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Life Sciences Lead Engineer

1 month ago

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Cushman & Wakefield Inc Full time

Job Title

Life Sciences Lead Engineer

Job Description Summary

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and construction activities for a building or group of buildings. Specific responsibilities include work-scheduling of all account personnel, establishing and maintaining work standards, conducting site evaluations/audits, oversee all inventory/equipment usage, budget control, troubleshooting/problem solving, customer relations, and special project work. This job is at a newly renovated Life Science and Class A office building in Cambridge, MA where the tenant will perform all leased space maintenance, while this position will Operate and Maintain base building systems.

Job Description

Essential Functions
  • Operate advanced building systems in a critical environment ensuring minimal downtime
  • Ability to read and understand complex drawings, ladder diagrams and schematics
  • Oversees and assigns/coordinates work for the overall activities of a multi-trade maintenance force, including multiple building locations in a campus like setting. This includes the shared roadways, sidewalks, landscaping and parking structures.
  • Working in conjunction with account manager to make sure all safety trainings are completed in a timely manner
  • Oversees the required timely preventive maintenance of all building systems via coordination of schedules and ensures related repairs are executed in accordance with customer procedures and/or direction.
  • Oversees and monitors all BMS and energy monitoring platforms used at the properties
  • Oversees and at time assists with the completion of water treatment and testing
  • Ensures work order documentation is completed in a timely manner
  • Establishes/maintains work performance standards
  • Conducts quality assurance checks and manages materials inventory
  • Coordinates and controls special project work
  • Resolves on-site service delivery problems
  • Participates in ongoing technical skill development training programs
  • Maintains effective ongoing customer relations
  • Maintains daily/weekly logs of any ongoing construction work
  • Attend construction meetings and supervise all construction work to ensure work is completed per engineered specifications
  • Is proactive and identifies to building ownership any capital projects that may need to be performed
  • Regularly meets with customer and executes written and/or oral communication according to customer's needs.
  • Assists more junior and less skilled employees with training and development
  • Attends trainings and classes in order to further enhance knowledge where applicable

Non-Essential Functions:

  • Assist in the monitoring and implementation of OSHA requirements.
  • May procure vendor/contract prices for mechanical parts, equipment and tools.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and Qualifications

Three to five years of supervisory experience, and up-to-date knowledge of facility O&M procedures

Construction management/supervision experience required

  • High School Diploma or equivalent educational certification preferred.
  • A minimum of 15 years of experience as a Building Engineer or equivalent experience and responsibilities including working knowledge of commercial office building plumbing, electrical, fire, and various HVAC systems, as well as pneumatic, DDC and building automation control systems.
  • Strong experience with review of MEP & fire alarm systems installation in accordance with design documents
  • Licensed refrigeration technician with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Consistent participation in on-call schedule for after hour calls required. This may include working alternative schedules during on-call period.
  • Ability to work overtime as needed to ensure critical systems stay running
  • Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills. Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, customer, tenants and vendors.
  • May be required to obtain certification as an Asbestos Associated Project Worker.
  • Ability to work at various properties that may be assigned from time to time.
  • Strong technical and problem solving abilities including those related to mechanical controls.
  • Possess knowledge of safe and efficient operation of all equipment, power and hand tools including but not limited to a snow blower.
  • Must be able to coordinate projects or tasks efficiently and optimize the performance of others. Ability to handle multiple tasks.
  • Proficient computer skills necessary to operate computer for general day to day work, communications and Building Automation Systems (when applicable).
  • Familiarity with OSHA, NEC, NFC and Life Safety codes.
  • Strong experience in reading and understanding blue prints
  • Experience working in critical environments is preferred
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.
  • Regular use of various machinery and tools, including but not limited to, a snow blower.
  • 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 50 lbs. and occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 75 lbs.
  • Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.
  • Involves movement between departments, buildings, and floors to facilitate work.
  • May require the ability to operate a vehicle (ie truck, van, utility cart, etc.) or small tractor.

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.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at or email (see below) Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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