Facilities Engineer
Job Description
JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Facilities Engineer FLSA STATUS: Exempt
DEPARTMENT: Property and Asset Management UNION STATUS: None
REPORTS TO: Regional Facilities Engineer SALARY RANGE: $45,000 – $55,000
POSITION SUMMARY
The Facilities Engineer is an on‑site leader responsible for overseeing daily construction and maintenance activities to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervise crews and subcontractors: Direct daily building operations, construction/renovation crews, ensuring tasks are performed correctly, safely, and promptly
- Plan and schedule work: Create daily work schedules, allocate resources, and sequence tasks to meet project timelines
- Review plans and specifications: Interpret blueprints, construction documents, and contractor instructions to maintain accuracy and compliance
- Enforce safety and code compliance: Monitor adherence to building codes, OSHA regulations, and site safety protocols; conduct inspections and correct hazards
- Coordinate with stakeholders: Communicate progress, issues, and updates to Regional Facilities Engineer, property/portfolio managers, JHA internal departments, residents and vendors to support operational needs and project timelines
- Train and mentor workers: Provide on‑the‑job training, safety instruction, and performance guidance to crew members
- Problem‑solve on site: Address issues quickly to prevent delays, such as building facilities, equipment failures, material shortages, or design conflicts
- Maintain records: Keep logs of daily activities, labor attendance, material usage, and cost tracking
- Maintain site order: Ensure the work area is clean, organized, and compliant with contract standards
- Contractor Coordination: oversee third-party contractors for specialized maintenance, repairs, and construction work
- Leadership, communication, time management, and ability to read/interpret blueprints
- Emergency Response: Coordinate responses to facility emergencies, ensuring swift and effective resolution
- Oversee NSPIRE compliance: Conduct routine inspections of dwelling units, common areas, building systems, and site components to identify and correct deficiencies in accordance with HUD's National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE); coordinate corrective actions and maintain documentation to support compliance
- Manage preventive maintenance programs: Develop, implement, and monitor preventive maintenance schedules for building systems, equipment, and property assets to maximize operational efficiency, extend asset life, minimize emergency repairs, and ensure regulatory compliance
- Additional duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Required a combination of minimum Associate’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Environmental), Construction, or a related field along with experience of at least five (5+) years in facilities engineering or a related role; with proven leadership experience in a regional or multi-site capacity preferred.
Or at least seven (7+) years in facilities engineering or a related role; with proven leadership experience in a regional or multi-site capacity preferred.
Certifications: Professional certifications such as OSHA safety training; additional project management credentials (PMP, CAPM) are advantageous
Technical Skills: Proficiency with Building Management Systems (BMS), Yardi, AutoCAD, SAP, MS Office, and knowledge of structural codes and construction principles.
Soft Skills: Strong project management, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
Physical ability: Willingness to perform hands‑on tasks and work in varied conditions
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project Management Leadership
- High principles of management and supervision.
- Knowledge of HUD regulations regarding housing quality standards and other maintenance-related standards.
- Knowledge of Jacksonville Housing policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the physical layout of the site properties.
- Knowledge of building and grounds maintenance, including standard practices, methods, tools, and materials, of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, carpentry, and groundskeeping.
- Knowledge of safety rules, including accident causation and prevention.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and appropriate safety precautions.
- Ability to oversee maintenance programs for a public housing site.
- Ability to analyze information from inspections to determine the maintenance needs, and the quality of maintenance services provided.
- Ability to develop plans and procedures for efficient and timely completion of work.
- Ability to maintain records in an orderly fashion.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, subordinates, co-workers, residents, contractors, and the general public.
- Ability to prepare recommendations and reports, as required.
- Ability to read, understand and work from sketches and blueprints.
- Ability to understand oral and written instructions.
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Core Competencies
Commitment: Sets high standards of performance; pursues aggressive goals and works hard/smart to achieve them; strives for results and successfully conveys a sense of urgency and brings issues to closure and persists despite obstacles and opposition.
Customer Service: Meets/exceeds the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; identifies, understands monitors, and measures the needs of both internal and external customers; talks and acts with customers in mind; and recognizes working colleagues as customers.
Effective Communication: Ensures important information is passed to those who need to know; conveys the necessary information clearly and effectively orally or in writing; demonstrates attention to, and conveys an understanding of, the comments and questions of others; and listens effectively.
Responsiveness and Accountability: Demonstrates a high level of conscientiousness; holds oneself personally responsible for one's own work and does a fair share of work.
Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed; attends, supports, and participates in all team building exercises and events.
Adaptable/Flexible Skills: Ability to work additional hours if required and work with pressing deadlines. Proactively seeks work assignments when current assignments are completed—takes initiative.
Physical Demands
Work is principally physical and involves normal risks or discomforts associated with a skilled craftsman environment. Must be able to repeatedly lift and pull up to 50 lbs., bend, kneel, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, use repetitive motions, climb ladders, and other strenuous activities. Must be able to work in adverse Florida weather which includes extreme heat and humidity in the summer, and cold in the winter. Much of the work will be done in environments that do not have air conditioning or heating. May be subject to fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, intense noise, extreme temperatures, and travel.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work is primarily conducted in an office environment, with interaction with external/internal clients.
Other: Must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable by Jacksonville Housing.
We anticipate hiring at the minimum of the respective pay grade.
JHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. A successful applicant will be required to pass a background check including but not limited to employment history, criminal record, and driving record, and may be subject to a pre-employment drug screening.
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this job classification. All incumbents may not perform all the job duties listed, some incumbents may perform some duties which are not listed, and incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this description.
Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.
If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here: http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference.
If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran’s preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within sixty (60) calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Attention: Veterans' Preference Coordinator
11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311
Largo, FL 33778-1630
Email: [email protected]
