Building Engineer - Dedham, MA

VetJobs; Dedham (MA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a Building Engineer based in Dedham, MA, with responsibilities across statewide travel. The role supports FDA-regulated facilities with a focus on maintenance, electrical and mechanical systems, and regulatory compliance.

Requires a Bachelor's degree, 7+ years of related experience, and applicable licenses/certifications. The salary range is listed with annual compensation and location-based specifics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Current Universal Refrigerant license, OSHA 10 and HVAC certification required.
• ASHE membership or ability to obtain preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of related experience in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and repair in regulated Red Cross buildings.
• Advise on building systems, electricity, equipment repair and design.
• Maintain knowledge of structural systems, codes and regulatory tasks.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs and federal/state/local regulations.
• Enforce safety policies and perform fire extinguisher inspections and safety logs.
• Manage work-order system and coordinate preventive maintenance schedules.
• Support regulated supplies handling and bio-waste processes if applicable.

Skills

Electrical systems

Plumbing

Emergency power generators

NFPA & NEC codes

Vendor management

Team collaboration

Reading MEP diagrams

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Why Choose Us

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Building Engineer for the American Red Cross of Massachusetts. The position is based in Dedham but will include travel throughout the state.

The primary facility in Dedham is regulated by the FDA. It is 148,000 square feet.

Experience working in an FDA-regulated, GPM (Good Manufacturing Practice) facility is highly preferred.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

Under minimal guidance, the Building Engineer will oversee and conduct maintenance and repair in specific, regulated American Red Cross buildings. Advise in the planning for building systems, electricity, equipment repair, building design and general building maintenance. The Building Engineer will maintain basic knowledge of structural systems, control systems, code issues, and ability to recognize problematic mechanical devices. Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• Act as onsite subject matter expert on building engineering. Advise in the planning for building systems, electricity, equipment repair, building design and general building maintenance.
• Perform a variety of service work in specialized building systems such as mechanical, electrical / electronic, hydraulics, carpentry, or machine servicing. Assist in operations and maintenance issues, troubleshooting and problem solving as required. Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance on all HVAC equipment and other related machinery.
• Ensure all regulatory operations meet the minimum compliance standards. Maintain both the ongoing regulated training to perform assigned regulatory tasks and the relevant role specific training, in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Enforce organization safety policies, regulations and procedures related to facilities management to ensure they are always followed. Perform facility safety and fire extinguisher inspections, schedule fire drills, and maintain safety documentation., oversee emergency generator, and create/issue security access cards. Monitor security surveillance system and equipment as needed.
• Oversee and maintain facility maintenance work-order system to include coordination and timely submission of work orders and provide maintenance dispatch for emergency requests.
• Provide administration support to include coordination and preventative maintenance schedules, ordering department supplies, record and log maintenance, and coordination and submission of work orders. Maintain accurate operational logs of equipment in building.
• May receive regulated supplies and oversee bio-waste pick-ups, supplies and destruction manifests.

Auto req ID

481675BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent trade school certificate required. Current Universal Refrigerant license, OSHA 10 and HVAC certification required. ASHE (i.e. American Society for Healthcare Employees) membership or ability to obtain and maintain preferred.

Experience: Minimum 7 years of related experience, preferably within laboratory, hospital setting, SDS or CGMP controlled environments.

Current Universal Refrigerant license, OSHA 10 and HVAC certification required. ASHE (i.e. American Society for Healthcare Employees) membership or ability to obtain and maintain preferred.

Management Experience: N/A

• Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

Skills & Abilities

• Must be able to operate independently, with initiative, and support an assigned area of responsibility, with minimal supervision.
• Competent in both electrical and plumbing areas of knowledge.
• Basic working knowledge of emergency power generators.
• Ability to assess building envelope (roof, structure, etc.)
• Familiar with NFPA (fire codes), building codes, NEC (electrical codes), PMs and PM management systems Experience with training teams, capital project forecasting and annual budgets.
• Prior experience performing relationship management with vendors, partners, suppliers.
• Able to read and understand MEP and wiring (mechanical electrical plumbing) diagrams.
• Ability to work on a team.
• Travel: Will involve some travel. A current, valid driver's license is required.

Pay Information

The salary range for this position is (Massachusetts): $101,400 - $108,096.

Note that the American Red Cross sets salary ranges aligned to a specific geographic location in which the work is performed. The stated salary range in this posting is an average. The specific salary information will be shared at the time of phone screening based upon your location and qualifications.

City*

Dedham

State*

Massachusetts

Job_Category

Engineering

Job Code

Health_Safety Health_Safety

Affiliate Sponsor

American Red Cross

Salary Range

>$100,000