About the RoleThe Chief Engineer provides hands-on technical leadership and supervision for the daily operation, maintenance, and repair of building systems serving a 118-acre healthcare campus encompassing more than 1.8 million square feet. This position supports safe, reliable, and efficient operations in a 24/7 environment, with a focus on patient safety, continuity of care, customer service, and equipment reliability.
Essential functions include:
- Supervise, train, and support engineering and maintenance staff; assign work, monitor performance, and ensure timely completion of preventive maintenance and corrective work orders.
- Oversee operation, troubleshooting, and repair of boilers, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC equipment, building automation systems, electrical distribution, emergency generators, plumbing, and related infrastructure.
- Coordinate inspections, testing, and maintenance of fire protection, life safety, and other critical building systems.
- Perform and oversee basic locksmith work, including troubleshooting locks, re-keying cylinders, maintaining key inventories and master key records, and repairing door hardware in coordination with Security and approved vendors.
- Conduct campus inspections, identify deficiencies, and coordinate repairs to maintain safe, functional buildings and grounds.
- Support Joint Commission readiness, Environment of Care activities, infection prevention precautions, and facility safety procedures.
- Coordinate vendors, contractors, system shutdowns, and repair projects to minimize disruption to clinical and campus operations.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, inspection documentation, equipment histories, and operational reports using the computerized maintenance management system.
- Assist with budgets, purchasing, equipment replacement planning, energy conservation, and capital improvement recommendations.
- Respond to equipment failures and campus emergencies; provide on-call, after-hours, weekend, and holiday support as needed.
Base hours: 6:00 am - 2:30 pm
Salary: $120,000 + depending on experience
You Should HaveWe are looking for:
- Ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in building engineering, central plant operations, or facilities maintenance, including supervisory experience. Hospital or healthcare campus experience strongly preferred.
- Trade school, technical school, union apprenticeship, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Current District of Columbia Third Class Steam Engineer license or Maryland Grade 1 Stationary Engineer license.
- Demonstrated troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building automation, and door hardware systems.
- Practical locksmith experience, including lock repair, re-keying, and key control.
- Ability to read blueprints, schematics, equipment manuals, and technical drawings.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and customer service skills.
- EPA Section 608 Universal certification.
Base hours: 6:00 am - 2:30 pm
Salary: $120,000 + depending on experience
