Building Engineer

Building Engineer

This Building Engineer position is responsible for activities in support of an assigned Core Team under the guidance of the South Facility Engineering & Maintenance Manager. The Building Engineer is the subject matter expert for their assigned buildings and systems.

• Plans, designs and oversees the reconfiguration, maintenance, operation and alteration of equipment, machinery, buildings, structures, and other laboratory facilities.
• Gathers and reviews data concerning facility or equipment specifications, company or other regulatory requirements, expected completion date, and construction feasibility.
• Coordinates with internal and external architecture/engineering organizations in developing design criteria and preparing layout and detail drawings.
• Reviews and approves bid sheets and contracts for construction and facilities acquisitions. Reviews and estimates design costs, including equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs.
• Inspects or directs the inspection of construction and project progress to ensure conformance to established drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Defines options or approaches for system, processes, facility or program improvements in terms of safety, performance, facility efficiency or operating costs.
• Responsible for facility preventive maintenance program requirements and implementation to ensure facilities systems and component reliability.
• Determine requirements for facility spare parts inventories in support of facility capabilities. Supports development of annual and out year facility operation and maintenance budgets.
• Responsible for efficient operation of facility systems to meet environmental, safety and occupant mission needs.
• Specifies requirements for procurement of replacement equipment and performance.
• Responds to facility upset conditions and events that impact the facility.
• Integrates Facility sustainability operational considerations in support of DOE and Laboratory goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA and 5+ years of relevant work experience
  -OR-
• MS/MA or higher and 3+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree and 4+ years of relevant experience
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Washington
• Registration as a Washington State Certified Waterworks Operator
• Certification as a Reliability Engineer
• Knowledge with the use of the following software:
• Maximo
• AutoCAD
• REVIT
• JCI Metasys