Building Engineer II

About this position

At Endeavor, we’ve built our continued success on a simple formula. Approach every relationship with integrity and treat every project like it’s in our own backyard. With this formula, we’ve grown steadily since 1999, through some of history’s most turbulent market conditions. It’s the foundation for projects that are built to last, and for a company dedicated to the needs of property owners, investors, tenants, and the community.

It’s doing the right thing, for the right reasons. It’s our Endeavor.

Endeavor is seeking an experienced Building Engineer II to join our team. This position will report to the Property Manager. We enjoy a hardworking, but fun office environment with a great team attitude.

• Maintain familiarity with different types of HVAC systems including but not limited to chillers, pumps, cooling towers, VFDs, terminal boxes, air handlers, roof top units.
• Perform or oversee others performing preventative maintenance duties on such equipment including filter changes, belt changes, lubricating motors, cleaning coils, and identifying issues.
• Understand principles of water treatment plan, oversee regular PMs of water treatment equipment and water testing.
• Perform basic troubleshooting on equipment. Identify needed upgrades or major repair needs.

• Monitor performance of mechanical/HVAC equipment using the building automation system. Make changes to system including temperature adjustments, scheduling, and overall building pressures.
• Knowledge of HVAC issues and troubleshooting through visibility of data points and trend logs within the BAS system.
• Manage energy consumption and energy saving strategies. Meet energy saving goals related to building certifications including LEED, Energy Star, and other third party entities.

• Knowledge of electrical system preventative maintenance measures (e.g., infrared, transformer and switch gear maintenance).
• Troubleshoot basic circuitry and non-functioning components; be able to perform basic bulb and ballast replacements.
• Manage electrical vendors to perform more major repairs and replacements.
• Understand electricity basics (including safety precautions, arc flash, lock out/tag out), distribution panels, lighting control systems and one-line drawings.
• Build familiarity with reading electrical diagrams and schematics for purposes of troubleshooting.

• Perform minor plumbing repairs and replacements such as clearing clogged drains or wastewater lines, flush valve replacement, drinking fountain repair, faucet replacement, adjust mixing valves, etc.
• Manage plumbing vendors to perform more major repairs and replacements.
• Monitor performance of exterior drainage components including retention/detention ponds, area storm drains, swales, etc. Regularly inspect property for ponding and pooling.

• Manage code compliant inspection process and repairs needed to the system.
• Manage fire panels and the points they monitor, pump systems, dry and wet automatic systems. Familiarity with specialty tenant fire life safety systems.
• Monitor piping for leaks or vulnerabilities.
• Keep abreast of changes made to applicable fire code.

• Basic understanding of construction drawings. Ability to update/maintain/develop as-built drawings.
• Assist construction management with plan review for new construction and capital projects.
• Manage buildings’ plan library by keeping plans and close out documents organized and current.

• Perform regular interior building inspections in common areas and tenant spaces; open work orders for any deficiencies.
• Perform regular exterior building inspections of exterior and parking areas to include hard surface conditions (trip hazards, etc.), caulking, waterproofing, garage, structure, roof, expansion joints and façade.
• Perform periodic painting, carpentry, and general maintenance repairs to commercial buildings.
• Knowledge of site utilities and shut off locations.
• Manage access control system to include card programming, reporting, scheduling, and some programming.
• Knowledge of general property security systems.
• Clean and…