Junior Facility Engineer

Junior/Facility Engineer (Hybrid)

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.  

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.  

Job Summary:

Salas O’Brien is seeking a Junior Engineer with Facility, Maintenance or Operations experience with mechanical systems to join our facility system and asset verification and documentation efforts of industrial buildings on government installations.  This is an exciting role, giving you the opportunity to see significant labs and research areas and how those building's mechanical systems run.  

In this role, you will:

• Participate in the quality assurance aspects of mechanical systems with facility asset verification, tagging, and documentation using client server and web-based technologies


• Apply verification methodology, knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements


• Perform quality assurance efforts to support development projects and enhancements to production database systems


• Provide onsite verification support including creation, execution, and installation of asset identification


• Communicate results of quality analysis to project lead


• Quality representation in baseline project management activities


• Report project status Quality Metrics


• Identify and document mistakes and update production data in database based on field observations


• Support continuous improvement of project(s) to improve quality, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and program profitability


• Enrich asset and space data by applying applicable risk flag assignment as asset and space data changes

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience; facility systems, maintenance or operations experience preferred


• Bachelor's degree from accredited college in related discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering, or equivalent experience/combined education


• Knowledge of the project development life cycle


• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.), particularly Excel


• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with database management


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate at multiple levels, including: engineers, project managers, business analysts, and customers


• Strong problem solving and analytical skills


• Effective organizational skills, demonstrated by ability to set priorities, coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, and be attentive to detail


• Self-starter, work well within a team environment with minimal direction


• Excellent knowledge of health and safety standards


• Strong communication and organizational skills 


• Good team player and leadership skills, focused and motivated, problem-solver


• Ability to work hybrid, with some on-site presence in the office located in Raleigh (NC)

Preferred Skills:

• Background in facility engineering or installation of large-scale mechanical/electrical systems


• Inventory tracking and database quality assurance experience


•  Experienced at reading drawings/schematics


• Familiarity with formatting and handling of documentation is desired


• Familiarity with engineering drawings and documentation is desired


• Previous experience with NUVOLO IWMS Software would be a plus


• Construction experience is a plus


• Detailed oriented

Work Authorization Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen for Security Clearance requirements


• Ability to pass government background checks


• Ability to obtain government campus credentials

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly spend long hours standing and using tablets/computers.


• Regularly perform site visits which will require climbing stairs and accessing spaces such as roofs, basements, and/or utility tunnels.


• Industrial site investigations may require extensive walking.

Location: Bethesda (MD) - Hybrid

Salary- $70-75K 

About Us: 

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges. 

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.    

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.  

Third-Party Agency Notice
Salas O’Brien does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiters or agencies. We only work with approved partners engaged directly by our Talent Acquisition team for specific searches. Unsolicited submissions will not be eligible for placement fees

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.