Launch your engineering career at JLL! This is an entry-level position and can provide opportunities for growth in the engineering or facilities management field. You will work as part of an engineering team of 4 at multiple buildings, total sq footage is 6.5 million in Kansas City, MO 64138.

Job title: Operating Engineer

Location: Kansas City, MO 64138
Schedule: M-F, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM with a rotating on-call schedule for after-hour emergencies

Reporting to: Chief Engineer
Type of Employment: Full-Time w/JLL employee benefits within 1 month of employment
Additional Perks: overtime pay and on-call pay, company provided laundered uniforms, cell phone, laptop, and reimbursement for new shoes
Estimated compensation: $21.78 - $31.39 an hour paid bi-weekly
The compensation range listed is an estimate and not guaranteed. A salary offer will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data

What this job involves:

Operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing facility equipment on all systems. In order to successfully complete daily/weekly work assignments, the Operating Engineer is expected to demonstrate technical expertise in one craft area (eg, Electrical, HVAC, Piping/Plumbing, Central Utility Plant Operations) and be multi-skilled in others.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Safely operate the facility in accordance with all applicable government and regulatory requirements.

• Demonstrate and enforce safety rules and behaviors.

• Identify, enforce, and assess safety hazards and risks.

• Participate in incident investigations.

• Perform maintenance and monitoring repairs to the mechanical, plumbing, structural, furniture, control, and fire, life and safety systems to keep building systems up to applicable standards.

• Maintain HVAC systems and equipment at optimum levels (eg, cleaning, inspecting, changing parts).

• Where necessary, record readings and make adjustments to ensure proper operation of equipment.

• Comply with departmental policies for the safe storage, usage, and disposal of hazardous materials.

• Maintain a clean and safe workplace.

• Monitor pricing and work quality of outside contractors.

• Review monthly Client Service Request summaries to pinpoint and correct recurrent operational problems.

• Respond to customer inquiries in a timely and professional manner.

• Assist site Facility Management team with emergency situations (eg, fire alarms, chemical spills, hazardous conditions) and take appropriate actions.

Desired experience and technical skills

• 3+ years of related work experience, especially in repair, maintenance, HVAC, plumbing, electrical or carpentry

• Trade school education, union training, military service or college is desirable

• Universal CFC EPA certification or interest in achieving within first year (with JLL assistance)

• City of Kansas City, MO issued Operator Engineer contractor license certification is desirable

• Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams)

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Comfort using ladders up to 30 feet tall

• Ability to frequently climb, bend, kneeling, lift and/or drive

• Strong customer service skills

Please submit your application with an updated resume, location, and contact information.
If you're a current JLL employee, please apply using the Internal Career Site.