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Chief Engineer Air Conditioning

Location:
Chicago, IL
Posted:
April 24, 2025

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Charles A Wilson

**** *. ******

Chicago, IL ****0

773-***-****

*********@***.***

Profile

• Extensive experience in providing engineering services in various area such as; commercial services repairs, boiler operations, facility operation, and maintenance testing and balance.

• Over ten years’ experiences in a leadership role as an Assistant Chief Engineer and Chief Engineer

Certifications

City of Chicago Stationary Engineer License CPR Certified

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Type Universal Nuclear Testing Equipment

Swimming Pool Operators

Special Skills _

Boiler Combustion Efficiency Generator Operator

Cooling Tower Maintenance Hospital & Healthcare Facilities Operation and Maintenance

Chief Engineer Energy Conservation

Basic Boiler Operations Testing and Balance

Commercial Food Service Repair Refrigeration & Air Conditioning I & II

Basic Control Basic Electricity

Asbestos Awareness OSHA

Electrical Services Mechanical Services

Hospital & Healthcare Facilities Operation and Maintenance

Employment History

JLL / CPS 2023 - Present

Chief Engineer / Rover / Hub Chief / Podded Engineer

What this job involves –

Responsible for the operational management and effective daily leadership and administration of the engineering team with the objectives of safely, efficiently, and effectively operating machinery and systems in a cost-effective manner. The Chief Engineer must ensure the highest level of professionalism, while meeting the clients’ needs, and a commitment to achieving the goal of 100% uptime throughout the engineering team. Responsible for protecting and improving the value of the client’s assets and ensuring that building engineering systems continue to perform their intended function. The Chief Engineer will implement and manage the reliability-based maintenance function. The incumbent also executes equipment inspection and monitoring programs; defines and implements maintenance best practices to improve overall mechanical equipment uptime; and continuously evaluates current maintenance, operations and reliability methods and implements changes to enhance effectiveness at increasing value-maximizing performance. The Chief Engineer provides direction and leadership by being accountable for the following:

Roles and Responsibilities

Oversee the maintenance and continuous operation of all building systems including: fire/life safety, mechanical (HVAC, plumbing, controls) electrical (lighting, UPS, PDU, generators, primary switch gear), cabling (data and voice, broad band), lighting and temperature controls systems, critical environments, light construction (painting, doors, locks), digital systems (fire alarm, duress, card access, CCTV), and Audio/Visual services. Utilize staff and contracting with outside vendors as necessary.

Supervise and manage engineers and maintenance staff including, training and personal development

Identify the maintenance objectives of the facility and incorporate those objectives into a documented plan that includes preventive, corrective and reliability maintenance procedures.

Has in-depth knowledge of all building systems and how they function

Comprehensive knowledge of maintenance processes.

Understands aspects of construction planning and execution.

Identify safety hazards within the building and incorporate the remediation of such hazards to ensure that the building’s staff and occupants work in a safe environment. Implement, administer, and manage safety training program.

Provide leadership in driving Reliability Centered Maintenance best practices

Providing customer interface and support

Partner in planning/scheduling optimization

Assure Document Management quality

Manage underground utilities reliability and maintenance

Ensure that compliance of all regulatory laws and guidelines are met as they relate to the operation of the building’s infrastructure. Responsible for alerting management of building discrepancies.

Assist in the development of a Capital plan which would include planning for infra-structure upgrades, equipment replacements and building modifications to ensure the building’s future capabilities are maintained.

Responsible for ensuring that major projects performed at the building are properly planned, executed and closed out in accordance with standard industry practices.

Maintain all infrastructure and compliance documentation for the building including up-to-date building drawings and single lines as well as documentation mandated for the purpose of maintaining regulatory compliance with Federal, State or Local law.

Responsible for overseeing the activities of contractors working within the building either as representatives of the building itself or tenants operating within the buildings.

Responsible for keeping records of buildings rounds and readings, all engineering logs and engineering data sheets.

Responsible for advance training and notification to all contractors so that they are informed and knowledgeable with respects to the building’s critical functions and the work they are to perform, including an incident contact response list.

Ensure that the CFWA (Critical Facility Work Authorization) is a well-understood process among the building staff, engineers, tenants and contractors who perform work on the building’s critical infrastructure.

Manage Contracted Maintenance Staff and Vendors

Performs additional job duties as requested.

Kennedy King College

2015-2023

Stationary Engineer/Kitchen Mechanic Chicago, IL

• Demonstrates excellent job-related skills in a safe; appropriate, effective and timely manner providing full-service professional engineering services for the school’s facilities

• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs to gas, refrigeration and kitchen equipment for optimum performance as efficiency

• Read meters/gauges, adjust controls and troubleshoots all equipment utilizing universal precautions to prevent adverse outcomes.

• Observes, report, and responds to safety issues to promote a safe environment of operation, reducing risks and maintaining safety in the work area

• Acts as the liaison with contractors and manufactures transmitting information via print, verbally and document forms appropriate to specific job tasks relevant to facility functions.

• Inspects overall completion of building and machinery maintenance tasks to ensure standard operation compliance, code and specifications are met

CBRE-Northwestern Memorial Hospital 2007-2017

Assistant Chief Engineer

• Supervised engineering staff and issues work orders, and control work to keep spending under the number of funds available.

• Installed mechanical, and electrical equipment.

• Conducted training for new and current employees

• Maintain the Johnson Controls Metasys system, Honeywell and Johnson Pneumatic Control system to ensure all equipment is in excellent work condition

• Conducted investigation on malfunction equipment

• Analyzed department cost and adjust work schedules for operation and repairs

• Inspects overall work area for completion and observed work area to ensure the required standards are being met

• Document all tasks required for completion of preventative maintenance work orders, including entering them into the database, and compiling reports

• Purchased necessary equipment and used cost-effective strategies to keep expenditures within funds limitations

• Manage the emergency response team, recognize, evaluate, and respond to potentially emergency

• Manage environment service team to ensure standards were being met and adhere to Northwestern Memorial Hospital policy and procedures.

• Provided plumbing services to ensure everything flowing correctly

• Maintain life and safety equipment

Saint Elizabeth Hospital 2006-2007

Maintenance Mechanic Chicago, IL

• Responsible for checking the HVAC unit, change filter, belts, and oil the bearings.

• Troubleshoot and repair plumbing problems, rodding drains and replacing bathroom fixtures

• Troubleshoot electrical problems and made necessary repairs

• Carpentry work includes replacing doors and frames as well as rekeying door locks. Ensure snow removal and upkeep of the premises inside and outside

Pepsi America 1996-2006

Service Technician Repairman Elk Grove, IL

• Troubleshoot and repair vending machines, fountain equipment, and coolers

• Provides refrigeration, basic plumbing like running pipes, and electrical support

• Travel (85%) Chicagoland / Great Lakes area to service various accounts.

• Responsible for maintaining equipment inventory 30K on company vehicle. Meet and exceed daily performance goals

• Provide daily written reports promptly

• Train new service technician on daily highway operations

• Member of the safety committee received a commendation in 2005 for outstanding customer service

• Design Engineering Co 1994 - 1996

Engineer Inspector / Supervisor Mundelein IL

• Responsible for bridges, road inspection involving air meter testing; concrete slump testing, beam breaking, nuclear density testing, geologic logging and reporting

• Delegated work order and set priorities on operations and repairs.

• Inspects overall work area for completion and observed the work area to ensure the required

standards are being met

Engineering International 1991-1994 Engineer Inspector Westmont, IL

• Responsible for bridges, paint, welding, steel, rebar, fireproofing, waterproofing, drain, precast and batch plant inspection. Made concrete cylinders and tested concrete for air content, slump, and temperature

• Monitored and recorded the performance of contractors for quality control, specifications, code regulations, and prepared inspection reports

Education

• Triton/ Local 399

• Dawson Technical Institute

• City of Chicago

• Moody Bible Institute Theology



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