5. Create the Technical Profile of the Building.

6. Facilitate screening and acquisition of Multi-skilled Technicians to be assigned in the Project.

7. Consolidate equipment and other engineering applicable government permits and licenses.

• OPERATIONS

1. Supervise, monitor and manage Shift Engineer/s and technical staff/multi-skilled technicians to ensure proper execution of routine, preventive, as well as corrective maintenance of building systems/common area/equipment, job requests inside the residential units and other tasks as assigned.

2. Supervise operations of all systems and equipment of the common areas and facilities of the Project to keep such in good working condition

3. Prepares and oversees the maintenance program of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire detection and protection, sanitary, and utilities and auxiliary systems, facilities and equipment of the Project.

4. Maintains, keeps, and updates technical records, manuals, brochures, as-built plans, correspondences, turnover documents, equipment records, repairs, expenditures, etc.

5. Recommend measures for possible upgrading/updating of the Project’s facilities to further enhance its operation and desirability as residential location and make recommendations for energy conservation programs and other cost‑saving initiatives.

6. Ensures timely renewal of permits, licenses, and other government‑mandated requirements.

7. Assists in the preparation and formulation of the Annual Budget (OPEX and CAPEX).

8. Accountable for the proper upkeep and usage of all engineering related materials, spare parts, inventories, tools, and equipment.

9. Reviews required documents prior to processing of billings for the services rendered of various service providers and/or contractors.

10. Reviews renovation plans and implements guidelines for the renovation of Residential Units as stipulated in the House Rules and Renovation Guidelines.

11. Supervise and coordinate with any and all service providers, contractors and suppliers contracted by the CORPORATION for the maintenance of the common areas and facilities of the Project and ensuring that the service level agreements (“SLA”) are always met by the service providers, suppliers and contractors

12. Coordinate with utility providers including but not limited to electricity, water and telecommunication, to ensure all services are within the agreed SLA

13. Makes engineering‑related decision or actions with the guidance and approval of Complex / Property Manager.

14. Coordinates directly with residents in attending to their engineering‑related needs, requests, or concerns.

15. Provides timely and accurate incident reports.

16. Provides monthly engineering reports including but not limited to the following:

• Area Acceptance / Amenities Availability
• Equipment Preventive Maintenance
• Corrective and Upkeep Projects
• Monthly Major Activities
• Equipment Availability
• Permits and Licenses Monitoring
• Engineering Issues and Highlights
• Electricity Consumption Monitoring
• Water Consumption Monitoring
• Equipment Acceptance Checklist
• Common Area Acceptance Monitoring
• Equipment Checklists
• Engineering Projects and Accomplishments

17. Prepares, ensures completeness, and monitor status of engineering‑related Purchase Requests.

18. Facilitates and participates in the bidding procedure for major engineering or building requirements.

19. Assists and provides information for billing of utilities and job requests.

20. Monitor utility consumption such as water and electricity.

21. Special projects/tasks related to your position

JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Registered Electrical or Mechanical Engineer
• At least 2 years relevant working experience
• Knowledgeable in Building Facilities and Equipment Management
• Has strong customer service, communication, and computer skills
• Decisive and has an eye for details
• Efficient and trustworthy
• Has high sense of urgency
• Has the ability to work well both as part of the team and on his own initiative