Chief Engineer – JLL (St. Petersburg)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
GENERAL
Organize and manage all administrative functions related to the engineering group:

• Budgeting and financial control
• Compliance with all local codes and regulations
• Personnel compensation management
• Team training
• Team productivity monitoring
• Upward reporting on budgets, energy accounting, and productivity

Supervise and organize all staff activities either directly or through effective delegation to subordinates:

• Organization of dispatch and response procedures
• Developing and motivating the team
• Dispensation of activities, projects, and routines
• Establishing and using chain of command procedures
• Instilling a sense of pride and customer service in team members
• Implementing hazard control and team safety practices

Fully implement all standard operating systems and practices:

• Implementation of the 360 Facility Preventive Maintenance System
• Maintain team standards for uniforms and appearance
• Establish training goals for each team member

Recognize the authority and objectives of the client.  Conduct all activities in a businesslike, competent, and professional manner: 

• Interacting with contractors, vendors, and consultants in an unbiased, objective, and ethical manner.
• Complying with all policies and procedures established for the property.
• Identifying key industry resources that can aid the operation or contribute to enhancements.
• Treating all fellow employees, industry contacts, and property visitors fairly, impartially, and in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Formulate and implement the preventive maintenance program:

• Scheduling of preventive maintenance with minimum disruption of building services
• Performing and/or delegating preventive maintenance tasks to the appropriately qualified staff member
• Coordinating the input and output of the Preventive Maintenance system with administrative personnel
• Reviewing the status of preventive maintenance on a regular basis
• Analyzing preventive maintenance log data in order to formulate more efficient operating procedures

Provide training and supervision aimed at expanding the capabilities of the engineering assistants:

• Demonstrating the proper use and care of tools and instruments
• Giving “hands on” instruction in basic maintenance and trouble-shooting procedures
• Developing work schedules
• Evaluating job performance on an ongoing basis
• Conducting annual progress reviews
• Recommended enrollment in relevant outside courses
• Instilling an overall professionalism in manner and appearance
• Screening engineering staff candidates

SERVICE DELIVERY

• Reads and understands the applicable Service Level Agreements, helps achieve the Key Performance Indicators and scores favorably on the client satisfaction surveys.
• Ensures appropriate follow up with customers
• Seeks to continuously improve processes, systems and overall client satisfaction
• Provides direction/information to vendors, facilities staff and service providers as required to ensure excellent coordination/execution of work within client environment with minimal disruption

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Helps support facility specific cost savings targets to contribute to the account achieving significant savings in year one and two of outsourced operations.
• Creates and issues purchase orders as directed by managers.  May be asked to reconcile/review invoices against purchase orders to ensure accuracy.
• Supports all requests associated with Jones Lang LaSalle Management, Operations and Financial audits

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• College graduate, preferred.
• Minimum 10 years field experience managing facility operations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to lead, train and inspire other engineers to perform at the highest level.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Superior customer service skills and orientation. Collaborative style needed.  Ability to maintain professionalism at all times under stressful situations
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.  Ability to plan and manage work under time constraints, without direct supervision.
• Sound troubleshooting skills and the capacity to fully resolve problems
• Good computer skills, proficient in MS Office programs.

NOTE: Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen or national, permanent resident, refugee or asylee, or temporary resident under the legalization program of the 1986 Immigration Act.

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Our unique culture has been recognized by industry experts and our peers. We are:
• A “best company to work for’ in multiple locations around the globe, including Chicago, San Francisco, London, Ireland, Shanghai and Hong Kong
• World’s Most Ethical Companies from Ethisphere Institute for seven consecutive years
• America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies from Forbes Magazine
• #1 Top Corporate Real Estate Firm 2013 from Watkins Research Group, Inc. for six consecutive years

This partial list of awards demonstrates our record of achievement and our commitment to fostering an award-winning culture. For further information, visit www.jll.com.

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