Auraria) Campus Engineer

This is a Non-Classified position, performing the outlined duties with the Auraria Higher Education Center.

Welcome to the Auraria Campus located in the Platte River Valley in downtown Denver. The Auraria Campus is the service provider for 38,000 students and approximately 5000 faculty and staff working at and attending the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver. Learn more about us through this link:
The Auraria Campus.

Auraria employees enjoy an excellent benefits package which includes paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, multiple medical, dental and vision options, discounted RTD Eco-Pass, Benefit Hub and outstanding retirement plan. Learn more through this link:
Non-Classified Benefits Package.

So, if you're interested in a great job working alongside great people, this may be the opportunity for which you've been waiting for.

The Campus Engineer serves as the primary engineering resource for building systems at the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) that serve the three academic institutions that share the Auraria Campus (the Community College of Denver, the Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver). The position reports to the Facilities Management Department and works closely with the AHEC Facilities Services Project Management Team, the Campus Architect, the Facilities Trades Departments (HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing), and the Energy Manager.

The Campus Engineer provides engineering review of design and construction, maintains the campus construction standards for building systems, and leads commissioning of new and existing buildings. This individual also owns the campus equipment and asset data in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS, TMA) and the engineering basis of the Preventive Maintenance program, conducts energy audits and measurement and verification of energy projects, supports storm water compliance, and supports capital construction, controlled and deferred maintenance planning so that campus buildings are designed, built, and maintained to perform reliably, safely, and efficiently over their full life cycle.

• Serve as the primary engineering contact to the AHEC Facilities Services Project Management Team and the Campus Architect on building-system projects, from scoping, development and design through construction and closeout.
• Review architect and engineer plans, specifications, and submittals for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and controls systems to ensure conformance with campus standards, applicable codes, maintainability, and energy-efficiency goals; coordinate review input from the HVAC and Plumbing Manager and trades supervisors.
• Lead the development and ongoing update of campus construction standards and specifications for building systems in partnership with the Campus Architect, keeping requirements current with industry advancements, applicable codes, and ASHRAE best practices.
• Coordinate with the Energy Manager so that energy, metering, and utility requirements are carried into design, product selection, and specifications.
• Propose capital Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing projects and provide engineering support during development, design, construction, and closeout to ensure sustainable and maintainable building practices.
• Manage the technical work of contracted engineering consultants as assigned, and regularly coordinate with the AHEC Facilities and Project Management teams to ensure the feasibility of project implementation.

• Lead commissioning of new construction and major renovations, including review of commissioning plans, witnessing functional performance testing, and verifying that systems are turned over with complete operation and maintenance (O&M) documentation, as-built drawings, and staff training.
• Lead retro-commissioning of existing buildings and systems to identify and correct performance deficiencies and restore design intent, coordinating energy-related findings with the Energy Manager.
• Utilize the campus Building Automation System (JCI Metasys) for engineering analysis, including trend analysis, review of control sequences, and diagnosis of system performance issues; develop and maintain standard control sequences for campus systems, including ASHRAE Guideline 36…