Facility Engineer

About You:
You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.
If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!
About Us:
Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.
Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.
We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.
Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too: Avison Young was awarded the prestigious America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2022, presented by Forbes and Statista, Inc. We’re proud to be regularly recognized for our team, services and culture and our team members enjoy comprehensive compensation and benefit programs. Through our customized work options, we give our people the flexibility to create a work environment that puts their overall well-being first. After all, we are powered by people.

This role will be responsible for providing maintenance, repairs, and replacements on a wide variety of commercial heating and air conditioning systems according to company standards providing the customer with a high-quality experience including but not limited to Chillers, VAVs, RTU’s, VRV-VRF systems, Water-Source, Self-Contained & Split Systems, Pumps, plate heat exchangers, CRAC Units, Gas Furnace and associated equipment.

• • To provide maintenance and repairs and replacements on a wide variety of commercial heating and air conditioning systems according to company standards providing the customer with a high-quality experience including but not limited to Chillers, VAVs, RTU’s, VRV-VRF systems, Water-Source, Self-Contained & Split Systems, Pumps, plate heat exchangers, CRAC Units, Gas Furnace and associated equipment.
• Practice excellent safety procedures and holds fellow associates accountable for the same.
• Plans, manages, and schedules time effectively, working with assigned manager.
• Professionally and effectively completes each service job, PM inspection, or day's work.
• Reports status to customer and communicates job and contract progress to customers using company provided phone and software. 
• Perform routine preventative maintenance.
• Availability for On-Call rotation that may require overtime or weekend work.
• Responsible for repair and maintenance of building related mechanical, electrical, plumbing, air handling units, and other building mechanical systems while on call. • Ability to lift heavy tools and materials up to 75 pounds, work safely from ladders or lifts, and work in tight equipment cabinets. • Assist the property manager with obtaining proposals and coordinating work performed by outside contractors. • Maintain van inventory, update maintenance, and service records and communicate that effectively with manager. • Purchasing of necessary supplies and equipment, this may include the loading and unloading of these materials.

• Strong HVAC background – Preferred two years of technical schooling and/or 5 years of experience with Electrical Systems, CRAC Units, Heat Pumps, Fire Life Safety Systems, Appliance Repair, and General Building Maintenance.
• Experience with - Emergency backup systems – Including Generators, Transfer Switches, UPSs and Pre-action systems.
• Superior customer service, including excellent communication skills.
• Ability to maintain professionalism at all times under many situations.
• Ability to plan and manage work under time constraints.
• Ability to multitask and work without direct supervision.
• A working knowledge of MS Office.
• Must possess strong written, verbal and people skills.
• Strong organizational skills and a collaborative work style necessary.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world.  We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

For those requiring assistance with disabilities, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY! 

Benefits offered to full time W2 employees:

• Traditional and Roth 401k with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave after one year of tenure
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
• Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter & Transit Pre-Tax Benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive paid vacation days
• 2 personal/wellness days
• Paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Annual volunteer day for Day of Giving