Senior Utility Technician

Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in commercial real estate services, helping clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. The firm’s 43,000 employees in more than 60 countries provides deep local and global insights that create significant value for occupiers and investors around the world.

* To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. * Monitor utility equipment and systems for continuous operation at a world class biopharmaceutical manufacturing site, utilizing automation controls, alarm systems, rounds / readings and local controls. **Summary of essential job functions and responsibilities:** * Utilize the Building Management System (BMS) to control Utilities equipment and systems including various steam, water purification, refrigeration, wastewater, compressed air/gas systems, and hazardous chemicals. * Interface with Manufacturing, Engineering, and various client organizations as necessary to minimize Manufacturing impact and insure equipment availability. * Troubleshooting: Must be proficient in troubleshooting electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical failures. * Insure that all systems including boilers, clean steam generators, water for injection stills, reverse osmosis units, air compressors, chillers, cooling towers, waste water flows and associated equipment functions correctly. * Respond to a wide range of mechanical and electrical problems and troubleshoot to repair. * Document problems encountered and communicate these though work order systems, electronic mail, and voice systems. * Perform inspections on all utility systems and associated equipment. * Work with other trade skill sets to complete work orders to trade standards and customer expectations. Willing to continue both formal and informal training in the present skill set to maintain the knowledge of the present and latest technologies. * Knowledge of air compressors, air dryers, reverse osmosis units, water distilling units, clean steam generators and the ability to trouble shoot and perform minor maintenance from written procedures in a GMP environment. * Basic knowledge and use of hand tools. * Support Maintenance Planner where needed * Perform any and all other duties as assigned. Including, monitoring Jr Technicians to ensure all company policies/procedures and client SOP’s are followed correctly. Report all concerns to DTZ mgmt immediately. **Non-essential functions / duties:** * Initiate the purchase of parts, materials, equipment, supplies etc., in accordance with company procedures and provide technical assistance when required to facilitate such purchases. * The ability to read and understand mechanical blue prints and electrical schematics. **Performance goals:** * Meet or exceed all project KPI’s as it pertains to your roles and responsibilities. * No escalations due to poor performance or lack of customer service * Exceptional customer service * Meet or exceed other duties as assigned to you by your supervisor * Stay current at all times on your required GMP and Safety training

* Have completed an apprentice program and /or graduated from a certified trade’s school. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, internally and externally with clients. * Experience with boilers and their associated steam delivery systems along with the automation controls that support them * Have worked in the trade skill set applying for, for a minimum of ten years. * Candidate must have knowledge of the basic PC skills along with common applications associated with interoffice communication.