Engineer Manager - Facilities & Services

Description
The Facilities Management unit of the Division of Facilities and Services at West Virginia University is seeking applications for an Engineering Manager.
About this Opportunity
This position is responsible for managing a professional staff of engineers focused on providing technical expertise in a wide range of facilities systems and structures, provide trouble shooting ability on complex system issues, and design corrective measures. The Engineer Manager may be required to act as Director of Maintenance in the Director's absence.
We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year
• 18 sick days per year
  (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits (this position is a benefits-eligible non-classified staff position)
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's.
• Wellness programs

What you'll do:

• Develop written procedures and policy in regard to Engineering department operations, university construction standards and campus energy management guidelines.
• Develop and manage University utility budgets in excess of $15 million per fiscal year. Includes directing engineering staff to track expenses and generate monthly reports for Central Budgeting.
• Manages WVU's Performance Contracting Project ($20 million dollars invested), both during construction and continued verification of the project performance at completion. Makes recommendations regarding energy consumption considering the Universities mission of sustainability.
• Develops and manages the Facilities Engineering Department fiscal year personnel and operating budgets.
• Provides technical support and training to operations managers, engineers, and project managers on capital construction projects, remodeling projects and repairs.
• Analyze systems, requiring an extensive knowledge of heating, ventilation, cooling, refrigeration, and electrical systems in an engineering design capacity.
• Provide design review service for new construction, renovations and alteration work utilizing the appropriate staff.
• Coordinates activities between FM Engineering, FM Construction, and FM Maintenance, including scheduled inspections and project specification development & prepare detailed condition assessments of facilities and support systems.
• Prepare project justifications, deferred maintenance recommendations, complex reports and detailed presentations regarding facilities improvement, Building Automation Systems, and comprehensive research and analysis (trends, life cycle cost, efficiency, and energy use).
• Works with outside engineers, vendors, contractors, and manufacturers on facilities issues.
• Monitors campus HVAC control logic, recommending changes and corrections as needed.
• Provide ongoing technical support to HVAC Control Shop.
• Will develop, perform, and manage high level investigation with regard to Preventative Maintenance and prepare recommendations for system improvement.
• Performs project management for critical maintenance projects involving research facilities and critical support systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• A minimum of seven (7) years' experience in facilities engineering (technical and management area)
• A minimum of three (3) years' experience in project management or acting as a team leader.
• Strong computer skills needed in Word, Excel, AutoCAD, PowerPoint, and Access
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to read and interpret highly technical documents and reports.
• Ability to control, monitor, and establish effective budget controls.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to approach complex problems in a logical manner.
• Ability to perform with minimal supervision (self-motivated)
• Demonstrated knowledge of facilities systems and how they work.
• Strong analytical skills
• Willing to continue learning and develop skill as technology changes.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to create drawings and develop comprehensive plans.
• Ability to perform with minimal supervision, / self-motivated.
• Ability to research and determine appropriate resources.
• Ability to read complex mechanical / electrical drawings.
• Understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, including. heading, air conditioning, ventilation, heat transfer, refrigeration, electrical circuity, electrical transmission, and building automation.
• Ability to breakdown complex systems into simple terms easily understood by others.

• Valid US driver's license required.
• Daily
• Office Duties
• Hand eye coordination to operate computer and calculator.
• As Needed.
• Ability to maneuver on or through tunnels, crawl spaces, attics, equipment rooms, roofs, and catwalks.
• Ability to climb ladders and scaffolding.