Description

At Trinity Property Consultants, your expertise is the key to our continued success. Join us and become an essential part of an organization that values your skills and is committed to your professional growth. Guided by our core values of innovation, teamwork, excellence, and empowerment we have been creating vibrant communities for three decades and are proudly ranked among NHMC’s Top 50 Apartment Owners and Managers. We're on the lookout for passionate individuals that will elevate our vibrant culture and join us in delivering unparalleled service to our valued team members, residents, investors, and partners. 

This position pays $115k - $125k annually, based on experience, with opportunities for bonuses.

Job Description: 

The Building Systems Engineer is responsible for providing specialized support for all building systems at the property. This includes a focus to identify equipment reliability opportunities and improving upon quality. In this role you will oversee a physical systems plant that will be comprised of large-scale equipment.  This individual will partner with and assist the Senior Leadership members with troubleshooting and managing capital projects.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Actively provide technical engineering support for on-site teams regarding operation, improvements, replacements, and/or upgrades for building systems and equipment. 
• Identify and recommend potential building systems-related projects. 
• Lead efforts involving preventative maintenance requirements, process improvements, standards review and troubleshooting, equipment selection, and service vendors. 
• Project management of capital projects such as major design changes, performance and process improvement changes, and reliability analysis and related improvements. 
• Participate in due diligence community evaluations to determine the condition of physical assets as well as making recommendations for improvements pertaining to processes or equipment. 
• Review and provide insights for new development including standards, building systems, existing conditions, equipment, and maintenance feasibility and logistics. 
• Participate throughout the building commissioning, startup, training, and acceptance processes. 
• Understand existing elevator and fire/life safety systems maintenance, making recommendation for process or capital improvements, and assisting in project management of modernization of any of these systems. 
• Maintain central systems with large mechanical assets including chillers, cooling towers, elevators, generators, fire systems, data centers, and critical environment  
• Building is open 24/7 so the candidate will need to be comfortable being on call 

Qualifications: 

Professional Experience: 

• Minimum 8 years of experience providing engineering support for systems in the real estate industry, preferably in multifamily high-rise properties with a focus on central plant and overall major building systems 
• Minimum 5 years of experience with development, budgeting, and execution of capital improvement projects 
• Strong working knowledge of all building systems including but not limited to MEP, commissioning, life and fire safety, elevator modernization, HVAC, and other centralized systems 
• Experience with energy management systems as well as mitigating indoor air quality and other environmental issues 
• Strong creative, organizational, problem solving, and time-management skills, and the ability to take a project from start to finish with minimal supervision 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work well with tight deadlines and in a team environment 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent from four-year college, university, or technical school or 10+ years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• EPA Universal Certification required 
• OSHA 10-hour Certificate 
• Stationary/Operator Engineers License preferred 
• SMA or SMT certification preferred 

Computer Skills: 

• Intermediate to advanced computer and internet knowledge 
• Ability to fluently read and write English, accurately perform intermediate mathematical functions and use all on-site resident management software functions 

Physical Demands: 

• Physical demands may include the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. The team member will be regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, and reach using feet, legs, back, arms, and hands. The team member may occasionally be required to climb. Specific vision requirements include the ability to use close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The team member will be required to work at a personal computer. Must possess the ability to detect auditory and/or visual alarms and be available to work extended/flexible hours and weekends as needed. 

Special Requirements: 

Learning and Development: 

• Maintain a commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth through our company’s continuing education programs 

Attendance/Travel: 

• A Valid Driver’s License along with good driving record and auto insurance is required. 
• This position is a full-time position and does require the availability to be on call some nights, weekends, and occasional holidays. Regular attendance and active participation/planning at company functions and events is also required.