Senior Chief Engineer

JLL; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL is seeking a Senior Chief Engineer in Huntsville, AL to lead engineering teams and oversee building systems. You will supervise staff, drive safety standards, budgets, and capital projects while ensuring reliable operations.

Responsibilities include managing HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety, and energy management; developing maintenance programs, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with vendors for critical infrastructure support.

Qualifications

• Six-plus years with commercial building operating systems and four-plus years in maintenance management.
• EPA 608 or CFC universal technician certification.
• Certificates showing advanced training on major building systems (MEP).
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees and manage performance consistent with policy and laws.
• Oversee building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and life safety.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance programs.
• Manage budgets, contracts, and capital projects from planning to closeout.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, safety training, and documentation.

Skills

Reading blueprints

Troubleshooting

Microsoft Office

Work order systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

6+ years' experience with commercial building operating systems & 4+ years maintenance management

Universal Technician Certification (EPA 608 or CFC)

Certificates showing advanced training on major building systems (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, General Building Operations)

Experience in a manufacturing environment

Knowledge of energy savings models and cost analysis

Experience with a work order system, including PMs

Tools

Digital meters

Voltage testers

Scaffolding

Job description

Senior Chief Engineer - JLL

What this job involves:

The Senior Chief Engineer will directly supervise employees reporting to the assigned buildings. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the policies enumerated within the JLL Personnel Handbook and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, elevators, controls, lighting, and critical environments across the assigned region, utilizing internal staff and external vendors as needed.
• Supervise and develop engineering teams through hiring, training, coaching, performance reviews using Workday, and establishing clear goals while fostering professional growth and daily operational leadership.
• Develop and execute comprehensive maintenance programs incorporating preventive, predictive, and reactive procedures through systems like 4Sight, work order management, and PM programs to protect asset value and extend equipment life.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and safety by identifying and remediating hazards, implementing safety training programs, maintaining required documentation, meeting Federal/State/Local laws, and adhering to JLL compliance audits and Operations Audit standards.
• Manage capital planning and major projects by developing infrastructure upgrade plans, equipment replacement schedules, and overseeing project execution from planning through closeout following industry best practices.
• Maintain critical documentation and systems knowledge including current building drawings, single-lines, engineering logs, compliance records, and comprehensive understanding of all machinery and operational aspects to recognize performance deficiencies immediately.
• Oversee contractor activities and service contracts by managing scope development, bidding, contract administration, providing advance training on critical functions, and ensuring contractors understand Building Rules & Regulations.
• Manage budgets and administrative functions including preparing annual operational and capital budgets, monitoring expense performance, managing timesheets, ordering supplies, and organizing all engineering department administration.
• Implement utility tracking and energy management programs to monitor and manage consumption of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and water, supporting initiatives like Energy Star.
• Coordinate tenant and capital improvement projects by working with engineering and construction managers from construction document review through project completion, and provide regional support for due diligence and new property assignments as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 6+ years’ experience with commercial building operating systems and general building maintenance procedures, and a minimum of 4+ years of maintenance management experience.
• Universal Technician Certification (EPA 608 or CFC).
• Certificate’s showing advance training on each of the major building systems (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and General Building Operations).
• Experience in a Manufacturing environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals with a basic understanding of geometry and its practical uses.
• Knowledge to prepare and explain energy savings models presented to the engineering and management team, showing cost savings and all associated costs with value added programs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding and to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Excellent skills in operating hand and power tools, power lifts, scaffolding, ladders, and be able to read digital meters and voltage testers.
• Ability to troubleshoot all building systems to include electric and pneumatic controls and thoroughly understand how to interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office/Suite
• Experience with a work order system, to include PM’s.

Location:

Huntsville, AL

Work Environment:

• Walking and standing for long periods of time are regularly required when performing the duties.
• Frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in a confined space.
• Must have the ability to work at heights up, and sometimes exceeding, 100 feet.
• Regularly lift up to 25 pounds and frequently move up to 100 pounds, while adhering to Jones Lang LaSalle safety instructions prescribed in the safety handbook and all other safety courses provided.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus; therefore the applicants must have 20/20 vision or wear glasses/contacts that bring their vision to 20/20.
• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts, may be frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally could be exposed to toxic and/or caustic chemicals.