Chief Maintenance Engineer | The Waycroft

Company Overview:
Since 1931, The B. F. Saul Company has been engaged in the acquisition, renovation, construction, and management of residential property in the Washington Metropolitan area. The Residential division is currently comprised of four luxury properties: The Waycroft (Arlington, VA), Park Van Ness (Washington, DC), The Kennedy-Warren (Washington, DC), Lyon Place (Arlington, VA), and The Milton at Twinbrook Quarter. Coming soon Hampden House (2025). Our Residential division prides itself on providing a high level of customer service to our residents to ensure complete resident satisfaction.

Do you have a passion for customer service and maintaining beautiful luxury residential properties? Are you able to troubleshoot problems, make repairs, lead a team, and think outside the box?

If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you to utilize those skills and more while offering opportunities for growth as a Chief Engineer with B.F. Saul Company and Affiliates at our residential property The Waycroft in Arlington, VA.

Under the direction of the Director of Engineering and the property’s General Manager, the Chief Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for maintaining the property, leading the maintenance team, and providing superior maintenance support and service to all residents.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Chief Maintenance Engineer in a residential building is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the building’s engineering department. They lead a team of engineers and technicians, and their duties include:

Project management: Calculating costs, negotiating contracts, and ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget

Maintenance: Conducting routine maintenance and safety inspections, and coordinating repairs for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and other systems

Safety: Ensuring the safety and security of the building, and responding to emergencies

Staff management: Assigning tasks to engineering teams, and managing employees

Vendor management: Selecting outside vendors and monitoring their performance

Equipment management: Ordering new equipment or parts as needed

Reporting: Compiling reports as required

*Attendance is essential to this position. The community is open 24/7, weekend work or overnight hours may be expected.

WHAT YOU BRING

The Chief Maintenance Engineer will have five or more years of progressive maintenance experience operating and managing building systems and directing the make-ready process. Strong customer service skills, knowledge of OSHA safety regulations, environmental issues, and experience working in high-rise luxury apartments. You must be able to lift 60 lbs. and safely move appliances, you must be comfortable working with heights up to 25 feet and have demonstrated experience in leading and managing a team. Experience working in residential is required.

CORE COMPANY COMPETENCIES

Excellence: Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and achieving the highest possible standards for performance.
Ethics: Demonstrates a commitment to integrity, peer respect, and fairness. Continuously demonstrates a strong work ethic by exhibiting an indisputable drive to get the job done.
Results: Consistently going above and beyond to deliver exceptional results and value for the team and the organization.

CORE JOB COMPETENCIES

Process Operation: The ability to identify, implement, and complete appropriate procedures for tasks.
Safety Awareness: The capacity to understand and adhere to the appropriate safety laws, regulations, and standards that apply to a given assignment.
Strategic Leadership: The ability to scan the organization's external environment for significant changes and implications to determine goals and priorities that will guide and grow the organization.
Communication: The ability to effectively express ideas, thoughts, and information in written form using correct tone, grammar, organization, and structure that is appropriate for the intended audience.
Leadership: Employee uses appropriate interpersonal skills and proven motivational methods to guide and help individuals or groups and gain their commitments to ideas, plans, or courses of action.
Planning & Organization: The ability to devise a course of action for themselves and others to accomplish a specific goal while managing time and resources to meet deadlines and expectations.
Technical/Professional Knowledge: The ability to keep up with current developments and trends in the field of expertise.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & PERKS

We offer great healthcare benefits, a competitive salary range of $48.00 to $58.00 per hour, 401K, tuition reimbursement, professional development reimbursement, commuter benefits, a diverse and inclusive work culture, and much more.

Apply today to join our dynamic team!

The Residential division is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We foster an environment that recognizes employees’ unique skillsets and ensure that all employees have an equal opportunity to grow and advance.

If you are a candidate in need of assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact [email protected] or 301-986-6000.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled