Facilities Engineer

EPMA, Inc.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EPMA, Inc. in Auburn Hills, Michigan seeks a facilities engineer to assess facility infrastructure, perform engineering evaluations, and support lifecycle planning on client sites.

You will integrate across electrical, mechanical and other disciplines to deliver actionable recommendations. You will act as owner’s representative, oversee contractor activities, review reports, and communicate findings to clients and teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities or plant engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical environment.
• Broad understanding of building systems and facility infrastructure.
• Experience inspecting facilities, technical assessments, engineering analyses, or risk evaluations.
• Experience working with contractors, engineering vendors, service providers, or multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to review technical reports, drawings, specifications, inspections, and contractor deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for client-facing engagement.
• Ability to travel to client locations as required.
• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card Holder required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct facility inspections, engineering assessments, operational studies, and infrastructure evaluations.
• Evaluate building systems, equipment, and infrastructure for condition, reliability, efficiency, maintainability, and operational performance.
• Collect and analyze facility and operational data and perform engineering evaluations and root-cause analyses.
• Identify infrastructure deficiencies, operational risks, and performance issues and develop actionable recommendations.
• Support facility upgrades, modernization initiatives, equipment replacement, and lifecycle planning.
• Prepare comprehensive engineering reports documenting findings, risks, and recommended improvements.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and other engineering disciplines to address multidisciplinary facility requirements.
• Serve as an owner's representative for facility-related programs and projects.
• Oversee contractor-executed planning, engineering, maintenance, construction, inspection, and property-related activities.
• Evaluate contractor performance against cost, schedule, quality, technical, and compliance requirements.
• Review contractor reports, inspections, engineering findings, project documentation, and other deliverables.
• Coordinate activities among client teams, contractors, engineering groups, and other stakeholders.
• Identify project or technical issues and facilitate timely resolution.
• Apply project management principles to plan, coordinate, and execute facility-related initiatives.
• Apply applicable federal, state, and local real property policies, regulations, and requirements.
• Support activities involving easements, rights-of-way, licenses, leases, permits, and land-use agreements.
• Assist with interactions involving private landowners, governmental organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure facility and real property activities maintain regulatory and technical documentation.

Skills

Facilities engineering

Client-facing

Project coordination

Contractor oversight

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PE/EIT/PMP certification

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Facilities Engineering & Technical Evaluation

• Conduct facility inspections, engineering assessments, operational studies, and infrastructure evaluations.
• Evaluate building systems, equipment, and infrastructure for condition, reliability, efficiency, maintainability, and operational performance.
• Collect and analyze facility and operational data and perform engineering evaluations and root-cause analyses.
• Identify infrastructure deficiencies, operational risks, and performance issues and develop actionable recommendations.
• Support facility upgrades, modernization initiatives, equipment replacement, and lifecycle planning.
• Prepare comprehensive engineering reports documenting findings, risks, and recommended improvements.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and other engineering disciplines to address multidisciplinary facility requirements.

Client Engagement & Technical Advisory

• Serve as a trusted engineering resource for clients operating complex facilities.
• Provide technical recommendations supporting facility performance, operational efficiency, manufacturing optimization, reliability, and cost reduction.
• Participate in client meetings, facility assessments, program reviews, and technical discussions.
• Translate technical findings into clear recommendations for both engineering and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver engineering reports, assessments, and presentations for client leadership.

Contractor Oversight & Project Coordination

• Serve as an owner's representative for facility-related programs and projects.
• Oversee contractor-executed planning, engineering, maintenance, construction, inspection, and property-related activities.
• Evaluate contractor performance against cost, schedule, quality, technical, and compliance requirements.
• Review contractor reports, inspections, engineering findings, project documentation, and other deliverables.
• Coordinate activities among client teams, contractors, engineering groups, and other stakeholders.
• Identify project or technical issues and facilitate timely resolution.
• Apply project management principles to plan, coordinate, and execute facility-related initiatives.

Real Property & Regulatory Support

• Apply applicable federal, state, and local real property policies, regulations, and requirements to support facility and property decisions.
• Support activities involving easements, rights-of-way, licenses, leases, permits, and land-use agreements.
• Assist with interactions involving private landowners, governmental organizations, and other stakeholders as required.
• Ensure facility and real property activities maintain appropriate regulatory and technical documentation.

Facility Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to reduce operating costs, improve equipment performance, increase reliability, and optimize facility operations.
• Support corrective and preventive actions addressing infrastructure and operational deficiencies.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives across facilities and manufacturing environments.
• Provide practical engineering recommendations that balance performance, cost, reliability, maintainability, and operational requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in facilities engineering, plant engineering, infrastructure engineering, facility operations, or a related technical environment.
• Broad understanding of building systems and facility infrastructure.
• Experience conducting facility inspections, technical assessments, engineering analyses, or risk evaluations.
• Experience working with contractors, engineering vendors, service providers, or multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to review technical reports, drawings, specifications, inspections, and contractor deliverables.
• Strong engineering judgment, analytical skills, and practical problem-solving ability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to operate effectively in a client-facing environment.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder required.
• Ability to travel to client locations as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; substantial relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, government, or similarly complex facilities.
• Experience serving as an owner's representative or overseeing contractor-executed facility projects.
• Prior experience serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or performing similar contractor oversight.
• Experience with facility modernization, capital improvements, infrastructure assessments, or lifecycle-management programs.
• Knowledge of real property regulations, permitting, easements, rights-of-way, leases, and land-use agreements.
• PE, EIT, PMP, or other relevant professional certification is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a well-rounded facilities professional who can walk into a complex industrial or manufacturing environment, evaluate the condition and performance of facility infrastructure, identify potential problems, and develop practical recommendations.

This individual should be equally comfortable in the field evaluating facilities and in a meeting communicating findings to clients, contractors, and engineering teams.

This is a client-facing engineering role combining facilities engineering, technical evaluation, contractor oversight, project coordination, facility performance improvement, and real property support. The Facilities Engineer will work directly with client teams, contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering groups to assess facility conditions, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and support the successful execution of facility-related programs.

The ideal candidate brings broad facilities engineering experience and the ability to evaluate infrastructure from both a technical and operational perspective. Strong communication and consulting skills are important, as this individual will regularly interact with client stakeholders and contractors.

Auburn Hills, Michigan is the preferred work location, and candidates able to work onsite will receive priority consideration.

This is an initial 12-month contract position with the opportunity to convert to direct hire.