Facilities (Coordinator) Engineer

Philadelphia Housing Authority; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Philadelphia Housing Authority is seeking a Facilities Engineer to assist project engineers, foremen, and superintendents on engineering, construction, and maintenance projects to maximize value, durability, and efficiency across PHA facilities.

You will manage material inventories, ordering, service-order analysis, scheduling, and time entry, provide technical assistance, and ensure work complies with project specs and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field.
• Design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects.
• Techniques for evaluating work site safety problems and performance conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with engineering, construction, and maintenance projects to ensure ROI in quality, durability, efficiency, accessibility, and value.
• Assist with Capital Needs Assessments, maintenance plans, site inspections, funding schedules, and design review.
• Procure supplies, equipment, and services at best cost, compliant with regulations and standards.
• Assist with project management; track service orders and propose purchases/contractor solutions.
• Schedule and coordinate inspections; allocate resources for preventive maintenance inspections.
• Inspect project work sites; verify activities comply with specs and standards.

Skills

Project planning

Blueprint reading

Data analysis

Contract compliance

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Engineering software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or related field

Job description

Under basic supervision, the Facilities Engineer assists project engineers, foremen, and superintendents with a variety of engineering, construction, and maintenance projects to ensure the Philadelphia Housing Authority ("PHA") is receiving the greatest return on investment in quality, durability, efficiency, accessibility, and value. In addition, the Facilities Engineer manages material inventories, material ordering, service order analysis, scheduling, and time entry; provides technical assistance with other engineering, construction, and maintenance issues and performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Assists project engineers, foremen, and superintendents with a variety of engineering, construction, and maintenance projects to ensure PHA is receiving the greatest return on investment in quality, durability, efficiency, accessibility, and value; performs work within scope of authority; duties may vary according to job assignment.
• Assists with Capital Needs Assessments, including maintenance plans, site inspections, funding schedules, and design review.
• Purchases supplies, equipment, and technical services at the best cost, in a timely manner, and in compliance with state and federal rules and regulations and PHA standards.
• Assists with project management; identifies problems and technical issues, and recommends solutions; tracks service orders, and recommends purchasing and contractor solutions.
• Schedules and coordinates inspections; generates service orders and allocates resource for preventive maintenance inspections.
• Assists with the inspection of project work sites; verifies project activities are in compliance with project specifications and standards.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Knowledge:

• Project planning, designs, technical plans, specifications, estimates, and reports for engineering, construction and renovation projects.
• Design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects.
• Techniques for evaluating work site safety problems and performance conditions.

Required Skills

• Reviewing procurement contracts, and assuring compliance with federal and Commonwealth contracting and operational regulations.
• Reading and evaluating blueprints and technical schematics, collecting and analyzing data, and performing mathematical and statistical calculations.
• Analyzing and evaluating technical engineering data and construction documentation.
• Reviewing and verifying contracts and technical documents.
• Interacting with people of different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with co-workers, officials, contractors, vendors and representatives from other local, state and federal agencies.
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
• Operating a personal computer utilizing standard and specialized engineering software.