Engineer, Building Services

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc.; Maysville (KY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. in Kentucky seeks a Building Services Engineer to support Sr. Leadership in planning long- and short-term goals and to manage essential building systems including HVAC, electrical, and water supply.

The role focuses on reliability, safety, and cost control across facilities. You will lead maintenance, engage vendors, and drive energy efficiency while ensuring compliance with NFPA standards and local regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent required.
• 7-10 years' experience working with facilities management preferred.
• Working knowledge of NFPA, and state and local regulations.
• Computer literate with emphasis on Microsoft Suite.
• Able to work with electrical and mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and company policies.
• Lead maintenance and repair of the buildings and grounds.
• Establish specifications and negotiate terms and costs with vendors for services or equipment.
• Coordinate processes for business continuity, emergency management, contingency planning and crisis management.
• Develop and manage department headcount, expenses, and fixed asset budgets.

Skills

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

The Building Services Engineer will be responsible for assisting Sr. Leadership in planning long- and short-term goals. As well as managing the installation, operation, and maintenance of essential services within buildings, such as ventilation, lighting, power, heating, cooling, and water supply systems.

The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and company policies.
• Drive continuous improvement for energy usage and waste reduction.
• Lead the maintenance and repair of the buildings and grounds.
• Establish specifications and negotiate terms and costs with vendors for services or equipment.
• Ensure continuous service from all applicable utilities. Coordinate the development and implementation of processes, policies and procedures for business continuity, emergency management, contingency planning and crisis management program elements.
• Lead the resilience strategy and business continuity framework to reflect changes in the business operations.
• Establish and monitor key risk indicators, as well as implement corrective action plans to mitigate risks by working with other departments.
• Maintain reports on significant risks and recommendations and propose counter measures.
• Create policies, procedures and control assessments in response to identified risks such as risk register, business continuity plans, environmental, and building services matters.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control framework in addressing risks and accomplishing the Company’s goals and objectives.
• Provide training and technical support to management and employees regarding risk management strategies and programs.
• Negotiate, manage, and report on building leases.
• Facilitate testing contingency and business resilience plans and lead activities to create countermeasure activities for improvement points.
• Lead inspection processes with outside inspectors (e.g., Fire, etc.).
• Develop and management department headcount, expenses, and fixed asset budgets to support company goals and objectives.
• Forecast labor requirements.
• Maintain accepted standards of ethics, business and personal conduct, and adherence to organizational policies in job-related activities.
• Accomplish responsibilities by fostering a team environment through facilitating teamwork, assisting in the training of others, heightened constant communication, participating in problem identification, and resolution.
• Create policies, procedures and control assessments in response to identified risks such as risk register, business continuity plans, environmental, and building services matters.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control framework in addressing risks and accomplishing the Company’s goals and objectives.
• Provide training and technical support to management and employees regarding risk management strategies and programs.
• Negotiate, manage, and report on building leases.
• Facilitate testing contingency and business resilience plans and leads activity to create countermeasure activity for improvement points.
• Lead inspection processes with outside inspectors (e.g., Fire, etc.).
• Develop and manage department headcount, expense, and fixed asset budgets to support company goals and objectives.
• Forecast labor requirements.
• Maintain accepted standards of ethics, business and personal conduct, and adherence to organizational policies in job-related activities.
• Accomplish responsibilities by fostering a team environment through facilitating teamwork, assisting in the training of others, cross-training, heightened constant communication, participating in problem identification, and resolution.
• Read electrical and mechanical schematic drawings.
• Troubleshoot, repair, or replace damaged hydraulic system components such as PVC pipe, various metal pipes, and check valves; measure, cut, and install pipe and tubing for gas, water, and hydraulic lines.
• Support the continuous improvement of energy usage and waste reduction.
• Perform record-keeping duties to document maintenance schedules, work orders, purchases, and inventories.
• Perform tasks with minimal supervision; assist with less experience co-workers to increase the skill levels, providing ongoing verbal status reports and written project status reports to manager; maintain inventory of consumables and tools and order through manager if necessary.
• Further the goals and positive, professional image of the department and the Company by analyzing current processes, procedures, and systems and making recommendations for improvement.
• Accomplish responsibilities by fostering a team environment through facilitating teamwork, assisting in the training of others, cross-training, heightened constant communication, participating in problem identification, and resolution.
• Support and make recommendations through general housekeeping of work area to ensure a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent required.
• 7-10 years' experience working with facilities management preferred.
• Working knowledge of NFPA, and state and local regulations.
• Computer literate emphasizing proficiency in the Microsoft suite or similar software.
• Able to work with electrical and mechanical systems.
• Strong verbal, written, and cross-cultural communication skills, emphasizing interpersonal and technical communications with group presentation skills and technical writing/drawing skills.
• Broad and detailed knowledge of maintenance methods.
• Hands-on technical expertise in mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, pneumatic applications as well as preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally for training, conferences, meetings, etc., and work extended hours, with short notice.
• Ability to work in extreme hot/cold temperatures (indoor/outdoor) for extended periods of time.
• Facility management certification (e.g., Master Electrician, Plumbing, HVAC, etc.) preferred.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $58,400/yr. and $80,300/yr.; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including commissions based on achieving individual performance and/or sales metrics, incentive compensation and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these additional compensation and benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, domestic partnership, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristic or information, military or veteran status or other legally protected status (except when one of these criteria is a legally permissible bona- fide occupational qualification).

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the Company, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.

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