Chief Engineer   Employer: Cousins Properties Job Location: Irving , TX Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Real Estate Developers Job Description: The Chief Engineer organizes, monitors and supervises the maintenance and repair activities,associated with a Class-A Office Building. In addition to the aforementioned responsibilities, the Chief Engineer is charged with oversight of the fire and life safety systems, assisting property management staff in providing the highest level of customer service and satisfactory, and submitting mechanical and structural recommendations relative to tenant and owner issues. Description of Responsibilities: - Assists in establishing and implements preventive maintenance for the associated building systems, facilities, and equipment - Manages and schedules engineering personnel to fulfill day-to-day maintenance activities, as well as special projects and emergency situations - Prepares the annual operations budget within specified operating parameters - Assists in negotiating contracts for various building services, interacting with and supervising contract personnel as necessary - Coordinates on-site construction activities, attends construction meetings, reviews plans, ensures Local, State and Federal code compliance - Maintains supply, tool, and equipment inventory - Obtains competitive pricing for materials, good, and services, and reviews invoices upon receipt to ensure accuracy - Supervises engineering staff, promoting the safe, effective use of labor resources - Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual engineering reports, relative to capital projects, major repair and maintenance, and utility data - Maintains blueprints, specifications and maintenance manuals for the property Job Requirements: * Demonstrate ability to work well with others and interact positively with customers * Excellent communication skills, verbal and written * Computer literate * Detail-oriented and well organized * Demonstrate ability to manage time, personnel and projects to achieve desired results * Positive attitude * Minimum (5) five-years leadership experience required * Minimum (5) five-years experience managing Class A Commercial Office Property over 500,000 square feet * Thorough knowledge and understanding of Local and State building codes and regulations * Proficient use of computer application programs (WinWord, Excel * Professional designation preferred * BOMA/SMA * Ability to speak, read and write in English * Must possess ability to identify structural and mechanical issues, collect and extrapolate data, draw valid conclusions and provide recommendations to senior management Company Description: Cousins Properties Incorporated is one of the country’s top diversified development companies. The company’s development expertise covers a broad array of product types – office, retail, urban residential and single-family communities – and over the past 50 years, Cousins has earned a reputation for creative, industry leading developments. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008, the company has been publicly traded since 1962 and is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CUZ. Geographically, Cousins is focused on fast-growing Sunbelt states like Florida, Georgia, Texas and California and has developed many of its product types in each of those states. Best known for landmark office towers like Bank of America Plaza, One Ninety One Peachtree and Frost Bank Tower, as well as its innovative and successful Avenue® concept retail centers, Cousins has broadened its mission in recent years to include multi-family development. The Company's 2005 acquisition of The Gellerstedt Group has led to one completed development in Midtown Atlanta and the first high-rise residential building at Terminus, Cousins’ 10-acre community in the heart of Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Upon completion, the $700 million project will include two office towers, three residential towers, more than 125,000 square feet of destination retail and four distinctive restaurants, not to mention five acres of open spaces to help create a sense of community. Since the Company's founding, Cousins has developed more than 20 million square feet of office space and 20 million square feet of retail space, including seven regional malls. In addition, Cousins has developed more than 4,000 multi-family residential units and 60-plus single-family subdivisions ranging in size from 100 acres to 2,000 acres.