Advocate Health Care · 1 month ago
Lead Engineer (Full Time)
Downers Grove, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$37/hr - $56/hr
5+ years expAdvocate Health Care is a leading health organization, and they are seeking a Lead Engineer to manage and supervise the engineering team at Good Samaritan Hospital. The role involves overseeing HVAC operations, ensuring quality standards, managing budgets, and coordinating maintenance activities to support the facility's operational goals.
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Responsibilities
Provides effective supervision and management of the associates assigned to the engineering team
Works collaboratively with the manager, establishes goals and quality standards for the engineering team. Drives goal attainment specific to reductions in energy utilization. Regularly reports on goal attainment status
Collaborates with the department manager on matters of hiring, progressive discipline, rewards and recognition of associates
Establishes work schedules for the engineering staff to assure proper coverage, optimizing the use of vendor services to supplement the work of the associates assigned to the engineering team
Approves overtime as warranted and edits time cards accordingly
Prioritizes and schedules associates to perform routine, non-routine, preventative and predictive maintenance activities to ensure proper operation of HVAC equipment
Leads the onboarding process for orientation and training of the engineering team to increase knowledge, skills, and proficiency
Inspects and ensures that all work is done to the highest quality standards, providing regular performance feedback to the associates assigned to the engineering team and drafts annual performance appraisals
Provides timely and accurate recommendations and supporting background for the annual operating budget and for the five year infrastructure capital plan. Manages expenditures to meet department budget goals
Chairs the Utilities Management Sub-Committee and is responsible for developing and executing the objectives of the Utility Management Plan
Oversees administrative actions required of the engineering team
Establishes, monitors, and improves the preventive maintenance program and procedures for HVAC and other equipment as assigned per manufacture’s recommendations and regulatory standards
Ensures stationary engineers and vendors complete assigned PMs by the established deadlines
Ensures all new equipment is inventoried and that preventative/predictive tasks and frequencies consistent with manufacture’s recommendations and regulatory standards are established and properly entered into computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
Ensures that staff properly documents all actions taken through log books or CMMS work orders
Maintains documentation required by regulatory standards in a format easily retrieved and audited
Takes appropriate action on problems reported that were not resolved during the PM inspections using the CMMS to track resolution
Inspects and ensures work is done to the highest quality standards
Identifies significant problems found during inspections and proposes a course of action to the Manager in a timely and accurate manner
Ensures that assigned equipment and mechanical rooms are maintained to a
Supervises HVAC equipment repairs and installations as required by the situation in a timely and workmanlike fashion, including work by vendors
Troubleshoots HVAC equipment problems or failures to determine the cause of the failure in a timely manner
Provides assistance to engineering staff as warranted by the situation. Establishes a plan for correction with the assistance of service vendors or consultants as warranted
Coordinates HVAC service outages to ensure minimal impact on the hospital and patient care
Oversees approval and funding of vendor provided repairs
Inspects and ensures that all work performed by stationary engineers, vendors and contractors is done to the highest quality standards
Documents actions taken in the computerized maintenance management system and log books
Ensures that proper safety and infection control procedures are followed
Establishes and executes an effective annual retro-commissioning program for assigned HVAC equipment
Establishes, monitors, and improves the standard operating procedures for all campus heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment including high pressure boilers, steam absorption and centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, fans, pumps and systems in a manner that optimizes efficiency, safety, and occupant comfort per department policies and procedures
Identifies, monitors and corrects abnormal conditions associated with HVAC equipment. Responds to alarms in a timely and correct manner. Optimizes operation using trending reports as appropriate
Organizes and maintains accurate records and reports for equipment startup, failures, problems, work in progress and completed work through log books and the computerized maintenance system (CMMS)
Establishes equipment rounds and standing instructions to insure all equipment is operating properly, investigating all noises, leaks and abnormalities
Reviews all findings and actions taken on rounds sheets or in the computerized maintenance system and takes appropriate follow up action
Ensures that proper security of the equipment rooms is maintained
Establishes, trains, monitors, and supervises emergency procedures associated with fires, power outages, equipment failures, or other disruptions of utilities and executes those procedures in a timely, safe and correct manner. Assumes a leadership role during these emergencies
Develops operating procedures to minimize plant energy consumption consistent with maintaining occupant comfort
Directs associate response to building occupant complaints in a timely and professional manner and takes appropriate corrective action. Effectively communicates with requesters the status of corrective action
Qualification
Required
High school graduate or equivalent plus Stationary Engineer's License and Universal CFC certification
Five year's hands on experience as a lead, supervisor or manager overseeing the operation, maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of boilers, air conditioning systems, pumps, H.V.A.C. systems and associated equipment in a large institution or major facility
Skilled in the operation, maintenance, repair and troubleshooting boilers, H.V.A.C. systems and associated equipment
Demonstrated competency with Building Automation Systems
Current City of Chicago or City of Elgin stationary engineers license
Current State of Illinois driver's license
Ability to prioritize, assign and inspect that work meets high quality standard within time and cost constraints
Work within a high stress atmosphere
Will be required to work any shift including weekends and holidays
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with physical demands
Ability to work in extreme heat and temperature variations
Ability to do very heavy lifting (Lifting up to 100 pounds occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds frequently)
Ability to work in confined spaces
Ability to move, climb, bend, reach, push and pull, as related to job activities
Company
Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system based in Illinois, United States.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$18M2013-10-03Series Unknown· $18M
Leadership Team
Barbara Hancock
Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Operating Officer
David Rich
Clinical Practice Partner
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