Senior Maintenance Technician

Job Details

Description

This senior level position is charged with the primary responsibility for all operations, maintenance and repairs of building structures and equipment for assigned commercial office buildings; represents Highwoods Properties in a professional manner to customers, vendors and the general public; will be a team player and work with co-workers for the good of Highwoods Properties; will participate in and follow the guidelines of the safety program as directed by the Safety Program Coordinator.

At Highwoods, we focus on providing exceptional experiences for everyone involved – our customers, employees, stakeholders, and local communities. We believe in enhancing the customer experience within our buildings by integrating hospitality and top-notch amenities, creating a work environment that is truly unmatched.

A Day in the Life

As a Highwoods Maintenance Technician, you will be part of a team that strives to provide best-in-class service to customers in a 1.6 millon sq. ft. sub-urban Class A office building located in the Atlanta Market. We're seeking someone passionate about crafting dynamic experiences and fostering a sense of community for our diverse customer base within the portfolio.

The Senior Maintenance Technician plays a pivotal role in the portfolio's operational and physical health, ensuring it is well-maintained and effectively run while also enhancing the customer experience through community building and strategic local partnerships, making the space not only functional but also a preferred destination. This position embodies a dual responsibility essential for achieving operational excellence and fostering a vibrant community atmosphere across our properties.

Work Performed

• Manage the overall maintenance of building, utility, systems and building equipment
• Provide technical guidance to co-workers when needed
• Monitor the EMS to ensure an optimal start time to reach customer comfort level; check calibration of sensors on a scheduled basis
• Obtain competitive pricing of needed systems, components, and parts to make additional/repairs to building systems
• Identify possible enhancements to existing systems
• Maintain contact with system manufacturing representatives on upgrades and modifications
• Establish and update planned maintenance based on the manufacturer recommendation on all building systems
• Promote ongoing work order management and work order system compliance with staff maintenance technicians
• Promote the conservation of energy through proper maintenance of equipment, energy management program and special lighting programs; establish methods of racking energy consumption
• May mentor maintenance technicians on the following: electrical/electronic, air, pneumatic, heating-venting and air conditioning, water, gas and other facility systems
  
  

Job Requirments

• Documented training/certification/license in one or more of the following fields or a fundamental knowledge due to experience in:
• Plumbing
• Mechanical
• Construction
• Life Safety
• Microsoft Office
• Be available for emergency calls at night, weekends and holidays on a rotating schedule
• Maintain a current driver’s license
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to train/develop others
  

Education

• Minimum 2 years of education from one of the following: state, county or local governmental agency, approved/sanctioned technical institution and/or college or university in one or more of the following fields
• Electrical
• Construction
• Roofing
• Building Life Safety Systems
• Plumbing
• Carpentry
• Mechanical
• Equivalent on the job training in one or more of the above listed consisting of a minimum of 18 consecutive months
• 5 + years general maintenance experience in an industrial or commercial environment
  

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme outdoor conditions (cold / hot weather, wind, precipitation). The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Must be comfortable working on the roofs of office buildings and climbing ladders.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; this position is active and requires the employee to stand, walk, balance, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb. The employee must use hands to handle or feel; grasp and reach with hands and arms - must be able to work frequently with arms extended above head. The employee must occasionally lift, push or pull up to 50-pound items. Specific visual acuity required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision; and depth perception. Ability to read, understand, and to communicate information and ideas clearly in writing and orally required.