Lead Building Engineer

cw; New York (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in the United States seeks a Lead Building Engineer to lead a multi-state engineering team, coordinate quarterly market meetings, and drive national engineering programs. The role partners with Property Managers, building engineers and operations staff to optimize maintenance, safety, energy use and compliance across assets.

You will develop training, assess PM programs, manage vendor networks and contribute to RFPs, with a focus on cost efficiency and reliability of HVAC and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 10 years of operations or program management in commercial property.
• Completion of technical studies related to HVAC design and maintenance preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of management in facilities engineering and supervision.
• Experience in building operations and with unionized staff.
• Technical proficiency in mechanical, electrical, and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the engineering team in a multi-state market.
• Coordinate quarterly market meetings and training materials.
• Develop and monitor technical programs and procedures per national standards.
• Collaborate with Property Managers and Chief Engineers on safety, energy, and compliance.
• Develop on-site technical and administrative training for engineers.
• Establish preventative maintenance programs to reduce downtime and costs.
• Coordinate environment work authorizations and shutdown plans for critical spaces.
• Build a network of consultants for specialized needs.
• Assist with scope, contracts, and bids for service and capital projects.
• Provide guidance on HVAC, MEP, Fire/Life Safety, Automation, Security, and OSHA compliance.
• Respond to RFIs/RFPs and participate in client and site assessments.
• Analyze work orders and asset metrics to optimize R&M programs.
• Lead local recruitment and maintain a talent database.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organization Skills

Critical thinking

Technical Proficiency

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering Preferred)

Tools

CMMS tools

Excel

Databases

BAS

Job description

Lead Building Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the engineering team in a multi-state market; Setting up a “local engineering leadership team” from property-level engineers to assist with implementation of the overall national engineering platform

• Coordinate and plan at least quarterly engineering meetings in the market, providing training materials/topics necessary to ensure industry and National Engineering process requirements compliance

• Assist with development, implementation and monitoring of technical programs, and policies and procedures as required by both National Operations and Engineering

• Works with Property Managers and Chief Engineers to help implement and coordinate requirements such as safety, quality assurance, sustainability, energy management, Energy Star, C&W engineering disciplines, and combined energy and water tracking tools as centrally located under Asset Services/GOS/Engineering on C&S Connect

• Assists in the development of property/system specific technical and administrative training of property on-site engineering personnel

• Works with building engineers and operations staff to establish and implement preventative maintenance programs in order to reduce equipment downtime, maintain property system integrity, maximize efficiency and minimize operating costs while protecting the properties assets

• Works with building engineers to submit and obtain client approval for critical environment work authorizations; a procedure detailing shutdown plans for equipment serving critical spaces

• Establish and maintain a network of consultants/pre-qualified service providers to provide assistance and expertise to the field in matters beyond the expertise of operations staff (i.e. MEP design Engineer of record, Environmental, Structural, and Architectural)

• Assists in scope definition, contract negotiations and bid reviews for service, and capital replacement projects

• Provides direction and consultation to the operating staff for HVAC, MEP systems, Fire & Life Safety systems, Automation, Security, and OSHA compliance

• Assists with responses to RFPs and RFIs, participates in new business presentations, account transitions and site assessments

• Performs analysis on multiple work order, asset, and building metrics with the intent of identifying ways to optimize the R&M program

• Recruitment activities in the local market to identifying candidates and top talent. Maintain a database of qualified candidates for possible opportunities

Skills

• Communication Proficiency (oral and written)

• Interpersonal Skills

• Organization Skills

• Critical thinking (problem solving on a multi-state level)

• Technical Proficiency (Excel, Databases, CMMS tools, etc)

• Leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering Preferred)

• 10 years of Operations or Program management of commercial property experience

• Completion of Technical school study relating to HVAC design and Maintenance preferred

• Minimum of 3 years of management level experience in facilities/property maintenance, engineering, the installation and operation of Building Systems (HVAC, plumbing, Fire/Life Safety, etc), project management, and supervision of skilled trades and technical staff

• Experience in building operations

• Experience managing unionized and non-unionized employees

• Technical proficiency in the mechanical, electrical and control systems used in the Property Management industry

• Expertise in the operation, management, and the cost controls of Property Operations

• Knowledge and interpretation and application of applicable commercial building codes and standards

• Experience reading and interpreting documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and BAS SOO

• Strong understanding of project management processes

• Must be able to prepare and present detailed reports/presentations on building operations and systems

• Ability to quickly define big picture problems, gather and assess relevant data and information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions in order to implement solutions and repairs and delegate to appropriate personnel

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Regularly required to travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to travel from floor to floor, climb stairs, and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly use hands to operate office machinery and regularly required to walk, talk, and hear.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 131,750.00 - $155,000.00Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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