Building Engineer I

Endeavor Real Estate Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Endeavor Real Estate Group is seeking an experienced Building Engineer I to join our on-site team. You will oversee preventive maintenance across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and life-safety systems while coordinating with vendors and the property manager.

You will monitor building automation, respond to emergencies, and assist with plan reviews for capital projects, ensuring safety, reliability, and high standards for our commercial properties.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3-5 years building engineering or closely related field with some project supervision experience.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Valid driver’s license.
• CFC Universal License (or within 90 days of employment).
• Be able to rapidly respond to emergency situations at the building during non-business hours.
• Working knowledge of work order systems (Angus experience preferred), Paycom.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook; Teams and SharePoint preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform or oversee preventative maintenance on HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems.
• Oversee inspections, identify issues, and coordinate repairs with vendors.
• Maintain familiarity with building codes and safety requirements.
• Review construction drawings and assist plan reviews for capital projects.
• Update as-built drawings and manage plan library documentation.
• Inspect interior/exterior areas, open work orders, and coordinate painting or carpentry work.
• Monitor BAS building automation for temperature and scheduling adjustments.
• Lead or assist in safety programs and OSHA compliance.
• Respond to emergencies during off-hours and ensure rapid remediation.

Skills

Team player

Organization

Critical thinking

Following instructions

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Angus

Paycom

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

• Maintain familiarity with different types of HVAC systems including but not limited to chillers, pumps, cooling towers, VFD’s, terminal boxes, air handlers, roof top units.
• Perform or oversee others performing preventative maintenance duties on such equipment including filter changes, belt changes, lubricating motors, cleaning coils, and identifying issues.
• Understand principles of water treatment plan. Oversee regular PMs of water treatment equipment and water testing.
• Perform basic trouble shooting on equipment. Identify needed upgrades or major repair needs.

Automation Systems

• Monitor performance of mechanical/HVAC equipment using the building automations system. Make changes to system including temperature adjustments, scheduling, and overall building pressures.
• Ability to understand HVAC issues and troubleshoot through visibility of data points and trend logs within the BAS system.

Electrical System

• Basic understanding of electrical system preventative maintenance measures (ie. Infrared, transformer and switchgear maintenance).
• Troubleshoot basic circuitry and non-functioning components; be able to perform basic bulb and ballast replacements. Manage electrical vendors to perform more major repairs and replacements.
• Basic understanding of electricity, (including safety precautions, arc flash, lock out/tag out), distribution panels, lighting control systems and one-line drawings.

Plumbing Systems

• Familiarity with plumbing systems. Perform minor plumbing repairs and replacements such as clearing clogged drains or wastewater lines, flush valve replacement, drinking fountain repair, faucet replacement, adjust mixing valves, etc.
• Oversee plumbing vendors to perform more major repairs and replacements.
• Monitor performance of exterior drainage components including retention/detention ponds, area storm drains, swales, etc. Regularly inspect property for ponding and pooling.

Fire Life Safety Systems

• Oversee code compliant inspections and repairs needed to the system.
• Manage fire panels and the points they monitor, pump systems, dry and wet automatic systems. Familiarity with specialty tenant fire life safety systems.
• Monitor piping for leaks or vulnerabilities.
• Keep abreast of changes made to applicable fire code.

Construction Management

• Basic understanding of construction drawings. Ability to update/maintain/develop as-built drawings.
• Assist construction management with plan review for new construction and capital projects.
• Manage buildings’ plan library by keeping plans and close out documents organized and current.

General Building

• Perform regular interior building inspections in common areas and tenant spaces; open work orders for any deficiencies.
• Perform regular exterior building inspections of exterior and parking areas to include hard surface conditions (trip hazards, etc), caulking, waterproofing, garage, structure, roof, expansion joints and façade.
• Perform periodic painting, carpentry, and general maintenance repairs to commercial buildings.
• Knowledge of site utilities and shut off locations.
• Enter cards into access control system. Adjust door schedules. Gain familiarity with general property security systems.
• Clean and maintain various on-site areas/items such as grounds, lighting, mechanical rooms, tools, and equipment.
• Remove trash from grounds.

Safety

• Understand and abide by all OSHA guidelines. Encourage use of safety best practices by all vendors and engineering team.
• Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, government agencies and company directives as they apply to building operations.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3-5 years building engineering or closely related field with some project supervision experience.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Possess excellent motor skills to carry out their daily tasks (must be able to lift, bend, stoop, climb, crawl, walk, hang, push, pull, carry, kneel, drag, reach, and maintain compacted/extended body positions for brief periods of time).
• Valid driver’s license.
• CFC Universal License (or within 90 days of employment)
• Be able to rapidly respond to emergency situations at the building during non-business hours.
• Working knowledge of work order systems (Angus experience preferred), time and performance tracking system (Paycom).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Experience with Teams and Sharepoint preferred.
• Works well within a team.
• Able to follow instructions.
• Proficient at organizing, prioritizing, and critical thinking.

At Endeavor, we’ve built our continued success on a simple formula. Approach every relationship with integrity and treat every project like it’s in our own backyard. With this formula, we’ve grown steadily since 1999, through some of history’s most turbulent market conditions. It’s the foundation for projects that are built to last, and for a company dedicated to the needs of property owners, investors, tenants, and the community. It’s doing the right thing, for the right reasons. It’s our Endeavor.

Endeavor is seeking an experienced Building Engineer I to join our team. This position will report to the Property Manager. We enjoy a hardworking, but fun office environment with a great team attitude.