Commercial Building Engineer

Southern Management Companies

McLean, VA

Pay: $22-$31/hr

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:**

The Commercial Engineer/Service Tech inspects daily building HVAC systems including chiller, the cooling tower, heat pumps, and/or mechanical systems in one commercial building. Responds to emergency calls to handle building emergencies and/or ensure appropriate Lead Engineer/Chief Engineer responds to emergency. Must have knowledge of current occupational hazards and an understanding of the necessary safety precautions, building codes and regulations applicable to maintenance work

**WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU:**

• Inspect daily building HVAC systems including chiller, cooling tower, heat pumps, and/or mechanical systems in one commercial building. Refer concerns outside of your experience to the Engineer Team.
• Ensure an uninterrupted service of domestic hot and cold water, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, emergency and fire safety systems, heat and air conditioning in building
• Maintain shop, storage and mechanical equipment rooms for cleanliness and attention to safety
• Complete Yardi work orders, preventative maintenance tickets, and other service team duties as needed for high building performance
• Observe contractors to monitor all work performed complies with service contracts at commercial building, coordinate contractor repairs to completion as needed
• Assist in management and construction of all commercial tenant build-out projects at assigned commercial office building
• Respond to emergency calls to handle building emergencies and/or ensure appropriate Lead Engineer/Chief Engineer responds to emergency (except when on approved leave by supervisor)
• Provide a high level of customer service and maintain good relations with customers, vendors, and contractors. This includes responding to all stakeholders, including team members, within one (1) business day
• Maintain an atmosphere of cooperation and helpfulness with tenants, team members and visitors at the building
• Provide a high level of customer service and maintain good relations with customers, vendors, and investors. This includes responding to all stakeholders, including team members, within one (1) business day
• Maintain shop and company equipment, order and maintain ample supplies for building operation, inventory control
• Gain/have thorough knowledge of current methods, practices, tools and equipment and materials used in building preventative maintenance and repair work
• Ensure availability of the tools and equipment necessary to perform building preventative maintenance and work order repairs required under job description
• Ability to document all work by means of time clock, daily work logs, supplemental sheets, service requests/work orders via Yardi and overtime logs as needed for accurate completion of timecard
• Knowledge of current occupational hazards and an understanding of the necessary safety precautions, building codes and regulations applicable to maintenance work
• Participate in regular weekly team meetings to increase team engagement by sharing project updates, discussing Commercial results/metrics, reviewing building operations, sharing corporate developments, and having open discussions about tenant and team member concerns
• Provide feedback to supervisor about the status of work performed, parts and supplies needed and contractors to complete work, which cannot be performed in-house
• Ability to communicate in written form and use company issued wireless smartphones to communicate with commercial team by telephone, email and text message
• Contribute to the commercial Team effort by accomplishing tasks and assisting with projects as needed.
• Comply with all Southern Management policies and procedures
• Cover other commercial buildings as needed in emergency
• Assist Property Manager with annual budget planning including giving feedback for necessary operational projects, capital projects and operational expenses.

Perform various other duties as assigned by Property Manager.

**JOB KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:**

HVAC

• - Troubleshooting controls and circuits, wiring, electrical and pneumatic. Compressor repair and replacement, energy management systems, cooling tower maintenance and repair, water and air source heat pumps, A/C repair, centrifugal chiller operation, repair and replacement of coils, pumps and motors to include VAV and CAV

Lock and Door hardware* - installing, re-keying, picking, resetting and changing combinations on cipher locks, cutting key knowledge of master key systems

Plumbing* - Perform piping and copper installations, repair and snaking of drains, repair and replacement of faucet, water closets and water heaters

Electrical Repairs* - Repair and replacement of: light ballast, circuit breaker and fuses and all other minor installations and repairs when necessary

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Understands and uses the principles of effective supervision
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of SMC and community standards and policies to include, but l