Multifamily Building Engineer
Seattle, WA - USA
Job Summary
Job Title: Building Engineer
Salary: $90000 to $95000 per year
Summary of Responsibilities:
The building engineer is responsible for maintaining the overall physical condition safety and functionality of the community. This role performs advanced maintenance troubleshooting and repair of building systems- including HVAC plumbing electrical and mechanical components- while supporting preventative maintenance programs and responding to service requests. The building engineer partners with community leadership and vendors to ensure efficient operations minimal system downtime and compliance with safety standards while delivering a high level of service to residents associates and guests.
Primary Responsibilities and Objectives:
Perform general maintenance and repairs on building systems including HVAC plumbing electrical and mechanical systems
Troubleshoot and support critical building systems including pools spas elevators and access control/fob systems ensuring minimal downtime
Conduct routine inspections and proactively resolve issues
Execute preventative maintenance programs
Perform plumbing diagnostics and leak investigations
Support and maintain boiler systems and central plant equipment
Respond to service requests promptly
Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities
Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations
Assist with vendor coordination and oversee contracted work
Support emergency maintenance needs including on-call responsibilities
Maintain overall cleanliness and functionality of the community
Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
High school diploma is required
Three plus years of experience in building maintenance or engineering
EPA certification preferred
HVAC certification required
Three to five years of experience identifying and managing roofing-related issues including leak detection repair coordination and preventative maintenance
Strong maintenance lead experience or background in multifamily or commercial environments
Experience with plumbing leak investigations and boiler systems
Working knowledge of building envelope systems including roofs facades windows and waterproofing with the ability to identify potential issues and coordinate timely maintenance and repairs
Skills and Requirements:
Must maintain a valid drivers license a clean driving record and current auto insurance is required
Ability to read write and understand English
Ability to use general office equipment such as telephone fax machine printer copier and key track systems
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to others
Strong organizational and time-management skills
Ability to multitask
Ability to work independently as part of a team
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Ability to perform basic mathematical functions
Ability to cope with and defuse situations involving angry or difficult people
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Must maintain professional appearance and comply with prescribed uniform policy
Must comply with all safety requirements
Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing and Preventing Discrimination and Harassment training and other courses if assigned
Scheduling:
Required to maintain a regular schedule which may require working outside business hours weekends and non-traditional holidays
May be required to participate in an on-call rotation as needed
Ability to travel as required (20%)
Environment:
Exposure to environment typically found in an office building
Physical Requirements:
Avenue5 will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. These functions include but are not limited to:
Ability to lift push and pull up to 25 pounds
Must be able to observe and detect signs of emergency through visual and/or auditory cues
Must be able to remain stationary move around reach and position oneself as needed for extended periods of time
Ability to communicate and express or exchange ideas with others as well as those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly
Ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels including the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discriminations in sound
Visual requirements including color depth perception and field vision
Ability to compare copy coordinate synthesize negotiate communicate and instruct
Ability to tolerate stressful situations
Ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision
This job description is not an all-inclusive list of functions and tasks. Over the length of employment these functions and tasks may change.
Diversity:
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Avenue5 is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin protected veteran status disability status sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Job Title: Building Engineer Salary: $90,000 to $95,000 per year Summary of Responsibilities: The building engineer is responsible for maintaining the overall physical condition, safety, and functionality of the community. This role performs advanced