Facility & Engineering Support Manager

About the role

The Facility & Engineering Support Manager is responsible for the development, implementation, and compliance of policies and procedures for the maintenance and operational uptime of a mission-critical, mission-important, business-critical, and business-important facility's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life/safety, and Energy Management systems. This role interacts and coordinates with facilities management, engineers, and IT.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering, critical operations, and technical oversight for all facilities assigned.
• Review engineering and critical operations for large and/or critical sites annually and as required.
• Work closely and collaboratively with all members of the facility management team to ensure positive and effective communication.
• Ensure that all critical equipment is maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, local codes, building standards, and Cushman & Wakefield Policies & Procedures.
• Work with Facilities Managers to assess and review engineering staff for all sites.
• Provide matrix level oversight for and advise all technical staff.
• Maintain effective communications with IT personnel on all work related to critical operations systems.
• Report abnormal or critical conditions immediately to the relevant C&W Facility Management and Global Operations Director.
• Develop and deliver training methods, materials, and programs relative to building operating standards.
• Oversight and guidance for the development of Client’s BMS and Energy Intelligence tools and ensure they are being used effectively by the engineering staff.
• Compile, maintain, and submit monthly critical operations reports for each facility in which critical operations are conducted, and as assigned.
• Lead and coordinate the collection of data, prioritize opportunities, develop strategies, prioritize projects, and be CW’s single point of responsibility for the achievement of the assigned energy management goals.
• Analyze utility bills and energy load profiles for client buildings to determine energy usage trends to actively manage energy costs.
• Aid in the preparation of the operating and capital budget by projecting resource needs and determining funding priorities for the energy management program.
• Monitor and analyze results of energy conservation projects.
• Work with facilities managers and engineers to ensure all equipment and systems are maintained to the highest level of efficiency practical, to provide optimal environmental conditions within the facility for the minimum expenditure of energy.
• Coordinate the work of consultants to assist with energy management activities and work projects.
• Manage the work of the account’s Sustainability staff, and consultants to assist with sustainability activities and work projects.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree required.
• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Thorough technical knowledge of maintenance and repair procedures for critical operations and related systems, including HVAC, UPS, stand-by generators, boilers, fire pumps, plumbing, electrical, and fire safety systems.
• Minimum ten years’ experience in industry with three to five years of experience in comparable position.
• LEED Accreditation preferred.
• Experience in managing a High-Performance Building Program.
• Working knowledge of Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Star Program.
• Familiarity with the Supplier Business Review (SBR) process and the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) that we are rated on and gear your performance and the performance of team members to meeting these KPI’s consistently.

Skills

• Excellent computer skills.
• Leadership, managerial, teamwork, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to convey complex technical information in a manner that non-technical individuals can comprehend.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to interact with client and client employees, senior management, staff, and vendors as a professional at all times.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs.
• Competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay

$110,500.00 - $130,000.00