Senior Chief Engineer

About the Role

The Senior Chief Engineer will directly supervise employees reporting to the assigned buildings, carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with JLL policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, elevators, controls, lighting, and critical environments across the assigned region, utilizing internal staff and external vendors as needed.
• Supervise and develop engineering teams through hiring, training, coaching, performance reviews using Workday, and establishing clear goals while fostering professional growth and daily operational leadership.
• Develop and execute comprehensive maintenance programs incorporating preventive, predictive, and reactive procedures through systems like 4Sight, work order management, and PM programs to protect asset value and extend equipment life.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and safety by identifying and remediating hazards, implementing safety training programs, maintaining required documentation, meeting Federal/State/Local laws, and adhering to JLL compliance audits and Operations Audit standards.
• Manage capital planning and major projects by developing infrastructure upgrade plans, equipment replacement schedules, and overseeing project execution from planning through closeout following industry best practices.
• Maintain critical documentation and systems knowledge including current building drawings, single-lines, engineering logs, compliance records, and comprehensive understanding of all machinery and operational aspects to recognize performance deficiencies immediately.
• Oversee contractor activities and service contracts by managing scope development, bidding, contract administration, providing advance training on critical functions, and ensuring contractors understand Building Rules & Regulations.
• Manage budgets and administrative functions including preparing annual operational and capital budgets, monitoring expense performance, managing timesheets, ordering supplies, and organizing all engineering department administration.
• Implement utility tracking and energy management programs to monitor and manage consumption of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and water, supporting initiatives like Energy Star.
• Coordinate tenant and capital improvement projects by working with engineering and construction managers from construction document review through project completion, and provide regional support for due diligence and new property assignments as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 6+ years’ experience with commercial building operating systems and general building maintenance procedures, and a minimum of 4+ years of maintenance management experience.
• Universal Technician Certification (EPA 608 or CFC).
• Certificates showing advanced training on each of the major building systems (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and General Building Operations).
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations, including geometry for practical applications.
• Knowledge to prepare and explain energy savings models, showing cost savings and associated costs with value-added programs.
• Ability to follow instructions in written, oral, or diagram form and apply common-sense understanding.
• Excellent skills in operating hand and power tools, power lifts, scaffolding, ladders, and reading digital meters and voltage testers.
• Ability to troubleshoot all building systems, including electric and pneumatic controls, and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office/Suite.
• Experience with a work order system, including PMs.

Work Environment

• Walking and standing for long periods of time are regularly required.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces.
• Must have the ability to work at heights up to and sometimes exceeding 100 feet.
• Regularly lift up to 25 pounds and frequently move up to 100 pounds, adhering to safety instructions.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus (20/20 vision or corrective lenses).
• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts, may be frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and occasionally works in outside weather conditions or with toxic/caustic chemicals.

Location: Huntsville, AL