Associate, Cold Storage Engineering

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A leading global private real estate investment advisor, is seeking a strong candidate to join our Development & Construction Management Team as an Associate to support Cold Chain business that develops, owns, and manages temperature-controlled warehousing, distribution, and processing/production facilities throughout the United States. 

 The Associate will report to the Vice President of Development and oversee the operations, maintenance, repairs, and construction activity within our growing portfolio of cold storage facilities on behalf of various clients. The successful candidate will work closely with the company’s Asset Management Team, Property Managers, Joint Venture Partners, Tenants, etc. to ensure compliance with existing maintenance/safety programs and implementation of best practices to increase asset value. Additionally, the successful candidate will support the Development Team and Investments Team on the due diligence and underwriting of new investments and expansion/renovation of existing facilities to maximize flexibility/functionality, efficiency, and sustainability.

This position will be in Bethesda, MD office.

Position Responsibilities:

Asset Oversight: 

• Accountable for implementation of a facility maintenance and refrigeration operation strategy to enhance long-term value of growing portfolio of temperature-controlled warehouse and distribution facilities.
• Conduct regular site inspections to observe Tenant compliance with maintenance and operational requirements, identify maintenance activity completion/failure points, and provide corrective action reports as required.
• Inspect and recommend repair of thermal details, including roof, IMP, and cold storage doors.
• Assist in identifying and investigating construction defects or other physical repair needs, as well as optimal repair solutions.
• Work with property managers and tenant’s facility management teams to ensure they safely achieve operational goals through start-up and systems operation.
• Establish and manage third-party vendor resources to ensure facility safety, such as OSHA & EPA compliance, including PSM and RMP.
• Establish and maintain a global EAM (Enterprise Asset Management), including preventive maintenance history and asset tracking.
• Establish and maintain relationships with various stakeholders, including property managers, tenant’s facility maintenance/operations teams, service contractors, A&E consultants, etc.
• Track industry trends to ensure alignment with Cold Storage user/tenant objectives as the market grows and evolves; share and apply expertise and knowledge throughout the organization.
• Assist with implementation of ESG strategy by onboarding operating assets onto data collection platform and creation of Sustainability Action Plans for each asset.
• Provide oversight, direction, and guidance for facility/property management initiatives
• Review and advise on technical reports commissioned by Asset Management team.

Capital Improvement Projects & Repositioning:

• Assist Asset Management Team with annual business planning and budgeting for each asset by identifying all maintenance/compliance costs and recommending necessary capital expenditures to preserve or increase market value of assets.
• Assist Asset Management Team with development of marketing materials for leasing, evaluation of tenant operational requirements, feasibility and budgeting of proposed tenant requirements, and oversight of tenant improvements to ensure timely tenant move ins.
• Define objectives and create of scopes of work and budgets (hard and soft costs), schedules, etc. for capital improvement projects and repositioning projects; advise team on ap