Facilities (Coordinator) Engineer

Philadelphia Housing Authority; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Philadelphia Housing Authority is seeking a Facilities Engineer to support project engineers, foremen, and superintendents on engineering, construction, and maintenance initiatives. You will manage inventories, ordering, service orders, and time entry while ensuring quality, durability, efficiency, accessibility, and value.

The role includes assisting with capital assessments, design reviews, and site inspections; coordinating purchases and contractor solutions; and ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a related field.
• Experience with project planning, designs, estimates and reports for engineering, construction, and renovation projects.
• Ability to read and evaluate blueprints and technical schematics, and perform data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist project engineers, foremen, and superintendents on engineering, construction, and maintenance projects.
• Manage material inventories, ordering, and service orders; track time entries.
• Schedule and coordinate inspections; allocate resources for preventive maintenance.
• Verify that project activities meet specifications and standards.

Skills

Project planning

Contract review

Reading blueprints

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Engineering software

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.