Building Engineer III

Endeavor Real Estate Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Endeavor Real Estate Group in Austin seeks a seasoned Building Engineer to maintain and enhance mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and safety systems across properties. The role requires 7–10 years in building engineering with project supervision, a valid driver's license, a CFC Universal license (or within 90 days), and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

A strong commitment to safety and customer service is essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 7-10 years building engineering or closely related field with some project supervision experience.
• CFC Universal License (or within 90 days of employment).
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge of HVAC systems and technologies.
• Develop preventative maintenance programs and oversee PM work.
• Perform regular interior and exterior building inspections.
• Enforce OSHA guidelines and ensure safety best practices.

Job description

Responsibilities

Mechanical

• Maintain current knowledge of different and new/emerging types of HVAC systems and technologies including but not limited to chillers, pumps, cooling towers, VFDs, terminal boxes, air handlers, roof top units.
• Develop preventative maintenance programs on HVAC equipment. Perform or oversee others performing preventative maintenance duties on such equipment including filter changes, belt changes, lubricating motors, cleaning coils, and identifying issues. Ensure proper documentation in corporate files of all preventative maintenance.
• Work with vendor to develop appropriate water treatment plan and oversee vendor’s work to ensure performance aligns with plan scope and requirements. Oversee regular PMs of water treatment equipment and legionella testing.
• Perform complex trouble shooting on equipment. Identify, manage bid process for, and assist in budgeting for needed upgrades or major repair needs. Develop and facilitate energy savings strategies.

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. Understand programmed sequencing of equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of HVAC issues and troubleshooting through visibility to sequencing, data points and trend logs within the BAS system.
• Manage energy consumption and energy saving strategies. Meet energy saving goals related to building certifications including LEED, Energy Star, and other third party entities.

Electrical System

• Develop electrical system preventative maintenance program (ie.infrared, transformer and switchgear maintenance) and ensure preventative maintenance functions are properly budgeted (especially when performed less frequently than annually).
• Troubleshoot circuitry and non-functioning components; be able to identify, manage bid and budgeting process, work with suppliers, vendors and team members to ensure needed repairs are addressed.
• Thorough understanding of electrical equipment, distribution, and safety precautions such as arc flash, lock out/tag out, etc. Manage lighting control systems and maintain one-line drawings. Ability to read electrical diagrams and schematics for the purpose of trouble shooting.

Plumbing Systems

• Thorough knowledge of plumbing and drainage systems. Be able to perform complex problem solving for larger systemic issues.
• Be able to identify, manage bid and budgeting process, work with suppliers, vendors and team members to ensure needed repairs are addressed.
• Manage performance of exterior drainage components included retention/detention ponds, area storm drains, swales, etc. Regularly inspect property for ponding and pooling. Manage team or vendors to correct deficiencies.

Fire Life Safety Systems

• Manage code compliant inspection process and repairs needed to the system. Assist Property Manager in accurately budgeting for inspections and any needed repairs. Ensure proper documentation of inspections and repairs in corporate filing system and with appropriate government authority.
• 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; identify areas where piping has deteriorated and may cause risk to building. Proactively identify obsolete, non-code compliant components. Manage bid process and assist Property Management in correctly budgeting replacement for these items.
• Keep abreast of changes made to applicable fire code.

Construction Management

• Thorough 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.
• Assist in project oversight by walking construction projects, attending construction meetings, giving input on RFIs, and understanding/advising Property Manager and construction Manager on construction’s impact to buildings, tenants, and landlord.

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.
• Manage access control system to include card programming, reporting, scheduling, and some programming. Knowledge of 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.
• Familiarity with submeters, multipliers, phasing, installation and operation verification, trouble shooting.
• Aid property manager in project planning, bidding, budgeting, and management. Access building needs and opportunities and recommend projects (both capital and operating) to property manager.
• Assist property management team in creating implementing and/or updating property “brain book” (aka building emergency response protocols and information book).

Safety

• Enforce all OSHA guidelines are observed within team. Work to establish team awareness of safety issues and risk assessment. Monitor onsite vendors and ensure use of safety best practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, government agencies and company directives as they apply to building operations.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 7-10 years building engineering or closely related field with some project supervision experience.
• SMA preferred/ SMT
• 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.
• Work well within a team.
• Follow instructions.
• Good customer service.
• Proficient at organization, prioritization, and critical thinking.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Lead and mentor a team; diffuse situations.

The above-referenced position summary is a guideline designed to prevent an overview of job duties and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of responsibilities and requirements.