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HPI Real Estate Services & Investments · 12 hours ago

SENIOR BUILDING TECH

Austin,TX,US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

HPI Real Estate Services & Investments is a full-service commercial real estate firm with 30 years of experience in the industry. They are seeking a Senior Building Technician responsible for the operation and maintenance of all building equipment and timely response to service requests, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.

Asset ManagementCommercial Real EstateFinancial ServicesReal Estate

Responsibilities

Responsible for the maintenance and operation of all building equipment to ensure the operation of equipment is within design capabilities and to achieve proper environmental conditions prescribed by the building management

Ensure the performance of equipment with preventive maintenance as prescribed by manufacturer's recommendations and specifications

Leads or directly operates and monitors critical and non-critical system equipment and components

Ability to effectively present information

Make decisions with thorough knowledge of procedures and company policies to achieve set results and deadlines

Exercise independent judgment within general policy guidelines

Work requires strong formal conduct of operations skills, technical expertise, personal accountability, and flawless execution of work activities commensurate with a high-risk critical environment and associated expectations for exceptional customer satisfaction and confidence

Expected to diagnose problems, consider alternative solutions, and select and implement the most effective solution without close supervision

Requires strong engineering technical skills and routine conduct of hands-on operations and maintenance work on a variety of facility systems and equipment in an operating critical environment

Analyzes energy usage and costs and originates changes to reduce consumption

Ensures that project deadlines are met and completed projects conform to initial plans and work quality standards

Reviews assigned work orders

Ensure compliance with applicable codes, requisitions, government agency and Company directives as it relates to building operations

Supervises minor construction or building alteration projects

Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel and engineers

Working under limited supervision, monitors building system operations and performance

Utilizes advanced skills to perform complex preventive maintenance and corrective repair of buildings, industrial systems, vehicles, equipment, and grounds

Ability to create, implement and monitor a preventive maintenance program to ensure that building machinery and systems meet or exceed their rated life

Inspects building systems including fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure operation of equipment is within design capabilities and achieves environmental conditions prescribed by client

Responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and modification of assigned critical environment building systems, which may include the following: mechanical (including HVAC, computer room air conditioners, chillers, and plumbing) electrical (including UPS, DC battery systems, PDU, generators, transfer switches, and switchgear), cabling (including data and voice, broad band), fire detection and suppression, life safety, lighting, temperature control systems, building management systems, and digital systems (including fire alarm, duress, card access, CCTV)

Oversees building services (including 3rd party contractors) for the safe and compliant operation, maintenance (corrective and preventive), and modification of critical equipment

Disables and enables fire alarm control panels and systems

Complies with all applicable codes, regulations, governmental agency, and Company directives related to building operations and work safety

Coordinates and assigns tasks to co-workers within a work unit and/or project

Provides informal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to coworkers

Responsible for setting own project deadlines

Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles and to understand operating budgets

Provides technical direction to maintenance technicians on assigned shift

Review building operations, preventive maintenance, training, energy management and equipment status on a frequent basis

Knowledge of irrigation systems, operation, and general repair

Knowledge of structural systems, operation, and general repair

Knowledge of waterproofing, operation, and general repair

Qualification

HVAC licenseElectrical licenseBoiler Operator CertificateEPA 608 CertificationPreventive maintenanceTechnical guidanceCustomer serviceTeam coordinationMicrosoft Office OutlookProblem-solving

Required

Two years of trade schooling in electrical system design, refrigeration and/or HVAC

Five years-experience in commercial building operations, maintenance, and engineering supporting critical facilities operations

Holds electrical license, HVAC license, Boiler Operator Certificate, etc., as agreed upon to perform duties

EPA 608 Certification required

High School diploma or GED equivalent required

Five plus years in related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience and must obtain a minimum score of at least 100% on Maintenance Skills Exam

Basic skills with Microsoft Office Outlook

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Required to furnish own vehicle compliant with applicable vehicular regulations including valid insurance and follow all company driving and safety requirements and procedures for transportation between properties if individual has multiple property responsibilities

Will be 'on call' rotation with other team members. Must carry pager and or phone and be prepared to work and service requests, including emergencies while on call, will be on call rotation with one or more others, required to learn and cover other properties accordingly