Assistant Chief Building Engineer

About the role

Make your next move an expert one. At Colliers it’s not our success that sets us apart, it’s how we achieve it. Our people are passionate, take ownership and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities.

Why Colliers? Our enterprising environment needs your expertise to facilitate Colliers’ continued growth as an industry leader. Our nimble, decentralized culture can provide you with a wealth of opportunities to learn about our business and quickly gain experience to accelerate your career.

Who You Are: You’re a technical and engineering expert, familiar with maintenance systems and equipment. You bring strong organizational skills, a customer‑centric approach and a positive outlook to everything you do. As an Assistant Chief Engineer, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the maintenance systems are running efficiently to ensure the safety of our clients and their properties.

Responsibilities

• Respond to client requests, prioritize and assign work orders to be performed by Building Engineers, and follow up to ensure minimal downtime.
• Conduct regular inspections, alarm testing, and implement preventative maintenance programs.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with property managers, suppliers and department leaders.
• Manage multiple priorities and reports, including inventory, records, and schedules.
• Maintain and check daily operating logs for air conditioning, fan units, graph charts, utility meters and general complaints.
• Ensure building systems and tenant service requests are handled efficiently at the most economical cost.
• Assist in the development of the annual budget and RFP process for budgeted projects.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of operating procedures and proper chemical treatment levels for cooling towers and boilers.

Requirements

• At least 7 years’ experience in building/property maintenance or engineering.
• Solid working knowledge of HVAC systems/maintenance, electrical, plumbing, energy management systems and other building mechanical equipment.
• CFC Universal certification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel).
• Flexibility to be on‑call to respond to after‑hours / weekend emergency requests.

Skills

• Valid driver’s license.
• Working knowledge of work order and preventative maintenance software systems.
• Holding any necessary/required licenses based on building and jurisdictional requirements.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent communications skills.