Building Operations Engineer; Facilities

Position: Building Operations Engineer (Facilities)
Location: New York

** If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position.
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** Building Operations Engineer (Facilities)
The Building Operations Engineer is responsible for the comprehensive oversight of daily operations across campus buildings, including a complex science facility, and reports directly to the Director of Maintenance and Trades. This role ensures that each building’s infrastructure, systems, and support services effectively meet the needs of faculty, students, researchers, and staff.
Key responsibilities include supervising operational and custodial teams, managing budgets and service contracts, coordinating maintenance of building systems and specialized equipment, and ensuring full compliance with institutional policies, environmental standards, and safety regulations. The engineer also serves as a central liaison among academic departments, administrative units, and external vendors, fostering clear communication and coordinated planning for facility use, capital improvements, and academic programming.

They will be the lead on a new, state of the art electric science building among other campus buildings. Assist the implementation of a MEP Preventive   Maintenance program to maintain system reliability and efficiency. Support retro-commissioning and auditing efforts of existing building envelopes, systems, and controls to ensure proper functionality and minimize energy consumption. Provide direction based on engineering principles and maintenance requirements to implement system upgrades to achieve reliability, energy efficiency, safety, operational, and sustainability improvements.
By maintaining reliable, efficient, and safe environments, the Building Operations Engineer plays a critical role in supporting teaching, research, and innovation, while driving strategic building operations that enhance the overall mission of Barnard College.
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Duties & Responsibilities:

*** Facility and Infrastructure Management:  + Provide comprehensive oversight of the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of all building systems – including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, laboratory support systems, and life-safety equipment, Vivarium, EH&S – to ensure continuous, reliable, and safe facility operations.  + Coordinate preventative maintenance programs, system inspections, vendor services, and long-term infrastructure planning across campus buildings, including a science facility with specialized research and instructional spaces.  

+ Monitor building performance, identify operational inefficiencies, and implement corrective actions or upgrades to improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and occupant comfort.
* Staff and Budget Oversight:  + Recruit, train, schedule, and supervise a diverse team of operational, custodial, and technical staff members, ensuring high performance, accountability, and professional development.  + Develop, implement, and manage annual operating budgets, capital requests, and service contracts. Track expenditures, analyze cost drivers, and optimize resource allocation to support both day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives.  + Oversee contracted services – including maintenance vendors, environmental health and safety partners, and specialized technical providers – to ensure quality performance and adherence to institutional standards.
* Safety and Compliance:  + Ensure full compliance with all occupational health and safety regulations, environmental standards, laboratory safety protocols, and college policies.  + Conduct regular safety audits, emergency preparedness planning, risk assessments, and incident reporting, addressing deficiencies promptly and implementing mitigation strategies.  + Serve as a primary point-of-contact for regulatory inspections and collaborate with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) teams to promote a culture of safety among building occupants.

Collaborate with Facilities, public safety and compliance.
* Project Management:  + Lead and support short- and long-term projects involving facility renovations, capital improvements, infrastructure upgrades,…