Senior Building Engineering Leader (Multi-State)

Cushman & Wakefield; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Lead Building Engineer to lead the local engineering team across a multi-state market, coordinating quarterly market meetings and ensuring compliance with national engineering processes.

You will work with Property Managers and Chief Engineers to implement safety, quality, sustainability, energy management, and related systems, while developing on-site training and preventative maintenance programs to optimize uptime and reduce costs.

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, installation and operation of Building Systems.
• Experience in building operations.
• Experience managing unionized and non-unionized employees.
• Technical proficiency in mechanical, electrical and control systems used in PM industry.
• Expertise in operation, management and cost controls of Property Operations.
• Knowledge and interpretation of applicable commercial building codes and standards.
• Experience reading blueprints, safety rules and operating instructions.
• Strong understanding of project management processes.
• Ability to prepare and present reports on building operations and systems.
• Ability to define big picture problems and implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the engineering team in a multi-state market; Establish local engineering leadership from property-level engineers.
• Coordinate and plan quarterly engineering meetings in the market with training materials.
• Assist with development, implementation and monitoring of technical programs and policies.
• Work with Property Managers to implement safety, quality, sustainability and energy management requirements.
• Assist in developing property/system specific technical and administrative training.
• Establish preventative maintenance programs to reduce downtime and costs.
• Coordinate client approvals for critical environment work authorizations and shutdown plans.
• Develop a network of consultants for specialized expertise.
• Assist with scope, contracts and bid reviews for service and capital projects.
• Provide guidance on HVAC, MEP, Fire & Life Safety, Automation, Security and OSHA compliance.
• Assist with RFPs/RFIs and site assessments.
• Analyze work orders and asset metrics to optimize maintenance and renewal programs.
• Participate in recruitment in the local market to identify top talent.

Skills

Communication Proficiency

Interpersonal Skills

Organization Skills

Critical thinking

Technical Proficiency

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering Preferred)

Tools

Excel

Databases

CMMS tools

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Lead Building Engineer to lead the local engineering team across a multi-state market, coordinating quarterly market meetings and ensuring compliance with national engineering processes.

You will work with Property Managers and Chief Engineers to implement safety, quality, sustainability, energy management, and related systems, while developing on-site training and preventative maintenance programs to optimize uptime and reduce costs.