Commercial Building Engineer II

Commercial Building Engineer II

Location:

Austin, TX 78701 (Downtown Austin)

Pay: $73,000 - $83,000

** MUST HAVE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE (NON-RESIDENTIAL)**

Commercial Building Engineer II responsible for operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of building systems including mechanical, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire life safety, construction-related tasks, and general building maintenance within a commercial real estate environment.

• Maintain familiarity with different types of HVAC systems including but not limited to chillers, pumps, cooling towers, VFD’s, 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 trouble shooting on equipment. Identify needed upgrades or major repair needs.

• Monitor performance of mechanical/HVAC equipment using the building automations 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 (ie. 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 trouble shooting.

• Familiarity with plumbing systems. 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.
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