Chief Engineer Job San Mateo area,California USA,Engineering

Chief Engineer

Campus:
District Office

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

70

Grade: II

Bargaining Unit: AFSCME

Months Per Year: 12

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Mandated Reporter:
Yes

Campus Security Authority:
No

The Chief Engineer performs foreman-level maintenance work with responsibility for oversight of college campus engineering operations. The work requires comprehensive technical knowledge of college campus building and infrastructure systems including structural, building envelope, wall/floor/ceiling, electrical, telecom/datacom, mechanical, plumbing, access controls, life safety, and vertical transportation. Public contact is extensive, primarily involving department and outside staff, vendors, and contractors for the purpose of exchanging information pertaining to project assessment, procedures, materials, and timelines.

A high degree of independent judgment and creativity is required to follow and modify standard, prescribed trade techniques to troubleshoot, complete given assignments, plan, schedule, and monitor the work of staff, and to resolve minor and some major problems that arise. Consequences of errors in judgment can be costly in materials, public relations, and in employee time.

Duties and Responsibilities

Directs and manages the workloads and schedules of senior maintenance engineers, maintenance engineers, and utility engineers, including assessing their skills, abilities, safe work practices, and identifying their training needs

Assists in developing and delivering appropriate training programs

Fosters teamwork and camaraderie toward common goals, while working alongside engineers in a leadership role

Assists the campus facilities manager in evaluating the performance of staff

Performs routine maintenance and repair of facilities, including responding to trouble calls and emergencies

Oversees the maintenance and repair of facilities by staff and vendors

Inspects facilities for performance verification and quality control

Exchanges information with management staff about operations and special projects

Participates in minor remodeling of facilities by estimating labor, material, and equipment requirements and coordinating staff to perform the work and participating in doing the work

Coordinates approved vendors/contractors

Coordinates workloads with grounds and custodial staff and provides leadership to campus engineering and other facilities staff

Ensures integrity of maintenance supplies and equipment inventory

Exchanges information with administrators, management, and other staff on engineering operations and special projects

Ensures facility compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and standard operating procedures

Reviews blueprints for new construction and remodeling for compliance with standard operating procedures, materials, finishes, and potential conflicts

Coordinates work effort of other staff to ensure prompt accomplishment of projects

Assists in the preparation and management of the engineering discretionary budget

Uses a computer and computer software to communicate with constituents, document procedures, protocols, and other relevant communication

Enters, modifies, and retrieves data related to maintenance schedules, equipment and supply usage and inventory, and other data; tracks expenses, estimates special projects, creates schedules, and obtains information

Performs other related duties as assigned

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience) Knowledge of:

Materials, equipment, tools, and terminology used in building maintenance work

Building and infrastructure systems, including: structural, building envelope, roofing, building monitoring, control, access controls, life safety, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, telecom/datacom, interior floor/wall/ceiling, and vertical transportation systems

Basic electrical, carpentry, welding, and mechanical principles and procedures

Computer applications including Word, Excel, Access, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, AutoCAD, and the internet

Skill in:

Exceptional organizational and communication skills and attention to detail

Managing discretionary budgets

Handling emergency situations

Understanding and giving verbal and written instructions and directions

Assessing engineering staff abilities, organizing workloads and schedules

Communicating respectfully and effectively with people at various levels within and outside of the organization who are diverse in their academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+backgrounds

Reading and comprehending complex instructions, blueprints and directions, and Material Safety Data Sheets

Assessing completed work for standard of quality

Ability to:

Exercise caution and ensure compliance with all mandated CAL/OSHA safety provisions in the course of work

Oversee the maintenance engineering operations of a college campus

Perform heavy labor

Perform routine technical functions in the repair and maintenance of college campus buildings and infrastructure systems

Work independently under minimum…