Facilities Engineer

Advanced Energy; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in Denver seeks a Facilities Engineer (Preventive Maintenance) to plan, schedule, and execute PM programs for facility and utility systems, improving reliability and uptime.

The role involves analyzing failures, supporting predictive maintenance, coordinating with operations and technicians, and maintaining documentation in CMMS, with a focus on safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 3-8 years of experience in Facilities Engineering, Building Utilities, Plant Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations.
• Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance principles.
• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, work order management, and asset reliability programs.
• Familiarity with facility and utility systems such as HVAC, electrical systems, compressed air, chilled water, water treatment, and building management systems.
• Experience analyzing equipment failures, conducting root cause analysis (RCA), and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Proficient in maintenance documentation, reporting, and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead technicians and coordinate cross-functional maintenance activities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain preventive maintenance (PM) schedules, work orders, and maintenance plans for facility and utility equipment.
• Monitor preventive maintenance completion rates and ensure maintenance activities are executed according to established schedules and standards.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of PM programs and recommend improvements to enhance equipment reliability and asset performance.
• Analyze equipment failures, maintenance history, and performance trends to identify recurring issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support predictive and condition-based maintenance initiatives through data analysis, inspections, and equipment monitoring.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with operations, technicians, and contractors to minimize disruption to facility operations.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to assigned technicians in the execution of maintenance tasks.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, asset histories, work orders, and technical documentation within maintenance management systems.
• Generate maintenance reports, reliability metrics, and KPI analyses to support management decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements during all maintenance activities.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects focused on increasing equipment uptime, reliability, and maintenance efficiency.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Root cause analysis

CMMS

Documentation

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or related engineering discipline

3-8 years of experience in Facilities Engineering, Building Utilities, Plant Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations

Tools

CMMS

Job description

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in‑class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Facilities Engineer (Preventive Maintenance) is responsible for planning, scheduling, and executing preventive maintenance programs to ensure the reliability, availability, and optimal performance of facility assets and utility systems. This role drives equipment reliability initiatives, analyzes maintenance data and equipment failures, supports predictive maintenance activities, and ensures accurate maintenance documentation to minimize downtime and improve operational efficiency.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, implement, and maintain preventive maintenance (PM) schedules, work orders, and maintenance plans for facility and utility equipment.
• Monitor preventive maintenance completion rates and ensure maintenance activities are executed according to established schedules and standards.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of PM programs and recommend improvements to enhance equipment reliability and asset performance.
• Analyze equipment failures, maintenance history, and performance trends to identify recurring issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support predictive and condition-based maintenance initiatives through data analysis, inspections, and equipment monitoring.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with operations, technicians, and contractors to minimize disruption to facility operations.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to assigned technicians in the execution of maintenance tasks.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, asset histories, work orders, and technical documentation within maintenance management systems.
• Generate maintenance reports, reliability metrics, and KPI analyses to support management decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements during all maintenance activities.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects focused on increasing equipment uptime, reliability, and maintenance efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 3-8 years of experience in Facilities Engineering, Building Utilities, Plant Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations.
• Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance principles.
• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, work order management, and asset reliability programs.
• Familiarity with facility and utility systems such as HVAC, electrical systems, compressed air, chilled water, water treatment, and building management systems.
• Experience analyzing equipment failures, conducting root cause analysis (RCA), and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Proficient in maintenance documentation, reporting, and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead technicians and coordinate cross-functional maintenance activities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills within a manufacturing or industrial environment.