ENGINEER MANAGER-CHILLED WATER GENERATION & DIST

Engineer Manager-Chilled Water Generation & Distribution

The posting is intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and is not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties.

Description
To oversee the daily operations, maintenance, and management of the university's chilled water plant systems, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of chilled water for campus-wide cooling. To manage the 24/7 operations of the UAB chilled water plant, including advanced controls, equipment, and systems for optimal efficiency.

Essential Accountabilities\:

• Manages the operation and maintenance of the Enterprise Chill Water Central System plants and multiple De-centralized Chilled Water Central System plants and related chill water distribution and return systems throughout the campus.
• Manage departmental operations by overseeing supervisors and staff, planning, implementing, and monitoring budgets, goals, and objectives within the area of responsibility. Ensures effective management of personnel and departmental activities.
• Provides engineering technical or management topical instruction, expertise, and problem resolution or department-related activities. Assists in formulation of division strategic long and short-term goals and objectives and their implementation through appropriate policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements division-wide initiatives, engineering processes, communications, analysis of Divisional function, and recommendations for process and organizational change.
• Coordinates the operation, monitoring, and preventive and corrective maintenance of centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, hot water systems, underground chilled water vaults, and other associated equipment to provide continuous utility service to university buildings.
• Maintains contact with directors, supervisors, architects, engineers, and others to ensure accomplishment of proper operating levels within central utility facilities. Directs water treatment vendor and oversees campus-wide water treatment program for chilled water.
• Interprets and analyzes blueprints, drawings, floor plans, and schedules related to electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC systems, equipment, and building structures and finishes. Reviews and evaluates drawings and specifications provided by UAB architects and engineers to support the design and renovation of new and existing facilities.
• Assist leadership in interviewing, selecting, promoting, and evaluating applicants, employees, and supervisors for the steam operations department, in alignment with university policies and procedures. Oversees employee corrective actions and addresses employee relations issues as necessary. Prepares special and periodic reports on manpower, budget, personnel, equipment, and other operational data as required. Attends meetings to discuss operational issues and departmental procedures.
• Develops preventive maintenance jobs to ensure the work is performed in compliance with the preventive maintenance standards and to ensure that preventive maintenance and University objectives are being met. Maintains safety and health standards to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal codes and regulations and University policies.
• Pursues specialized training and certifications to stay abreast of industry changes and to advance expertise.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Starting Annual Pay Range\: (Commensurate with experience & qualifications).