Maintenance Manager

Job Title

Maintenance Manager

Job Description Summary

Backfill for Shane Smith

Job Description

C&W Services is the industry leader in Integrated Maintenance Solutions providing service to more than 600 companies worldwide and a sister company of Cushman & Wakefield.

Job TitleEngineering Manager

Job Description Summary

Primary Purpose of Position: C&W Services is looking for a highly motivated, results driven, proven leader to assist in developing and leading a team of engineers in a large portfolio in the Waltham MA area. This person will deliver value to the customer by monitor initiatives related to ensuring the efficient operation and maintenance of the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, elevator and energy management controls systems in assigned portfolio. This leader will provide mentoring and coaching to multiple tradespeople to develop a highly effective and skilled work force for the client.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Meet with all engineers in the portfolio on a regular basis to ensure they are given proper direction and a vision to succeed
• Collaborate with customer representatives to ensure successful and timely completion of all projects, PM’s and tenant requests
• Use past experience to build, develop and lead a highly successful and skilled engineering team
• Provide technical assistance and direction to the engineering staff and assist in the technical training and upgrading of skills of less qualified staff
• Manage all aspects of the facility maintenance operations and initiatives for a portfolio of buildings in the Waltham MA area
• Utilizing experience, project specifications and strong technical skills, provide constructive feedback to engineers, architects and contractors. This feedback will include deficiencies of scope or detail, liabilities or hazards, concerns with access, maintenance, repair or efficiency of such systems, primarily MEP for both tenant improvement projects as well as new building construction.
• Responsible for overseeing the operation and maintenance of all building systems including but not limited to HVAC, water treatment program, electrical, lighting, plumbing, elevator, building/energy and management systems, ensuring all systems are maintained in first class condition.
• Conduct periodic inspection and audits to confirm compliance with operations and maintenance programs including service call programs, preventative maintenance, loss control prevention activities, safety programs, hazardous materials, OSHA compliance, water treatment and record keeping.
• Ensure compliance of all code required testing and maintenance of building systems, including NFPA 92, ASHRAE 188, ACM O&M requirements and Boston Properties Arc Flash policy.
• Regularly inspect all MEP machinery/equipment and rooms as well as other work areas to ensure good housekeeping and safe working conditions.
• Provide MEP and building/energy management related input for annual operating budgets and 5-year capital plans for each asset.
• Provide suggestions and/or plans to improve the operating or energy efficiency of building systems, utilizing energy tracking software installed at assets
• Review emergency operational procedures including OSHA with staff such as equipment changeover, isolation of electrical and water systems, power outages, and other department-wide emergency procedures.
• Review Control Center logs daily and coordinate necessary action plan if needed.
  
  

Non-Essential Functions:

• Assist in the administration of the property’s impairment and loss prevention program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements and Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of operational experience required with 5 or more years of facilities experience in a life-sciences setting. (hospital, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, laboratory.)
• Accredited technical school, military, or college certification in HVAC and/or Operating Engineering Technologies and/or equivalent job-related training and experience required.
• Commonwealth of Mass Trade license preferred.
• Working knowledge of Building Automation Systems, Microsoft Windows, Excel, Blue Beam, Procore, Newforma, GMP
• Strong leadership, management and delegation skills, managing union engineering technicians
• Strong technical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to multi-task, skillfully resolve conflicts and adjust priorities as requirements/needs evolve with effective results.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work efficiently, set priorities and motivate others.
• Understand and strategically manage to "big picture" and other business goals, objectives and budget/operational constraints.
• The ability, determination and ownership to execute work through to completion
• Familiarity with OSHA, NEC, NFC and life safety codes.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach and use arms to perform tasks as well as push and pull objects and grasp with hands.
• Regularly use fingers to type or write as needed.
• Regularly required to talk and hear and occasionally required to smell.
• Frequently required to sit, stoop, crouch, kneel, crawl, balance, climb stairs and ladders, work at heights and in environments with temperature ranges both while working outside and inside.
• Occasionally required to work around vibration or noise as well as dust.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 20 lbs. and occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision color vision and depth perception.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
  
  

Internal and External Contacts:

• This position interacts extensively with tenants, vendors, and contractors, as well other employees within the assigned portfolio.
  
  

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Must have prior or current experience in Life Sciences facilities.
• Minimum 10 years operating buildings with hands on knowledge of how to operation and maintain buildings.
• Leadership for a team of maintenance technicians and engineers
• Multi unit campus
• Current trades license(preferred)
• Education in facilities- trade school, military, or 4 year engineering program
• Excellent computer literacy, and CMMS
  
  

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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