Mechanical Plant Manager

At ACI we build our company and our culture not by counting people, but by making our people count!

Atlantic Constructors is seeking dynamic, motivated, career minded individuals to join our expanding team! Atlantic Constructors has been recognized as an industry leader in the Mid-Atlantic Region for over 50 years.

Benefits:

• $0.00 COST FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, SHORT TERM DISABILITY & LIFE INSURANCE (EMPLOYEE ONLY) COVERAGE!
• Dental Insurance Plan
• Vision Insurance Plan
• 401(K) Retirement Plan with Generous Company Matching
• Health Savings Plan with Generous Company Matching
• Wellness Programs

Atlantic Constructors offers competitive benefits, for more information check out our comprehensive list on our website.

The Manager – Chiller & Central Plant Services is responsible for developing, leading, and growing the company's Chiller and Central Plant Services group. This position serves as the company's senior technical resource for chiller systems and central utility plants while building the technical capabilities of the technicians assigned to the group.

The Manager provides hands-on technical leadership, troubleshooting, commissioning support, and maintenance planning, and develops a structured training and mentoring program that produces a highly capable team of chiller and central plant technicians. A significant focus is mission‑critical facilities‑including data centers‑where reliability, redundancy, documentation, safety, and rapid response are essential.

Initially, assigned technicians will report directly to this Manager. As the group matures, the reporting structure and supervisory responsibilities are expected to evolve in line with the growth objectives described below.

The successful candidate combines advanced chiller and central plant expertise with leadership, teaching ability, customer communication skills, and a strong commitment to developing others.

The equipment and systems supported by this group‑referenced throughout this description‑include:

• Centrifugal, screw, scroll, and reciprocating chillers; air‑cooled and water‑cooled
• Cooling towers, condenser‑water, and heat‑rejection systems
• Chilled‑water distribution and primary, secondary, and variable‑primary pumping systems
• Boilers, hot‑water, heat exchangers, and hydronic equipment (pumps, VFDs, valves)
• Central plant controls, BAS interfaces, and plant sequencing/optimization
• Refrigeration systems and controls; refrigerant management
• Water‑treatment coordination; heat‑recovery and energy‑recovery systems

• Serve as the company's senior technical resource for commercial and industrial chiller and central plant systems.
• Lead complex diagnostics, troubleshooting, repairs, overhauls, startups, commissioning, and performance resolution.
• Evaluate equipment condition and recommend repair, overhaul, replacement, modernization, or operational improvement.
• Review operating data‑trends, alarms, approach temperatures, flows, pressures, refrigerant and electrical characteristics, and vibration data‑to identify developing problems before failure occurs.

• Develop and lead the company's chiller preventive and predictive maintenance program.
• Establish standardized procedures, inspection requirements, documentation, and service intervals.
• Build equipment‑specific maintenance plans based on manufacturer requirements, operating conditions, criticality, age, and customer needs.
• Ensure programs address overall plant performance rather than treating equipment in isolation.
• Support long‑term maintenance agreements and central plant service programs across commercial, institutional, industrial, healthcare, mission‑critical, and data‑center customers.
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