Portfolio Engineer

The Portfolio Engineer (PE) supports the Director of Engineering in the day‑to‑day execution and strategic management of building operations across a portfolio of high-quality commercial, medical office and life science properties.

This role provides hands‑on mechanical systems support and leadership to a team of Chief Engineers and Building Engineers, ensuring operational excellence, code compliance, safety, and exceptional tenant service. The PE oversees preventive and corrective maintenance programs, ensures adherence to SOPs, and supports complex building systems and critical lab environments that require reliability, precision, and responsiveness throughout the portfolio.

• Supervise, coach, and help develop a team of Building Engineers and Maintenance Technicians across multiple assets; oversee scheduling, coverage, on‑call rotations, and performance management.
• Conduct field audits and top to bottom inspections to validate quality of rounds, PM completion, and documentation.
• Help DOE Champion a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and tenant‑first service.
• Assist with hiring, onboarding, skills assessments, and training plans including advanced systems and life science operational standards (mechanical/electrical fundamentals, BAS controls, safety, SOP adherence).
• Ensure consistency and communication across portfolio.
• In coordination with Regional Property Manager and General Managers, regularly assess current policies and implement new portfolio policies Mechanical Systems Support (Hands‑On & Technical Oversight).
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and optimization for HVAC systems supporting office, medical office and life science systems (central plants, boilers, air cooled chillers, cooling towers, AHUs, VAV’s, standby oil units, pumps, heat exchangers, steam boilers/systems, House VAC, CDA and RODI systems, Nitrogen generators, fume hoods, gas monitoring systems, PH Neutralization systems, BTU metering, energy recovering systems, stand by and life safety generators).
• Support and oversee high-performance HVAC systems, including 100% outside air systems, pressurization control, and tight environmental tolerances required in lab spaces.
• Ensure throughout the portfolio the management of the water treatment programs (closed loop, condenser water, domestic water, and specialty lab/process water systems where applicable) with strong attention to system performance is being carried out.
• Oversee, understand electrical distribution (switch gear, transformers, panels), emergency power (generators, ATS), UPS systems, and lighting controls; coordinate and execute an electrical maintenance plan for the portfolio.
• Work with the Chief Engineers to understand building automation systems (BAS/BMS)—trend logs, setpoint strategies, scheduling, alarms, and sequences of operation; to maintain indoor environmental quality, optimize energy performance, and ensure system reliability.
• Ensure compliance and maintenance of life‑safety systems (fire alarm, sprinklers, fire pump, smoke control, stair pressurization, emergency lighting) in partnership with Life Safety/Fire Protection vendors to align with regulatory and operational standards.
• In line with the DOE, Guide root‑cause analysis for recurring mechanical/electrical issues and lead corrective action plans.

• Ensure daily/weekly/monthly engineering rounds are completed, logged, and reviewed; verify meter readings, differential pressures, vibration/noise anomalies, and temperatures/humidity are within spec.
• Enforce with all engineers, inspection calendars and documentation for boilers, pressure vessels, backflow prev enters, fire/life safety, elevators, tanks, and air quality; ensure timely remediation of deficiencies.
• Support compliance with OSHA, NFPA, ASHRAE, and lab‑related operational guidelines.
• Partner with tenants and EHS teams to support inspections, audits, and operational coordination.
• Support and oversee laboratory waste systems
  , including pH neutralization systems
  , acid waste piping, and monitoring controls; ensure proper operation, calibration, and compliance with local discharge…