Building Engineer

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial, and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization. Our purpose is to create real economic, social, and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

About the role

This candidate will work on a team to complete preventative maintenance, work orders, and inspections under the direction of the Chief and Property Management Office. We are looking for a dependable, experienced candidate who can work independently in a fast-paced environment on complex systems covering multiple assets to complete tasks in a timely fashion. Must be highly customer-service oriented with prior customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with computer-based Building Management Systems (BMS), computerized monitoring systems (elevators, fire systems, work orders system, etc.)
• Maintain and operate the following:
  • Fire Life Safety Class E system (Fire Command Center); maintain fire extinguishers and other fire/life safety equipment
  • Emergency Generator and Back-Up Power supply (UPS)
  • HVAC water treatment system, including monitoring and maintaining chemical levels in accordance with the system plan, taking bacterial dipslide tests, recording results, and overall water treatment analysis. Enter all information onto the digital-based cooling tower water plan (Nalco)
  • HVAC systems, including chillers, reciprocating compressors, related centrifugal pumps, motors, balancing valves, low-pressure steam control devices
  • Maintain Air Handling units and perform all related maintenance
• Knowledge of variable/constant volume systems and VAV boxes, exhaust fans, and hydronic perimeter heating systems
• Monitor/oversee operation of all Vertical Transportation (VT) equipment, including all elevators and escalators and the vendor who maintains them. Place service calls for and record any VT outages. Maintain timely and accurate reports of VT equipment
• Working knowledge of basic plumbing (restroom flushometers, valves, water fountains, black pipe, copper piping—including soldering/brazing connections)
• Comfortable with minor electrical work, including locating and resetting circuit breakers, replacing electrical solenoid valves, etc., and operating lighting control systems
• Respond to all service calls in a timely fashion, make repairs, and follow up where necessary
• Provide technical support for the buildings or assets and perform regular maintenance inspections
• Practice proper PPE compliance and maintain a safe working record and environment
• Supervise and/or escort contractors
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by Chief Engineer or Management

Requirements

• 2-3 years’ experience as a full-time maintenance technician or engineer in an office, commercial building, or facilities environment
• Able to work in and maintain a professional manner in a highly visible, public environment
• Must be able to work random shifts on short notice, weekends, and overtime when needed
• Must be able to work as a team player on the Engineer staff team as well as work alone on shift and be a self-starter
• Experience with Singu FM or similar Computerized Maintenance Management System is helpful
• Residential Property Management experience is a plus

Qualifications

Recommended licenses:

• NYC Fire Guard Co of F (F01/F3/F4)
• NYC FLSD Certificate of Fitness (F89) / Supervision of Fuel Piping (P98)
• NYC Fire Sprinkler/Standpipe Certificate of Fitness (S12/S13)
• NYC Supervisory Fire Alarm Certificate of Fitness (S95)
• Air Compressor C of F (A35)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk, and hear
• Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to move freely throughout the property, including moving up and down stairs
• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
• Must be able to move throughout the property, including up and down ladders and stairwells
• May occasionally be exposed to machine noise and inclement weather conditions
• Occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

Pay

The base hourly rate is aligned with market data and is estimated between $37.00 to $39.00 per hour, with the ability to achieve additional compensation through bonus. This salary range reflects base compensation for the position across all US locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and other factors including relevant education/training, experience, and internal equity.

Benefits

Benefits offered to full-time W2 employees:

• Traditional and Roth 401k with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave after one year of tenure
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company-paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
• Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter & Transit Pre-Tax Benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Competitive paid vacation days
• 2 personal/wellness days
• Paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Annual volunteer day for Day of Giving