Building Engineer

About the Role

The Building Engineer serves as the lead technical authority responsible for overseeing the reliable operation, maintenance, and optimization of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and building systems across Siemens Energy multi-site facilities (commercial office, warehouse, and production spaces) in Central Florida. This role handles all facility-related matters, including troubleshooting, investigation, repair, and vendor management throughout the sites.

Responsibilities

• Handles all facility-related matters, including comprehensive troubleshooting, investigation, and repair of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and building systems.
• Performs preventive maintenance and repairs for all commercial systems.
• Manages completion and follow-up for all reactive on-demand work orders, ensuring timely resolution and documentation in the CMMS system.
• Conducts regular facility walks to identify issues, create proactive work orders, and report findings to the Site Manager on potential improvements.
• Manages vendor relationships throughout the sites, including coordination, oversight of subcontractor work, performance evaluation, and ensuring compliance with standards.
• Plans and schedules the execution of maintenance tasks with minimal impact on production activities.
• Assists in procuring all materials required for the Maintenance department.
• Assists crafts and manager with troubleshooting complex failures and executing corrective actions in the field.
• Closes out maintenance work orders in the CMMS work order system.
• Interfaces with Production staff, Facility Manager, and Site Manager in scheduling work tasks with minimal impact on production activities.
• Generates purchase requisitions and schedules the maintenance activities being performed by subcontractors.
• Receives trouble calls, generates work orders, plans/schedules the work, and performs on-demand repairs and emergency responses as required.
• Maintains upkeep of attic stock inventory, ensuring availability and organization of spare parts and materials.
• Refines existing procedures as needed to keep up with changes in the operational landscape.
• Ensures safe working conditions are maintained in areas under care and takes corrective action when notified of any safety violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum seven years direct experience in commercial building operations and maintenance.
• High school diploma or equivalent and technical school certification.
• Strong applied knowledge of commercial HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems and equipment.
• Strong functional knowledge of basic general maintenance, e.g., light carpentry, painting, minor electrical, locksmithing.
• Proven ability to read, interpret, and work from blueprints, schematics, and diagrams.
• Previous experience in a planner/scheduler role.
• Good computer navigation skills.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Reliable attendance and dependable work performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• EPA Universal (Section 608) for HVAC certification.
• Florida Journeyman Electrician or Plumber License.
• Boiler Operator License.
• OSHA 10/30-Hour Certification.

Physical Demands

• Regularly requires standing, walking, climbing ladders, lifting up to 50 pounds, and working in confined spaces or at heights.

Reasonable accommodations available.

Work Environment

Reports to the Site Manager. Interfaces with Maintenance staff, Purchasing and Stores Room in procurement of materials. Cooperates with and assists others in a common effort to maintain the facility. Performs additional duties as requested by the Site Manager. Interfaces with Site Manager, Supervisor, Technicians, Engineering staff, and Production staff to plan, estimate, and validate maintenance work activities.