Building Engineer 1

Crockett Facilities Services, Inc. • Full-time • Washington, District of Columbia, United States • $32 - $35 / hour • 2d ago

Building Engineer | DC

10:30am - 7:30PM

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the operations, maintenance and building repair of boiler and auxiliary boiler room equipment, heating, lighting, ventilating, air conditioning, power refrigeration, building electrical and pneumatic controls, water treatment, and other mechanical and electrical equipment. This position reports to the Chief Engineer.

CLASSIFICATION: NON-EXEMPT

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:

Controls the daily operation of all mechanical equipment in the physical plant and buildings
Performs maintenance and repairs to the Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Structural, Furniture, Fire, Life Safety, and Control systems for the facility to keep these systems up to applicable standards
Monitors operations and maintains refrigeration, water cooling and air conditioning equipment, boilers, heating, ventilating and hot water equipment, pumps, valves, piping and filters, other mechanical and electrical equipment, changing light bulbs and ballasts
Performs advanced troubleshooting of Building Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems with little or no supervision.
Performs and/or completes all tenant service requests accurately and with minimal disruptions.
Maintains maintenance logs and records.
Performs preventative maintenance tasks in a timely manner.
Complies with all policies and procedures established for the building.
Ability to work long hours occasionally and some weekends
Actively participates in emergency response procedures, technical and safety training programs.
Performs all work using the proper safety equipment and in a safe manner
Other duties as assigned

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:

Follows all safety procedures
No unscheduled downtime occurs that could have been detected during routine maintenance
Follows maintenance and testing schedules
Majority of the users say the temperature is comfortable
Takes the extra time and care to make sure the job looks good, is easy to maintain later and isn’t likely to have problems.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

5+ years of experience maintaining equipment and systems in commercial or government buildings
High school diploma or GED. Formal vocational/technical training in maintenance/mechanical/electrical related work preferred.
Demonstrated working knowledge of engineering and building systems

TITLE: LEAD ENGINEER (continued)

Must be licensed and be able to conform to all city, state, and federal licensing and certification requirements.
Universal CFC certification

SKILLS/ ABILITIES:

Familiarity with computers and office automation applications
Familiarity with preventative maintenance and work order software systems.
Strong customer service orientation
Demonstrated mechanical ability skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Must be able to obtain a US Government clearance
Regularly required to walk long distances and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her manager.