Building Engineer - Key Tower (2nd & 3rd Shift)

Building Maintenance Engineer I

The Building Maintenance Engineer I is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all building systems within a commercial property. This position performs preventive maintenance, repairs, and inspections of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and life safety systems.

Job Duties

• Perform entry level preventive maintenance diagnosis and repairs on all mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and replace mechanical items such as; pumps, motors, valves, seals, gaskets, filters, piping, hot water tanks, and fan boxes.
• Make adjusts and changes to HVAC central plant and controls and related equipment to maintain building standards, along with the operations of the building chiller plant.
• Perform light carpentry and drywall repairs. Painting skills required.
• Perform basic repairs on security devices such as locks, card readers, door strikes.
• Must be able to read instruction manuals, schematics, and drawings.
• Verify and maintain operation logs, record keeping, documentation and files. Identify and correct any abnormalities.
• Familiarity with pneumatic controls and VAV boxes is a plus.
• Provide full and complete details with our CMMS system.
• Perform generator and fire pump tests
• Maintain professional and courteous relations with others.
• Understanding all property emergency procedures including standby power and fire alarm and be familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the fire and emergency rescue teams.
• Actively participate in required training
• Follow company and department safety and security policies and procedures to promote a clean, safe, and secure environment.
• Follow policies and procedures for the safe operation and storage of tools, equipment, and machines.
• Identify and correct unsafe work procedures or conditions and/or report them to management and security/safety personnel.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. Vocational or trade school preferred.
• 2 years related experience.
• Utilizes troubleshooting tools and understands temperature and flow instrumentation.
• Knowledge and proper use of basic and advanced hand tools.
• Understanding blueprints and schematics
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Maintain calm demeanor in emergency situations
• EPA CFC Universal Certification Technician certificate is preferred.
• Computer skills are necessary to utilize the BAS and CMMS systems.
• Exceptional written, typed, and verbal communication skills

Values We Seek

• Respect: Respect is shown by demonstrating a sense of self-awareness and reflecting on one's own words and actions to adapt, grow, and succeed. We embrace our differences while recognizing what brings us together.
• Collaboration: Collaboration begins with strengthening our relationships with our residents, owners, partners, and employees, relying on strong communication and a deep understanding of the values and needs of all those involved.
• Service-Focused: Understand what internal and external stakeholders value and anticipate their needs; strives to create a meaningful experience and build lasting relationships.
• Performance: Achieving exceptional performance requires us all to be working on the right things at the right time and, in doing so, staying aligned with our business fundamentals and priorities. It also requires us to understand the business carefully and critically analyzing our performance and metrics and weighing options and risks before decisions are made.

Work Conditions & Physical Demands

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors in a commercial setting with regular exposure to cold, heat, noise, people, and equipment.
• Able to work independently or as a team member and support managers with special projects.
• Strong collaboration skills works well across functional areasexcellent relationship-building skills; able to collaborate with various levels of the organization.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Expected Hours of Work & Travel

Must be able to work various shifts when needed to cover during regular business hours, including weekends and evenings.

EOE/Disabled/Veterans Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Each applicant for employment is solely based on job qualifications, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.