Life Science Chief Engineer

Cushman & Wakefield; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Life Science Chief Engineer in Massachusetts to oversee maintenance and construction for multiple campus-like properties. You will manage a multi-trade team, coordinate preventive maintenance, and ensure compliance with safety and design standards.

The role requires extensive experience with building systems, reading complex drawings, and coordinating capital projects. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits are provided, reflecting senior responsibilities and

Qualifications

• Three to five years of supervisory experience in facility O&M
• Minimum 15 years as Building Engineer or equivalent with knowledge of plumbing, electrical, fire, HVAC, and controls (DDC)
• Massachusetts Trades License required
• Experience reviewing MEP and fire alarm installations per design documents
• Familiarity with OSHA, NEC, NFC and Life Safety codes

Responsibilities

• Operate advanced building systems in a critical environment with minimal downtime
• Read and interpret complex drawings, ladder diagrams and schematics
• Oversee and coordinate work for a multi-trade maintenance team across campus-like sites
• Ensure safety trainings are completed on schedule
• Manage preventive maintenance and repairs per customer procedures and directions
• Monitor Building Management Systems and energy monitoring platforms
• Maintain documentation and logs for construction activities
• Attend meetings and supervise construction work to engineered specifications
• Identify capital projects to building ownership and communicate needs

Skills

Supervisory experience

Construction management

Building systems knowledge

Blueprint reading

Code familiarity

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Massachusetts Trades License

Tools

MEP systems

Building Automation Systems

Job description

Job TitleLife Science Chief Engineer

Job Description Summary

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and construction activities for a group of buildings. Specific responsibilities include work-scheduling of all account personnel, establishing work standards, conducting site evaluations/audits, overall inventory/equipment usage, budget control, troubleshooting/problem solving, customer relations, and special project work

Job Description ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate advanced building systems in a critical environment ensuring minimal downtime
• Ability to read and understand complex drawings, ladder diagrams and schematics
• Oversees and assigns/coordinates work for the overall activities of a multi-trade maintenance force, including multiple building locations in a campus like setting. This includes the shared roadways, sidewalks, landscaping and parking structures.
• Working in conjunction with account manager to make sure all safety trainings are completed in a timely manner
• Oversees the required timely preventive maintenance of all building systems via coordination of schedules and ensures related repairs are executed in accordance with customer procedures and/or direction.
• Oversees and monitors all BMS and energy monitoring platforms used at the properties
• Oversees and at time assists with the completion of water treatment and testing
• Ensures work order documentation is completed in a timely manner
• Establishes/maintains work performance standards
• Conducts quality assurance checks and manages materials inventory
• Coordinates and controls special project work
• Resolves on-site service delivery problems
• Participates in ongoing technical skill development training programs
• Maintains effective ongoing customer relations
• Maintains daily/weekly logs of any ongoing construction work
• Attend construction meetings and supervise all construction work to ensure work is completed per engineered specifications
• Is proactive and identifies to building ownership any capital projects that may need to be performed
• Regularly meets with customer and executes written and/or oral communication according to customer’s needs.
• Assists more junior and less skilled employees with training and development
• Attends trainings and classes in order to further enhance knowledge where applicable

REQUIREMENTS:

• Three to five years of supervisory experience, and up-to-date knowledge of facility O&M procedures
• Construction management/supervision experience required
• High School Diploma or equivalent educational certification preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience as a Building Engineer or equivalent experience and responsibilities including working knowledge of commercial office building plumbing, electrical, fire, and various HVAC systems, as well as pneumatic, DDC and building automation control systems.
• Strong experience with review of MEP & fire alarm systems installation in accordance with design documents
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trades License
• Consistent participation in on-call schedule for after hour calls required. This may include working alternative schedules during on-call period.
• Ability to work overtime as needed to ensure critical systems stay running
• Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills. Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, customer, tenants and vendors.
• May be required to obtain certification as an Asbestos Associated Project Worker.
• Ability to work at various properties that may be assigned from time to time.
• Strong technical and problem solving abilities including those related to mechanical controls.
• Possess knowledge of safe and efficient operation of all equipment, power and hand tools including but not limited to a snow blower.
• Must be able to coordinate projects or tasks efficiently and optimize the performance of others.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Proficient computer skills necessary to operate computer for general day to day work, communications and Building Automation Systems (when applicable).
• Familiarity with OSHA, NEC, NFC and Life Safety codes.
• Strong experience in reading and understanding blue prints
• Experience working in critical environments is preferred 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.

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 compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The compensation for the position is: $ 148,750.00 - $175,000.00

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at C&W Services, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a global leader in real estate services, leveraging our specialized expertise to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional value to owners and occupiers. With 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices across 60 countries, we are one of the largest firms in the industry, with more than 100 years of history. In 2023, we generated $9.5 billion in revenue from our core services. To learn more, visit www.careers.cushmanwakefield.com.