Building Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY The Building Engineer maintains, manages, and performs general maintenance and engineering duties at assigned locations. The position is responsible for a wide variety of engineering duties to maintain and maximize building system efficiencies and to control and maximize utility consumption at the building level.

The Building Engineer repairs, replaces, installs, and maintains property, equipment, and buildings and responds to emergency, routine, preventive, and curative situations. The Building Engineer is responsible for monitoring vendor contract compliance and addressing issues that arise at assigned locations. The position is responsible for creating value for the customer, company, and department in all aspects possible.

The Building Engineer’s responsibilities include both the Uniland portfolio of properties and agreements as well as third-party managed customers. The position is responsible for absence coverage for all Essential Duties and Responsibilities in the On-Site Staff and Engineering Job Descriptions that are not also listed in the Building Engineer Job Description. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Engineering Duties Responsible for the administration and execution of planning, directing and coordinating all general upkeep, maintenance and repair items.

These include emergency, curative, preventive and routine tasks whether in-house or contracted. Responsible for creation and maintenance of procedures, daily rounds, communication logs, and the like. Completes assigned and self-generated work orders and tasks, follows instructions and issues assignments with concise and clear instruction; performs duties in professional workmanlike manner.

While performing duties, displays a courteous caring attitude, making every possible effort not to interfere with the tenant’s business, building, and property functions. Thoroughly cleans up entire work area upon job completion. Completes all work in a safe and efficient manner.

Provides necessary, dated remarks reflecting job activity for each visit. Operates company vehicles in a safe, responsible manner at all times, obeying all traffic laws. Follows all company rules and regulations relating to vehicle use.

Responsible for compliance with all safety requirements and procedures. Responsible for the maintenance, proper use, security and inventory of all company tools and equipment. Performs timecard, work order, and any other paper/digital and system requirements.

Manages vendor compliance for maintenance contracts, service vendors, and others. Manages, oversees, and operates control systems including but not limited to Building Control, Security, HVAC and sub-meters. Maintains a high level of communication and coordination with Property, Physical Plant and Operations Managers.

The Building Engineer is on call per department procedures. Physical Plant Condition Manages and maximizes performance, efficiency, and full operation of building energy management, utility, and other systems. Ensures that properties are always in top quality condition in all respects.

Performs thorough and critical building and site inspections for condition, budget, and improvement recommendation purposes. Prevents and corrects condition deficiencies. Continually recommends correction and improvement needs and recommendations which will sustain and/or improve condition, functionality, quality, and competitive position.

Appearance / Company Representation Wears and cares for provided uniform. Clean and well groomed. Speaks articulately with tenants and vendors; remains compliant with confidentiality concerns.

Vehicles / Tools / Supplies Operates company vehicles in a safe, responsible manner at all times, obeying all traffic laws. Follows all company rules and regulations relating to vehicle use. Maintains a clean driving record.

Maintains vehicle per maintenance schedules. Always follows all policies, including times when company-owned vehicles are also assigned for personal commute. Keeps both the interior and the exterior of the vehicle in clean, orderly, organized, well-stocked condition at all times.

Responsible for the maintenance, proper use, security and inventory of all company tools and equipment. Promptly addresses repair and/or replacement needs for tools following company procedures. Responsible for proper care and use of company provided tools and devices pursuant to company policies.

Maintains all stock areas in neat and orderly condition. Purchases supplies per company procedures, including obtaining invoices and receipts for cost tracking purposes. Property Management Key Performance Indicators Customer Service Treats all customers with professionalism, courtesy, and respect at all times.

Responds to customers’ needs immediately. Always maintains a positive attitude and approach. Sets a service example of high quality.

Provides absence coverage as assigned. Performance Qualities Maintains high efficiency, quality organization, prioritization, and time management skills. Always maintains a customer focus and sense of urgency.

Maintains a focus on being a quality person who cares; constantly striving for improvement. Maintains a focus on prevention of problems as well as immediate response and cure. Maintains a focus on innovation, confidentiality, and all metrics.

Completes accurate and thorough documentation. Personal Performance Maintains positive and productive working relationships with members of the department and other departments, customers, vendors, and business partners. Maintains a focus on the company’s and department’s mission statements, guiding principles and strategic plans.

Complies with all department and company policies and procedures. Strives to meet or exceed goals and objectives; accomplishes goals and objectives. Completes annual Performance Plan, monitors, and reports on progress of the Plan.

Consistently scores highly in position key result areas. Recognizes the need for an importance of documentation for effective record keeping and legal protections. Completes accurate and thorough documentation.

Completes continuing education classes and/or courses or utilizes other methods to obtain designations, certifications, and additional knowledge. Actively remains knowledgeable of current industry methods and keeps skills current with changing systems and technology. Key Result Areas Performance of building systems.

Physical plant condition. Work and repair recommendations. Maintenance contract completion and compliance SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each Essential Duty and Responsibility satisfactorily and meet or exceed the requirements.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or a minimum two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to Read, analyze, and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, regulations, rules, instructions, business correspondence and procedures.

Write reports, business correspondence, and complete position forms. Ability to use position systems. Effectively present information and respond to questions.

Speak effectively before individuals and groups. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to Calculate figures and amounts. Apply concepts of basic math, algebra, and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the following physical demands are required:

Regularly required to talk, hear, taste and smell. Frequently required to sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds if position is related to manual labor or function (such as Maintenance Mechanic, On-Site Staff, etc.). WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities. While performing the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to the following: moving mechanical parts, moderate noise level, office equipment, and computers. Compensation details: 22-26 Hourly Wage PIdccbea989329-31181-34596380