Facilities Engineer — Client-Facing Projects & Upgrades

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

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.