Engineering Supervisor (39689)

ABOUT THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM

The Walters Art Museum is among America's most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. Located in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, the Walters is free for all. The museum’s campus includes five historic buildings and 36,000 art objects.

Today, the Walters serves Baltimore and Maryland by embracing its role as educator and storyteller, using the collection as a vehicle of knowledge and cultural expression to support learning, dialogue, and community engagement. The museum is committed to public education, offering essential programs that help people to connect art to their lives. The Walters Visitor Promise aligns staff and volunteers across the museum to preserve and share the works in our care for future generations, partner with communities, and create welcoming, accessible experiences for visitors. The museum offers challenging and creative work opportunities by promoting collaboration and teamwork.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the museum’s Engineering Department, including supervision of engineering staff, coordination of the preventive maintenance program, operation of building systems, and compliance with applicable life-safety and equipment inspection requirements.

This is an on-call position and participates in the Engineering Department’s on-call rotation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly supervise the Engineer and Engineering Assistant.
• Assign daily work, establish priorities, and manage departmental schedules and coverage.
• Manage employee performance, coaching, training, annual goals, and performance evaluations.
• Manage attendance, leave requests, overtime, and shift coverage.
• Ensure staff follow museum policies, safety procedures, and established operating practices.
• Coordinate engineering activities with Facilities, Security, Operations, Conservation, and other museum departments.

Preventive Maintenance and Building Operations:

• Coordinate the museum-wide preventive and corrective maintenance program for building systems and equipment.
• Develop, assign, schedule, track, and document work through the computerized maintenance management system.
• Maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance histories, inspection reports, and related documentation.
• Monitor HVAC, central plant, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other building systems through the Johnson Controls Metasys building automation system.
• Respond to equipment alarms, failures, leaks, comfort complaints, and other building-related issues.
• Perform or direct minor repairs within the department’s capabilities and coordinate qualified contractors when specialized services are required.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, equipment testing, contractor access, and restoration of systems.
• Escalate major failures, life-safety concerns, regulatory issues, and significant operational risks to the Senior Engineering and Facilities Manager.

On-Call and Emergency Response:

• Participate in and administer the Engineering Department’s on-call rotation.
• Maintain the on-call schedule and arrange coverage for leave, vacancies, or scheduling conflicts.
• Respond to after-hours calls involving alarms, equipment failures, leaks, weather events, and other building emergencies.
• Determine whether an issue can be addressed remotely or requires an employee, contractor, or emergency-service response.
• Maintain current emergency contacts and escalation procedures.

Building Systems, Life Safety, and Regulatory Compliance:

• Coordinate inspection, testing, preventive maintenance, repairs, documentation, and regulatory compliance for the museum’s building and life-safety systems, including:
• Fire alarm, fire suppression, clean-agent, water-mist, sprinkler, standpipe, fire-pump, and portable fire-extinguisher systems.
• Elevators, lifts, and related equipment.
• Boilers, pressure vessels, and related mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities for these systems include:

• Schedule required state, third-party, and contractor inspections and services
• Maintain permits, certificates, inspection reports, service records, and system documentation.
• Track deficiencies and coordinate corrective action through completion.
• Monitor inspection and certificate expiration dates to prevent compliance lapses.
• Coordinate access to protected spaces, collection areas, and other restricted locations.
• Coordinate shutdowns, testing, impairments, and service interruptions with Security and affected departments.
• Ensure systems are safely returned to service following testing, repairs, or impairments.

Contractor, Safety, and Administrative Responsibilities:

• Coordinate contractors performing maintenance, inspections, testing, and repairs.
• Provide access, system information, work requirements, and museum-specific instructions.
• Monitor contractor work for quality, completeness, safety, and protection of museum spaces and collections.
• Review service reports, proposals, invoices, and contractor recommendations for accuracy.
• Promote safe work practices and ensure staff use required personal protective equipment.
• Support compliance with lockout/tagout, electrical safety, ladder safety, confined-space, and chemical-handling procedures.
• Report unsafe conditions and coordinate corrective action.
• Prepare reports on preventive maintenance, outstanding work, equipment conditions, and inspection deficiencies.
• Maintain appropriate inventories of filters, critical parts, tools, supplies, and emergency materials.
• Participate in departmental, project-planning, and coordination meetings.
• Perform other duties related to the operation, maintenance, safety, and preservation of the museum’s buildings and systems.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience in building maintenance and engineering operations.
• At least two (2) years of supervisory or team leadership experience, including scheduling, coaching, and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience operating and maintaining HVAC systems, central plant equipment, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and building automation systems.
• Experience coordinating preventive maintenance programs.
• Working knowledge of life-safety systems, including fire alarm, fire suppression, clean-agent suppression, fire pumps, sprinklers, and portable fire extinguishers.
• Experience coordinating regulatory inspections, testing, corrective actions, and documentation for building systems and equipment.
• Experience managing contractors and service providers, including scheduling work, reviewing reports, and ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
• Ability to troubleshoot building systems, prioritize multiple competing demands, and make sound operational decisions during normal operations and emergencies.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records, schedules, inspection documentation, and compliance files.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and communicate technical information to non-technical staff.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams. Experience with Johnson Controls Metasys or similar building automation systems is preferred.
• Associate’s degree or technical training in HVAC, building engineering, industrial maintenance, facilities management, or a related field preferred.
• Universal Refrigeration Certification required.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and building systems commonly found in commercial or institutional facilities.
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA safety requirements and safe work practices, including lockout/tagout, electrical safety, ladder safety, confined space awareness, and personal protective equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical manuals, schematics, and equipment documentation.
• Ability to respond to after-hours emergencies and participate in the department's on-call rotation.
• Ability to work occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, climb ladders, access mechanical spaces, and work in varying environmental conditions, including rooftops, mechanical rooms, and confined areas.
• Experience working in museums, historic buildings, healthcare facilities, laboratories, or other environments with strict environmental and life-safety requirements preferred.

SCHEDULED SHIFT

Job Type: Monday – Friday. Weekend and on-call rotation availability required.

ANNUAL SALARY: $70,000 - $74,000

The Walters Art Museum provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, prescription, vision, subsidized transportation and parking, museum membership, short term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, FSA (flexible spending account), 457b retirement, and free professional financial management counseling.

All employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The museum does not sponsor work visas.