Primary Responsibilities:
As the Chief Engineer, you will function as the hands on supervisor while ensuring that the onsite maintenance team/technicians deliver quality services that continue to keep Bozzuto managed properties and outstanding place for residents to call home and for retail and commercial tenants to do business.
As a Chief Engineer, your primary responsibilities include:
- Ability to travel (roving) amongst a portfolio of properties within Nashville.
- Oversee the operational aspects of the property in a manner which protects, maintains and improves the value of the owners asset
- Effectively manage assigned staff to include activities such as assigning work, providing supervision and direction as needed
- Implement preventive, ongoing and anticipated maintenance/repair programs
- Select contracted services by developing scopes of work, requesting bids, monitor performance per scopes of work and contractual agreements
- Manage multiple employees through effective communication, supervision, training and scheduling to ensure tasks are completed on time and within budget
- Develop multi-year capital project plans and manage the process to complete the capital projects
- Compliance with applicable building, city/county and safety codes and regulations
- Monitor performance of in-house and contracted services and take necessary action to assure in-house performance and contracted services (security, landscaping, janitorial, etc.) are performing up to our maximum standards
- Maintain safety, cleanliness and integrity of all areas of buildings (interior and exterior - including streetscape), systems and equipment for all property users
- Evaluates center for property needs and recommends improvements as required.
- Oversees the condition and preventive maintenance programs of key asset systems; HVAC and duct systems, fire protection/sprinkler systems, plumbing - sewer mains/clean out drains/structural building plumbing/sump pumps, vertical transportation, electrical equipment, etc.
- Ensure that retail/commercial tenants are in compliance with lease required preventive and ongoing maintenance for their spaces (pest control, HVAC, exhaust/duct/hood cleaning, window cleaning, etc.)
- Proactively manage insurance exposures at the property ensuring that all common areas throughout the asset are safe for public access
- Develop and implement proactive strategies to resolve property operational and compliance-related challenges
- Perform regular site inspections to assess physical property condition, compliance and overall administration
- Create, implement and maintain long range capital improvements plans
- Responsibility for completion of annual building systems inspection/testing, maintenance (ITM) requirements
- In charge of sustaining peak efficiency operation levels for all property components
- Ensure expeditious completion of all maintenance requests and apartment turnovers
- Reinforce monthly staffing schedules, ensuring 24/7 emergency coverage. Manage ongoing staff development efforts and skill building/learning initiatives
- Work cooperatively with Tenant Coordination to expedite the completion of Landlord work, delivery of spaces to tenants and the opening of tenants for business
What You Bring to Us:
- Experience with Retail, Residential, Historic and New Buildings
- Accredited Technical School, Military, or College Certification in HVAC and/or Operating Engineering Technologies and/or equivalent job related training and experience required
- Universal HVAC (CFC) certification and DC-3 license required
- Minimum of 5 years of related maintenance operations experience with 3 years of supervisory experience
- Knowledge of risk management, OSHA, and MSDS
- Skilled in performing HVAC, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and appliance repairs
- Familiarity with overseeing drywall work, painting, caulking, and basic carpentry
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
This position is eligible for additional bonus opportunities.