Chief Building Engineer

Are you a hands-on leader with a passion for building systems, sustainability, and operational excellence? Join our team as Chief Building Engineer and take charge of maintaining and improving the physical backbone of our organization. This is your opportunity to make a real impact by ensuring our properties run efficiently, safely, and sustainably. This position reports directly to a Facilities Manager and/or the Division Director of Operations and Maintenance.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan, implement, and coordinate operations and maintenance programs across assigned campus and/or zone(s) of multiple properties.
• Oversee energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives.
• Inspect, maintain, and repair building systems to ensure excellent physical condition.
• Provide effective daily leadership and supervision of direct report skilled tradesmen/tradeswomen in various trades, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and general building maintenance.
• Manage budgets, financial performance, procurement, and administrative processes.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and best operational practices.
• Implement a preventive maintenance program to ensure building machinery and systems meet or exceed their rated life.
• Uses a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to drive teams' performance, organize, assign, prioritize, track, record, complete, and review tasks, and provide reports to the team and supervisor.
• Must be able to work with and provide clear lines of communication with upper-level management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: High school diploma or GED issued by a state department of education; plus completion of a four year apprentice-level vocational training program in HVAC and/or electrical systems; or four years of journey level experience in HVAC and/or electrical systems; Plus four years of progressively more responsible journey level work with a minimum of two years in the oversight and/or operation of HVAC and/or electrical equipment, including three years in a supervisory role.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, driving record check, and pre-employment medical evaluation to the satisfaction of the employer.

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• At least three years of formal supervisory experience directly and formally accountable for supervising, leading, evaluating, and training a team of 7 plus direct report commercial building sub-systems trades staff to include HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and general building maintenance in the operations and maintenance of a portfolio of critical service buildings at multiple separate and independent locations. Buildings to include low-rise and high-rise structures.
• Experience managing operating and maintenance budgets for over 400,000 sq ft of commercial buildings with overall budget accountability, to include requesting and approving purchases.
• Three or more years directly and formally accountable for supervising the operations and maintenance of building subsystems (HVAC, electrical, envelope, and general building maintenance) for a portfolio of critical commercial buildings over 400,000 sq ft.
• Strong communication and organization skills, both written and verbal.
• Five years of experience troubleshooting and repairing commercial/industrial HVAC, Electrical, Mechanical, and building envelope systems
• Proven excellent customer service and communication skills.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home - including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.