Facilities Engineer Educational Trainer
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Jacksonville, FL - USA
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Job Summary
JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Facilities Engineer Educational Trainer FLSA STATUS: Exempt
DEPARTMENT:Property and Asset Management UNION STATUS: None
REPORTS TO:Director of Portfolio & Asset Management SALARY RANGE:$55000 - $65000
The Facilities Educational Trainer combines technical facility management expertise with instructional leadership ensuring both operational excellence and staff skill development.
This hybrid role is responsible for maintaining upgrading and optimizing building systems while designing delivering and evaluating training programs for facility staff contractors or other stakeholders. The position blends handson technical work with educational leadership to improve both operational performance and workforce competence
- Inspect and monitor building systems (HVAC electrical plumbing structural) for performance safety and compliance.
- Develop and implement preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external contractors for repairs upgrades and renovations.
- Ensure compliance with health safety and environmental regulations.
- Manage energy efficiency initiatives and sustainability programs.
- Document maintenance activities incidents and inventory; respond to emergencies promptly. Contractor Coordination: oversee third-party contractors for specialized maintenance repairs and construction work
- Leadership communication time management and ability to read/interpret blueprints
- Emergency Response: Coordinate responses to facility emergencies ensuring swift and effective resolution
- Additional duties as assigned
EDUCATIONAL TRAINER DUTIES
- Assess training needs of facility staff contractors or other stakeholders through surveys interviews and performance reviews.
- Design and deliver training programs workshops and courses on facility operations safety and technical skills.
- Develop instructional materials (manuals outlines teaching aids) and adapt delivery methods to different learning styles.
- Provide coaching mentoring and onthejob guidance to improve performance.
- Evaluate training effectiveness through assessments feedback and followup studies.
- Keep abreast of industry trends best practices and new technologies in facilities management.
Requires a Bachelors degree in Facilities Management Engineering (Mechanical Civil Electrical Industrial Environmental) or a related field. Experience: Typically ten (10) years in facilities engineering or a related role; with proven leadership experience in a regional or multi-site capacity preferred.
Certifications: Professional certifications such as IFMA BOMA OSHA PMP or LEED AP are advantageous.
Technical Skills: Proficiency with Building Management Systems (BMS) Yardi AutoCAD SAP MS Office and knowledge of structural codes and construction principles.
Soft Skills: Strong project management problem-solving communication and organizational skills
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project Management Leadership
- High principles of management and supervision.
- Knowledge of HUD regulations regarding housing quality standards and other maintenance-related standards.
- Knowledge of Jacksonville Housing policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the physical layout of the site properties.
- Knowledge of building and grounds maintenance including standard practices methods tools and materials of electrical plumbing HVAC painting carpentry and groundskeeping.
- Knowledge of safety rules including accident causation and prevention.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and appropriate safety precautions.
- Ability to oversee maintenance programs for a public housing site.
- Ability to analyze information from inspections to determine the maintenance needs and the quality of maintenance services provided.
- Ability to develop plans and procedures for efficient and timely completion of work.
- Ability to maintain records in an orderly fashion.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors subordinates co-workers residents contractors and the general public.
- Ability to prepare recommendations and reports as required.
- Ability to read understand and work from sketches and blueprints.
- Ability to understand oral and written instructions.
Core Competencies
Commitment: Sets high standards of performance; pursues aggressive goals and works hard/smart to achieve them; strives for results and successfully conveys a sense of urgency and brings issues to closure and persists despite obstacles and opposition.
Customer Service: Meets/exceeds the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; identifies understands monitors and measures the needs of both internal and external customers; talks and acts with customers in mind; and recognizes working colleagues as customers.
Effective Communication: Ensures important information is passed to those who need to know; conveys the necessary information clearly and effectively orally or in writing; demonstrates attention to and conveys an understanding of the comments and questions of others; and listens effectively.
Responsiveness and Accountability: Demonstrates a high level of conscientiousness; holds oneself personally responsible for ones own work and does a fair share of work.
Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others views; gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyones efforts to succeed; attends supports and participates in all team building exercises and events.
Adaptable/Flexible Skills: Ability to work additional hours if required and work with pressing deadlines. Proactively seeks work assignments when current assignments are completedtakes initiative.
Physical Demands
Work is principally physical and involves normal risks or discomforts associated with a skilled craftsman environment. Must be able to repeatedly lift and pull up to 50 lbs. bend kneel reach stand walk push pull lift grasp feel talk hear see use repetitive motions climb ladders and other strenuous activities. Must be able to work in adverse Florida weather which includes extreme heat and humidity in the summer and cold in the winter. Much of the work will be done in environments that do not have air conditioning or heating. It May be subject to fumes odors dusts gases poor ventilation intense noise extreme temperatures and travel
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work is primarily conducted in an office environment with interaction with external/internal clients.
Other: Must possess a valid drivers license and be insurable by Jacksonville Housing Authority.
We anticipate hiring at the minimum of the respective pay grade.
JHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. A successful applicant will be required to pass a background check including but not limited to employment history criminal record and driving record and may be subject to a pre-employment drug screening.
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this job classification. All incumbents may not perform all the job duties listed some incumbents may perform some duties which are not listed and incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this description.
Certain servicemembers and veterans and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans receive preference and priority and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.
If claiming veterans preference you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable the additional forms as noted here: a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veterans preference he or she may file a written complaint within sixty (60) calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision requesting an investigation to:
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Attention: Veterans Preference Coordinator
11351 Ulmerton Road Suite 311
Largo FL 33778-1630
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