Senior Operating Engineer
Pay: $47000-65000
Shift: Monday-Friday 8am-330pm
The Senior Operating Engineer provides support for assigned buildings. This role has responsibilities and expectations to include demonstrating technical expertise in one craft area (electrical, HVAC, plumbing) and be multi-skilled in other areas in order to successfully repair, maintain, restore, and replace various building operational components independently and with team support.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Follow all safety policies and procedures, maintains strict attention to detail when working on job sites
- Performance of ongoing preventive and repair work orders on facility mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other installed systems, equipment, and components
- Utilizes CMMS work order system to manage the timely completion of all preventative and corrective maintenance assignments.
- Requires the ability to analyze the operation of various systems, determine the cause of any problems/malfunctions and take corrective action as required.
- Monitor BAS systems and respond to alarms; escalate issues as needed
- Inspect, repair, and maintain HVAC equipment including but not limited to refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, chillers, water cooling towers, etc.
- Repair/Replace/Install ceiling tiles, carpet tiles, floor tile, etc.
- Inspect, repair, and maintain plumbing components including restroom fixtures, flush valves, water fountains, sinks, drains, water heaters, piping, sump pumps, etc
- Inspect, repair, and maintain electrical components including lamp replacement, ballast replacement, fixtures, comprehend basic wiring components, etc
- Inspects various damaged surfaces (e.g., plaster, drywall, water-damaged areas, ceiling and wall cracks) for repairs
- Completes special tasks that include painting, pressure washing, tenant services requests, special cleaning, and general maintenance as assigned.
- Perform assigned facility rounds and due diligence efforts by being proactive; reporting on conditions impacting satisfactory client occupancy and operations; entering work orders for resolution.
- Be a member of the operations team in the maintenance and repair of building components and equipment
- Provide best-in-class customer services to all Tenants and Agencies.
- Recognize danger and safety hazards and propose methods to eliminate them
- Escorting vendors onsite to perform routine preventative maintenance or repairs
- Must be willing and able to support any after-hours building related activity as required.
- Ensure that work is performed efficiently with a minimum amount of disruption and inconvenience
- Maintain related records concerning time, labor and materials; maintain log of tasks performed and write reports as required
- Must be able to work independently
- Maintains a clean and safe working environment.
- Must complete all required safety trainings as scheduled and on time
- Other tasks as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Team player, self-starter, good interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively both verbal and written.
- Provide excellent customer service by utilizing professional and effective communication timely follow through.
- Health and Safety regulations
- Position requires sitting, standing, walking on level and slippery surfaces, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, grasping and making repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties.
- Possess hands on skills and knowledge to complete required repairs and maintenance on commercial HVAC systems (including, pumps, motors, air handlers, automation/controls systems, and associated electrical systems) using industry standard tools and in accordance with all codes, laws, and regulations
- Ability to arrive on site for emergency service response within 45 minutes.
- Ability to be in an on-call rotation
- Ability to lift, carry and push equipment, supplies and other job-related items weighing 50 pounds or more.
- Effective use of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel), Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and other internet-based software.
- Ability to use a computer and smartphone with multiple email accounts.
- Meet schedules and timelines
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
- Must have and maintain a valid Tennessee Driver's License.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Certification as a Universal CFC, electrical and/or plumbing technician
- 4-6 years of applicable technical experience in aspects of building engineering with a strong background in technical aspects of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, controls and overall system design and application.
- Licenses as required by authority having jurisdiction
Physical Requirements:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds & climb up to 30 ft. ladders.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- This position requires working outdoors, in mechanical/equipment rooms and possible extreme weather conditions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and heavy equipment.
- The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock (high voltage); and vibration.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.