Facilities HVAC Engineer
Key Responsibilities
- Direct 24 / 7 HVAC operations, guaranteeing ≥99.9 % uptime across laboratories, hospitals, and high-tech manufacturing floors.
- Design and implement reliability-centered maintenance programs within CMMS (Maximo or similar).
- Perform root cause analysis on critical failures; issue corrective action reports within 48 hours.
- Optimize chilled-water, steam, hot-water, and VAV systems for lowest life-cycle cost.
- Lead annual O&M budget development, forecast spare-parts inventory, and scrutinize third-party service contracts.
- Generate capital-renewal roadmaps—chillers, cooling towers, boilers—aligned with asset condition indices and strategic growth.
- Track energy intensity (kBtu / ft²); develop projects that cut consumption by at least 8 % year-over-year.
- Present reliability metrics and risk scenarios to senior leadership using dynamic dashboards.
- Mentor technicians on advanced diagnostics, vibration analysis, and airflow balancing.
- Ensure compliance with ASHRAE standards, NFPA 70E, and local mechanical codes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- 7+ years managing large-scale HVAC operations in hospitals, universities, or data centers.
- Demonstrated expertise with CMMS, BAS, and SCADA integration.
- Proven success implementing preventive and predictive maintenance frameworks (RCM, TPM, or PdM).
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerBI for KPI development.
- Solid grasp of thermodynamics, psychrometrics, and fluid dynamics.
- Ability to interpret single-line diagrams, P&IDs, and control sequences.
- Clear, concise communicator able to brief executives and field teams alike.
- Eligibility to work in the United States; ability to travel on-site up to 20 %.
Preferred Extras
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or CEM certification.
- Experience with chilled-beam, geothermal, or heat-recovery systems.
- Familiarity with ISO 55000 asset-management principles.
- Lean Six Sigma green belt or higher.