Fairfax County Government · 9 hours ago
Chief Building Engineer
Alexandria, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expFairfax County Government is seeking a Chief Building Engineer to lead the maintenance and improvement of their properties. The role involves overseeing operations and maintenance programs, ensuring energy efficiency, and providing leadership to skilled tradesmen in various building systems.
GovernmentService Industry
Responsibilities
Plan, implement, and coordinate operations and maintenance programs across assigned campus and/or zone(s) of multiple properties
Oversee energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives
Inspect, maintain, and repair building systems to ensure excellent physical condition
Provide effective daily leadership and supervision of direct report skilled tradesmen/tradeswomen in various trades, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and general building maintenance
Manage budgets, financial performance, procurement, and administrative processes
Ensure compliance with safety standards and best operational practices
Implement a preventive maintenance program to ensure building machinery and systems meet or exceed their rated life
Uses a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to drive teams’ performance, organize, assign, prioritize, track, record, complete, and review tasks, and provide reports to the team and supervisor
Must be able to work with and provide clear lines of communication with upper-level management
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or GED issued by a state department of education; plus completion of a four year apprentice-level vocational training program in HVAC and/or electrical systems; or four years of journey level experience in HVAC and/or electrical systems
Plus four years of progressively more responsible journey level work with a minimum of two years in the oversight and/or operation of HVAC and/or electrical equipment, including three years in a supervisory role
Valid driver's license
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, driving record check, and pre-employment medical evaluation to the satisfaction of the employer
Preferred
Strong leadership and team management skills
At least three years of formal supervisory experience directly and formally accountable for supervising, leading, evaluating, and training a team of 7 plus direct report commercial building sub-systems trades staff to include HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and general building maintenance in the operations and maintenance of a portfolio of critical service buildings at multiple separate and independent locations. Buildings to include low-rise and high-rise structures
Experience managing operating and maintenance budgets for over 400,000 sq ft of commercial buildings with overall budget accountability, to include requesting and approving purchases
Three or more years directly and formally accountable for supervising the operations and maintenance of building subsystems (HVAC, electrical, envelope, and general building maintenance) for a portfolio of critical commercial buildings over 400,000 sq ft
Strong communication and organization skills, both written and verbal
Five years of experience troubleshooting and repairing commercial/industrial HVAC, Electrical, Mechanical, and building envelope systems
Proven excellent customer service and communication skills
Company
Fairfax County Government
Fairfax County Government is a government administrator organization.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Baptista
Assistant Chief Election Officer (Office of Elections)
Audra Michele Morris
Chief Election Officer
Recent News
2025-03-26
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