Facility/Building/Resident Engineer anyone?

[cj.max]

Wats ur idea about this job (salary, line of work, environment, growth, etc.)?? ang alam q lang it's more on maintenance... post ur ideas now.

[ACidGaMbiT]

as a facilities engineer, typical work ay operations and maintenance ng utilities equipment. equipment na related sa power systems (gensets, MVSG etc), HVAC (chillers, AHUs, exhaust fans etc). it can even extend up to air (compressed dry air) and water systems (deionized water, waste water etc) kung ang setting mo ay industrial setting like semicon, electronics, pharma. pwede ka rin sa mga malls, commercial buildings, residential buildings.
pwede rin naman on construction and design ka. kapag kinakailangan ng installation at upgrades ng system niyo, *** ang magdedesign at magmamanage.
yung position na facilities engineer, building engineer, resident engineer halos parehas lang ang job description niyan. nagiiba lang ng industry setting just like a mentioned earlier. hope this helped you.

[benyaki]

i was a building engineer and tama si acidgambit.. halos pare-pareho lang ang mga trabaho na yan.. but ang mas appealing sa kin e yung work sa semicon or pharma.. kasi madami kang hawak.. hvac, gensets, switch gears, compressed air and water systems.. not unlike sa residential (condos) and commercial (mga offices) kasi minsan, wala silang aircons and chillers.. mga tenants lang ang may aircons.. hawak mo lang e ventilation so mga blowers and fans lang.. walang refrigeration cycle.. ang enjoy ako dati sa waste water (although mabaho sya).. kasi bibihira ang may alam sa waste water processes, and mas maganda may alam ka.. ang waste water sa mga pharma and electronics ay ibang iba sa residential and commercial building waste water so mas madami kang process dun.. mas challenging.. kung wala naman sa company mo ng ganun, ok na din..

[cj.max]

ganun b? mukhang challenging nga ang work n yan pero nun npasok *** s work n yan e may experience n *** s mga facilities n ganyan or they provided you training? recommended bang apply-an yan ng mga freshies??

[benyaki]

@ cj.max

it depends sa company.. there are companies who hire fresh grads (kasi pwedeng babaan sweldo) and they somewhat train them in the process.. but almost karamihan kasi required ang experience.. maganda din madami ka alam, electrical, mechanical, konting civil, plumbing, tsaka calibration pa nga minsan e, lalo na kung may processes.. in a building kasi di naman one particular engineering expertise ang kelangan jan e.. kasi di naman aandar ang blower mo kung walang motor, tapos di naman aandar ang motor mo kung walang kuryente.. you get the logic?? btw, don't use text message language since nagiging asterisk ang mga letters kapag tinype mo sya..

[ACidGaMbiT]

ganun b? mukhang challenging nga ang work n yan pero nun npasok *** s work n yan e may experience n *** s mga facilities n ganyan or they provided you training? recommended bang apply-an yan ng mga freshies??

meron din naman nakuha ng fresh grad. first job ko is facilities engineer sa EPSON. printer manufacturing siya sa lipa batangas. sa second job ko sa semicon, may mga kinuha sila na ojt nila. so i think meron chance na makuha talaga ang isang freshgrad.
kung gusto mo maging versatile at multi skilled na engineer, i strongly suggest na you apply as a facilities engineer. kita mo naman doon sa previous post ko yung scope ng works di ba? malaki ang hahawakan mo at responsibilidad. marami kang matututunan.
plus yung fact na facilities engineer is a generic position just like an HR position. kahit saan pwede ka ilagay at hindi limited sa isang industry. semicon, electronics, pharma, commercial, residential, oil and gas at energy pwede ka din. hindi katulad halimbawa kung nasa manufacturing department ka ng isang semicon, kung lumipat ka man ng company sa semicon pa rin ang bagsak mo at manufacturing related ka pa din. example lang yun ha? no mean to hurt yung mga nasa manufacturing at production department. wehehe.
yung training usually on the job na yun. you learn and upgrade your skills along the way. pero meron din naman mga internal training na pinoprovide pero hindi ganung kabigat na ipapadala ka pa sa abroad. halimbawa, meron kayong genset. ang magttraining sa inyo, yung supplier niyo. sila magoorient at magddiscuss sa inyo about their machines.
one more thing, the work of a facilities member sabi nga ng boss namin "is a thankless job". if everything is normal you are just doing your job, but if things went wrong kaliwat kanan ang sisi sa inyo ng mga department. sana wag ka maintimidate bro. working sa facilities is a worthwhile experience, if you are thinking of securing a facilities job...go grab it! i hope my posts inspired you and gave you an insight about the job. ;)

[ACidGaMbiT]

@cj max: magapply ka na bro.
@benyaki: *** company ka bro naging facilities member?

[THE_lostsamurai]

What if your experience is in design, is that a big experience for the position of facilities engineers?

[cj.max]

im presently working in an electric cooperative (power utility) pero im getting bored , im entertaining the idea na lumipat ng industry. kaya ko ntanong *** s facilities eng'g dahil mraming jobpost about it s jobstreet. naisip q lang *** sumabog s glorieta, db prang responsible *** engr dun.

[THE_lostsamurai]

We don't know what's the real story behind this explosion in glorietta.

[cj.max]

tama di ntin alam yung cause ng xplosion. anyway dapat pala mlawak ang knowledge mu pag facilities engr ka. Plagay q great advantage ang xperience s design. Ako naman may xperience nrin s calibration (RTD, flowmeter &pressure gauge).

[faux_ph]

facilities engineer and building engineer is almost similar, but a resident engineer is a different type of role.

Facilities engineer deals with manufacturing and industrial institutions while a building engineer are for commercial or residential institutions.

A resident engineer (RE) deals with all types buildings/structures whether they are industrial/manufacturing, commercial,residential, or light and heavy infrastructures DURING construction (whether it's a new construction, rehabilitation, refurbishment or retrofit). In a project management set-up, the Resident Engineer is parallel with the project manager since the PM will only deal with materials, resource, schedule and cost while the Resident Engineer will deal with quality and technical issues in the execution of the design intent so as to satisfy the project requirements and technical specifications. The RE will certify that all what's been installed and built are as per standard specifications and any deviations from it will not be accepted. If the items are not certified by the RE, the item will either be demolished and reinstate a new one, or to be accepted but it will not be paid. Some say, that RE is the most powerful person in a jobsite. I say, RE is 'THE MAN'. :)

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In my current assignment, I am the RE :D

[cj.max]

wow! what more can i say. so mas mabigat pala ang ang responsibilities ng RE. cgurado kung ganyan trabaho ko marami pala akong makakaaway na mga contractor?? usually mga EE or ME ang preferred nila tama ba? im EE btw.

[faux_ph]

wow! what more can i say. so mas mabigat pala ang ang responsibilities ng RE. cgurado kung ganyan trabaho ko marami pala akong makakaaway na mga contractor?? usually mga EE or ME ang preferred nila tama ba? im EE btw.

RE is the 'enemy' of the contractor, along with the QS (quantity surveyor). Personally, I don't treat the contractor as 'enemy' but rather a teammate to execute the project it's just that they are the opposite side of the fence. I ony treat the contractor with hostility when they are trying to cover-up their mistakes and not upfront with it, and also when they are dumb and stupid.:naughty: And definitely, the responsibility is huge. Sometimes, the job description and roles tend to overlap with the project manager.

The preference for what type of engineer is required for an RE depends on what type of projects are dealing with. The most qualified tends to be the person with a lot of technical knowledge and expertise and tend to match the quantity of scope of work related the project( e.g. you don't put an electrical engr to a bridge work but a civil engr could be the RE for a manufacturing building project if the scope of civil and structural works are greater than MEPF works).
As an RE, you are supposed to be managing a team of QA/QC Inspectors and Engineers thus a familiarity with the technical issues related to construction of a lot of discipline is required.:)

[cj.max]

as a facilities engr ano usually ang ginagawa nyo? inspection and then list down all the things that needs maintenance and then hand them over to a contractor? ganun b? or you have your own technicians to do the job? waiting mode parin ako for interview although my applications for this are all under consideration na.

[ACidGaMbiT]

as a facilities engr ano usually ang ginagawa nyo? inspection and then list down all the things that needs maintenance and then hand them over to a contractor? ganun b? or you have your own technicians to do the job? waiting mode parin ako for interview although my applications for this are all under consideration na.


as facilities engineer kailangan walang interruption ang sinussuply niyo na utilities, meaning 24/7. kaya iyong monitoring ng mga equipments importante iyon. kapag my deviation sa parameters na nareading or my alarm ang equipment, kailangan my analysis kayo kung bakit nagkaganoon. otherwise baka umabot sa shutdown or abnormal running condition yung equipment magkaroon ng epekto sa quality ng sinusupply na utilities. sigurado mabobodjak kayo ng manufacturing or ng production. sila kasi ang end user or customers niyo eh. hehe.

yung mga maintenance activities kailangan nakaplano na iyon, ex. monthly, quarterly etc.

depende kasi sa setup ng company na mapapasukan mo kung sino magmamaintain ng equipments niyo. sa mga companies na napasukan ko, kapag minor lang, you will work with the company's technicians and stay in contractors. kapag major activities na, usually yung vendor ng equipments niyo ang magmamaintain. sila na bahala sa parts and labor, supervision na lang ang kailangan mo para maconfirm na nasa ayos ang trabaho nila, meaning pulido at hindi barabara at the same time natututo ka rin. mahirap din kasi lagi nakaasa sa contractors lang eh. cost bro, its the cost. kung maassess mo later na pwedeng kayo naman na mismo ang gagawa then go. para makasurvive ang company kailangang magtipid.

[cj.max]

Hi, anybody here who can give of an idea of the work of resident engineer ng SM?? i have am upcoming interview kc.. Sana may magreply asap...

[redline0201]

Hi.

Kakastart ko lang sa position ko as a facilities engineer.
if i wanted to maybe shift fields from maintenance to design, madali kaya magiging transition ko? and also, malaki po ba ang chance ng mga facilities engineer na makapag abroad? thanks.