Lead Critical Facility Engineer

BGIS is currently seeking a Lead Critical Facility Engineer (Data Center) to join the team in Birmingham, AL.

BGIS is a leading provider of integrated real estate management services, including facilities management, project management, energy & sustainability services, strategic workplace consulting, real estate services and capital planning. Its range of solutions, supported by efficient systems, processes, and people, enables it to create and optimize places that work for its clients. The team is dedicated to inspiring better business performance and helping clients focus on their core businesses.

Purpose Statement: Maintain critical mechanical, electrical, and control systems in a critical environment facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

People Management

• Support the creation, review, and approval of critical environment procedures.
• Oversee Computerized Maintenance Management System usage and reporting.
• Supervise contractors.
• Ensure adherence to Safety Policy and Procedures.

Customer Service

• Back-up the Critical Facility Manager as point of contact for clients and project teams.
• Maintain positive and professional working relationships with internal and external clients.
• Respond to customer requests for service.

Maintain Data Center Systems

• Resolve maintenance issues.
• Oversight of CFE daily, weekly, and monthly work order assignments.
• Reviews equipment data for potential improvements, monitors systems data for abnormal trends, and suggests adjustments. 
• Manages the development of new projects. 
• Troubleshoot, evaluate and recommend system upgrades.
• Order parts and supplies for maintenance and repairs.
• Solicit proposals for outsourced work.
• Work with vendors and contractors to ensure their work meets BGIS and Client standards. 
• Perform all maintenance to ensure the highest level of efficiency without disruption to the business.
• Accurate and timely completion of work order requests.
• Escalate issues to Critical Environment Facility Manager as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Knowledge, and Abilities

• High school diploma or equivalent or equivalent work experience required.
• Must demonstrate a working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and life safety typically used in critical environments.
• High school diploma or equivalent or equivalent work experience required.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead and coordinate teams. 
• 2 years’ experience in Critical Environment required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite- Word, Excel, Outlook.

Physical Demands and Work Environment  

• Ability and willingness to travel regionally.
• Physical ability to walk job sites in uneven terrain.
• Provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed.
• Ability to work at heights and from ladders.
• Ability to regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. 
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Respond to off hour emergency calls.

Physical Demands and Work Environment  

• Physical ability to walk job sites on uneven terrain.
• Provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed.
• Ability to work at heights and from ladders.
• Ability to regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. 
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Respond to off-hour emergency calls.

Visit us online at https://www.bgis.com/us/careers/ for more information. 

Our company culture includes a robust mix of sound business practices and employee initiatives that promote personal and professional development, work/life balance, health and wellness and community involvement.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. We believe every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, or Veteran or military status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state or federal law in the relevant jurisdiction. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but