Assistant Chief Engineer

Description

We are a full-service commercial real estate firm serving Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston with 30 years of experience developing, managing, and investing in commercial real estate. This 360-degree perspective gives us the expertise to maximize investment value while navigating through any real estate challenge. Backed by the best staff in the industry, our mission is to build trusting relationships with our clients through proven results, professional integrity, and exceptional service.

HPI is seeking an Assistant Chief Engineer. This position is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of building(s) and works to maintain the integrity and value of the physical assets. Provides the highest quality of service for satisfactory resolutions of all tenants and owner interests. Duties include both field supervision and inspection of work and office administrative duties in support of the functional area of assignment.

Position is expected to exercise initiative and independence in implementing departmental policies, developing effective work processes and solving operational problems. Work requires strong formal conduct of operations skills, technical expertise, and personal accountability, and flawless execution of work activities commensurate with a high risk critical environment and associated expectations for exceptional customer satisfaction and confidence.

• Assists in managing operational accounts for building as required and assists in development of operating and capital budgets as required.
• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles and to understand operating budgets.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations. Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• Estimation of maintenance costs and evaluation of alternatives.
• Monitoring and tracking of expenditures for contract services, maintenance and building capital section.

• Requires strong engineering technical skills and routine conduct of hands-on operations and maintenance work on a variety of facility systems and equipment in an operating critical environment.
• Analyzes energy usage and costs and originates changes to reduce consumption.
• Participates in the determination of maintenance and energy requirements of new buildings.
• Ability to create, implement, improve, and monitor the preventive maintenance program.
• Assists in developing/maintaining effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals and enforce compliance.
• Inspects building systems including fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure operation of equipment is within design capabilities and achieves environmental conditions prescribed by client.
• Assists in overseeing all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues; must remain current with latest HVAC technology trends.
• Have a working knowledge of security systems and the operation of video and card access systems.
• Assists in developing specifications and in solicitation and administration of maintenance/repair service contracts
• Leads or directly operates and monitors critical and non-critical system equipment and components.

• Application of scheduling and project management principles to replacement programs.
• Ensures that project deadlines are met and completed projects conform to initial plans and work quality standards.
• Assists with the development of long-range plans and standards for building maintenance.
• Prepare clear and concise records, reports correspondence and other written materials.
• Consults with clients to schedule preventive maintenance and other downtime to minimize business interruption and inconvenience.
• Assists in developing/maintaining as built drawings and understand mechanical and electrical drawings and wiring diagrams.
• Responsible for setting own project deadlines.

• Assists in overseeing maintenance of over 1,000,000 sf.
• Exercise independent judgment within general policy guidelines.
• Plan, organize, direct, assign, review and evaluate the work of a minimum of one employee.
• Oversees building services (including 3rd party contractors) for the safe and compliant operation, maintenance (corrective and preventive), and modification of critical equipment.
• Expected to diagnose problems, consider alternative solutions, and select and implement the most effective solution without close supervision.
• Answers questions and provides information related to projects including resolving problems, approving expenditures, handling complaints, and providing technical expertise in area of assignment.
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel and engineers.
• Provides formal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to maintenance staff.
• Will lead shift operations and…