Chief Engineer

The Chief Engineer performs scheduled maintenance, safety inspections and repairs to varying types of equipment and coaches other engineers as indirect reports.  

Pay:$55

The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position.   A specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

Benefit Information:

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package.  For information about ABM’s benefits, visit Annual Benefits-Frontline

• Oversees building operations and prepares work progress reports and metrics for manager review

• Follow safe practices and complies with company and regulatory standards

• Operate heating and ventilating equipment, engines, turbines, motors, combustion engines, pumps, air compressors, ice and refrigerating machines, air conditioning units, fans and siphons in assigned client site

• Collaborate with both internal and external customers on technical issues, work scope recommendations and failure investigations

• Provide engineering support for a wide range of systems, maintenance programs, engines as well as operational engineering functions

• Analyze and seek solutions to the design, operation, maintenance, performance or repair of vehicles/equipment and their components

• Define a maintenance program or configuration to troubleshoot issues and ensure a safe and legal operation

• Review Service Bulletins (SBs) from manufacturers or component manufacturers

• Develop solutions and implementation plans, project justification, cost/benefit analysis, and overall management of project implementation and coordinate warranty recovery on SBs that are applicable

• Organize and manage priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplish the work process to meet all deliverable for projects as well as maintenance program changes and technical specification revisions

• Coordinate work with other operational groups to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability and operational efficiency

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related technical field and at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible engineering, facilities, or building operations experience; or at least ten (10) years of equivalent experience without a bachelor’s degree.

• At least three (3) years of supervisory or leadership experience.

• Must possess a valid, unexpired driver’s license.

• Must possess any license or certification legally required to perform the assigned work within the applicable state, county, or city jurisdiction.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Relevant Professional Engineer, stationary engineer, HVAC, electrical, boiler, or other applicable technical license or certification.
• Without a relevant technical license or certification, at least two (2) additional years of directly related experience is preferred.
• Experience managing complex HVAC, electrical, plumbing, BAS, life-safety, and preventive maintenance programs.