Facilities Project Assessor, Chicago (BVTA)

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City: Chicago 

State: Illinois

SUMMARY:  Describes the job's primary purpose or contribution to the department/organization.

 

Responsible for leading the overall direction, completion, and outcome of all assigned projects.  This will require using knowledge of buildings, construction, and technical standards.  This role will discuss the project site with site contact and municipal facilities.  May need to travel to client project sites. The Project Assessor (field staff) will be required to travel to client project sites.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other job-related duties may be assigned in conformance with state and federal regulations.

 

Core:

1. Owns the project-by-project communication across the leadership team and keeps them informed of any actual or potential issues, including continuing updates of when reports will be e-mailed/shipped to production. Conduct various types of building assessments and walk-through surveys of major building equipment and systems, structures and foundations, including but not limited to: Property Condition Assessments, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, asbestos/lead/radon sampling, Seismic Reports, structural surveys, roofing surveys, Facility Condition Assessments, energy audits, accessibility assessments, mechanical equipment evaluations, ADA checklists, pre-construction document reviews, construction monitoring, desk reviews, report reviews, and/or document review  with the ability to accurately identify client/project specific needs.
2. Conducts interviews with the owner (or their on-site representative), tenants, service providers, local government agencies, and other individuals knowledgeable about the subject property.
3. Complies with federal, state and local legal requirements by studying new and existing legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on necessary action.
4. Acts as technical lead, providing guidance and technical direction for specialized projects and protocols.
5. Protects operations by keeping company information confidential.
6. Delivers outstanding customer service through timely response and proactive solutions to clients’ needs.
7. Demonstrates BV’s guiding principles in support of the company's strategic goals.
8. Follows all documented policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and Work Instructions applicable to the position and support of BV's quality standards and strategic initiatives.
9. Maintains safe and clean work area by complying with all procedures, rules, and regulations.
10. Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job.

 

Division/Role Specific:   

 

 

Asset Management Project Assessor (Field):

1. The ability to leverage professional/technical expertise and judgment in developing the project plan and assessment.
2. Complete facility condition assessment (FCA) reports utilizing asset assessment management software with the ability to accurately describe the complex findings based on data gathered during field and technical review.
3. Conduct client facing on-site inspections and building condition assessments using mobile inspection and capital planning software on an electronic tablet inclusive of but not limited to Facility Condition Assessments (FCA), energy audits, accessibility assessments, mechanical equipment evaluations, space utilization planning and analysis, and other technical services associated with capital planning of commercial, institutional, and/or municipal facilities.
4. Conduct a Physical survey of the accessible and visible major building systems (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), struct