Regional Engineer

Regional Engineer

Full time | Texas | Addison, TX 75001

Providing technical oversight and support for building systems across a portfolio of approximately 25 garden‑style apartment communities. This highly collaborative, field‑facing role blends engineering expertise with practical problem‑solving, capital project execution, and operational support.

• Serve as a technical resource for on‑site maintenance teams, providing guidance on equipment, systems, and preventative maintenance.
• Troubleshoot complex or recurring building system issues, particularly those with resident impact.
• Recommend system improvements, equipment replacements, and vendor solutions.
• Conduct or support community mechanical evaluations, assessing asset condition and identifying repair or improvement opportunities.
• Recommend efficiency improvements for building systems.
• Plan, manage, and close out capital expenditure projects, leading projects involving performance improvements, reliability upgrades, and major system changes.
• Support budgeting, scope development, and execution.
• Review mechanical systems for redevelopment and new construction projects, providing input on equipment selection, standards, and long‑term maintainability.
• Participate in commissioning, startup, training, and acceptance activities.
• Support due diligence for acquisitions and dispositions.
• Assist with commissioning and system acceptance during development and handover.
• Support turnover, startup, and maintenance training.
• Identify product durability issues and process gaps; analyze systemic issues and help implement improvements to standards and practices.
• Analyze equipment and processes to improve uptime and reduce total cost of ownership; facilitate root cause analysis for systemic failures.
• Collect and analyze asset data to drive operational improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance required.
• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification preferred.
• Local boiler or mechanical certifications a plus (or ability to obtain).
• 2–5 years of engineering or technical support experience in real estate, multifamily, or related industries.
• Experience with garden‑style and/or mid‑rise buildings.
• Capital project planning and execution experience.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, boilers, pumps, generators, water treatment, fire alarm and life safety systems, energy management systems, building envelope systems (facades, windows, roofing), indoor air quality and environmental issue mitigation, sub‑metering and utility systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑technical teams.
• Customer‑focused, service‑oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working in the field and coaching on‑site teams.
• Strong accountability and follow‑through; organized, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities.

• Ability to lift up to 50–75 pounds and perform medium physical work.
• Frequent standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• Work performed both indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Exposure to mechanical equipment, noise, heat, cold, and construction environments.
• Color vision sufficient for identifying wiring and system components.

Up to 25% travel required within the portfolio.

• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

Avalon Bay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated.