Assistant Chief Engineer-Hallets Point

Thedurstorganization; New York (NY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The Durst Organization is seeking an Assistant Chief Engineer to lead the engineering department under the Chief Engineer and Property Manager. You will plan, estimate, and schedule labor and materials for operations and capital projects, administer maintenance contracts, and drive cost-effective engineering programs.

Responsibilities include managing staff, coordinating with vendors, and ensuring compliance with Durst standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years supervising unionized staff in large commercial buildings.
• Proficient in HVAC, electrical systems and plant operations.
• Experience administering service contracts for HVAC & MEP systems.
• FDNY Certificates of Fitness and OSHA training desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead Union staff to develop operational culture and improve building performance.
• Oversee maintenance, operations budgets, and capital projects.
• Support facility operations: plant operations, critical utilities, and cost control.
• Ensure all systems comply with standards and implement preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Develop annual operations plan including capital upgrades.
• Provide weekly operations reports to building management.
• Initiate work orders, assign tasks, and verify completion.

Skills

HVAC systems

CMMS software

Fire safety certificates

MS Office

Electrical troubleshooting

Operational budgets

Tools

AWARE CMMS

BATC system

Job description

Durst Profile:

Since 1915, The Durst Organization has been a family-run business dedicated to the principles of innovation, integrity, community, and sustainability. We develop, build, own, and manage premier office towers and residential buildings that set new standards in environmental responsibility and user efficiency. Our enduring relationships with our tenants and partners are critical to our success and have made us generations of builders, building for generations. We build, own, and operate many of the world’s most innovative and efficient buildings. We create value for our tenants and partners by developing sustainable residential and commercial properties in which people live, work, and thrive.

Job Summary

The Assistant Chief Engineer is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the activities of the engineering department staff in coordination with the Chief Engineer and Property Manager. The Assistant Chief Engineer is responsible for investigating, estimating, planning and scheduling labor and materials for all operational and capital projects. Administering maintenance service contracts in conformance with established policies, procedures, and regulations of the Durst Organization Management Standards. Additionally, manages and implements efficient engineering work policies, procedures and PM programs. In addition, measures the Engineering Department work performance and provides recommendations for improvements that will benefit the asset in cost savings and work standards. The Manager maintains relations with the property managers and outside consultants or vendors contracted by the facility.

Schedule

Monday-Friday 10am-6pm (Saturday & Sunday off)

Pay Rate

$59.73 per hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Union Labor Operating Engineering staff to develop operational culture and improve overall building performance.
• Utilize engineering and technical resources to continuously assess, analyze, improve operational effectiveness, and achieve overall building operational plans.
• Provide technical support for the facility in terms of plant operations, critical utilities, and operations cost control, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Assures that all systems and equipment in the facility are compliant and in top operational condition by maintaining appropriate preventative/predictive maintenance program and calibration program.
• Manage facility for improvement process by continuous review of safety programs, operational and capital budgets, and tenant comfort audits.
• Assure all projects comply with Durst Organization Management standards.
• Ensure compliance of staff with the comprehensive Durst Organization training programs for staff to promote continuous career-oriented development
• Establish and maintain relationships with all departments both internal and external of the property with communications and by attending project meetings
• Develop yearly operations plan including capital improvement projects
• Provide weekly operations report to building management on department progress and milestones
• Initiates work orders, assigns to staff as applicable, follows-up and verifies completion of work.
• Manage monthly or periodic inspections of building systems, i.e., HVAC, MEP and physical locations within the property maintained by the Engineering department
• Prepare detailed report of exceptions and recommend corrective action.

Areas of Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven work record of at least 5 years in a large Commercial Office building, Medical Center or University Campus environment supervising an unionized work force of 5+ members scheduled for Multiple work shifts
• Able to troubleshoot HVAC, Electrical system and provide recommendations for repairs
• Administer Service contracts for HVAC & MEP systems and provide reporting to Property managers
• Experienced in the inspection, testing and maintenance of Fire Suppression standpipe/sprinkler systems in accordance of NFPA standards
• BOMI RPA, SMT and/or SMA certification preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required.
• Experienced and proven record of setting up and administering CMMS software (AWARE Manager or equivalent) including use of Mobile Apple IOS devices for work order completion
• Generating PM work orders and closing Tenant generated Work Orders, tracking equipment repair history, warranty tracking of equipment, Service Vendor maintenance and repair tracking, equipment database management and administration.
• Track and manage parts and material inventory, generate requisitions and/or Purchase Orders to maintain stock above predetermined levels.
• Experience in the operation of Central Plant Chillers, multistage direct expansion (DX) water-cooled packaged AC equipment and/or Modular Chillers.
• BATC system or equivalent BATC control system experience
• Knowledge of construction (MEP, Architectural, schematic) drawings for service and troubleshooting mechanical systems.
• Experience with Steam heating systems, Plumbing and domestic water systems
• Experience working on Emergency Power Systems – Generators, diesel fuel transfer system controls, Automatic Transfer Switches and Priority Control Switchgear.
• Proficient and knowledgeable in the supervision of mechanical repairs all types of HVAC equipment
• Proven work record of safe work practices and efficient time management skills.
• Able to obtain fire safety Certificates of Fitness from FDNY and complete OSHA courses in areas of confined space, fall protection, Construction Safety & Health Course

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Able to obtain fire safety Certificates of Fitness from FDNY and complete OSHA courses in areas of confined space, fall protection, Construction Safety & Health Course
• Valid New York City Fire Department Refrigeration Machine Operator Certificate of Fitness Q-01 with a minimum of 10 years’ continuous experience in the industry.
• Possess and maintain the following FDNY Certificates of Fitness to operate and inspect building systems
• A-35 Operate Air Compressor
• F-01 Citywide Fire Guard for Impairment
• F-60 Fire Guard for Torch Operations
• F-89 Fire Life Safety Director
• G-91 Supervision of Natural gas Co-Generation Systems
• S-12 Supervision of Sprinkler Systems
• S-13 Supervision of Standpipe Systems
• P-98 Fuel Oil Piping and Storage System

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands

- While performing duties of this job, employee required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; crouch; bend; talk; and hear. The employee must lift and move up to 75lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EEOC

Equal Opportunity Employer and Affiative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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