Senior Facilities Engineer -Tiered Sign-On Bonus up to $5,000

Are you an engineer or architect? Are you inspired by buildings and the systems that keep them operating? If you answered yes, keep reading about what Wake County General Services Administration (GSA) has to offer. GSA is looking for a Senior Facilities Engineer to provide professional guidance and leadership in maintaining diverse facilities, making repairs to complex building systems and serving as Project Manager for renovations.

Our portfolio includes nearly 200 buildings, totaling over 5 million square feet and vary greatly from cutting-edge new construction to one of the oldest and most unique high-rises in NC. Our facility inventory includes courthouses, EMS stations, libraries, health centers, detention centers and the list keeps going. Every day brings something new and we keep you inside the county, only traveling from Apex to Zebulon.

If this appeals to you, take a look at what you’ll be doing as our newest Senior Facilities Engineer. Es sential Functions: The typical day may start with you arriving to work tackling a handful of projects you’re responsible for specializing in Mechanical, Electrical, or Plumbing system repairs and replacements, to overseeing renovation projects.

With an inventory as large as ours, often we have unexpected issues to handle. This may be as simple as an unannounced inspection by a regulatory organization for one of our medical or jail facilities or troubleshooting the continuity of operations during a power outage or other utility failure. Physical Plant has 4 work groups: General Trades, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing.

The Supervisors for these trades will often rely on this position for guidance in problem solving, modernizing systems, or coordinating resources among each trade discipline. Essentially, your expertise will be solicited and valued on nearly all things facility related.

Key Responsibilities

Facility Management: This position keeps Wake County facilities, its building systems and related equipment operating as consistently and efficiently as possible. This includes assisting Trades Supervisors with troubleshooting system failures and ensuring that buildings are code compliant and meet all regulatory requirements.

Project Management :T his position may function as or work collaboratively with Project Managers on establishing the scope, budget, design, schedule, and implementation of the project. Data Analysis: Analyze a range of data inputs including building system information and financial, to identify meaningful trends that will assist in decision-making processes and interpret diagnostics on system operations in order to maintain the integrity of core building systems.

Leadership: Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems and general construction principals and processes is required to offer guidance to all related Trades groups. Planning: This position assists in the planning of CIP projects based on completed Facility Condition Assessments and Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing assessments.

This position will develop preventative maintenance plans for critical building systems, equipment and components. This position will assess equipment life cycles to ensure predictability of required maintenance and planned replacements. NOTE: A criminal background and credit check will be conducted.