New Job

I am happy to say that my new job is proving to be satisfactory. I left my position as a security subcontractor and joined the engineering team at a real estate development and managment co. It is a big switch from the people centric job I had before. Daily challenges include learning to control peak demand while satisfying tenant needs. We are having several buildouts by different contractors right now. It is the first project on our property for one of them and getting compliance has been a challenge. Some people are not house trained.

My first areas of responsibility include managing the proprietary lock system, daily tests of the water plant, and weekly test runs of emergency equipment. My least favorite parts include the retrofit of old technology lighting fixtures as the fixtures fail. Unfortunately, LED technology is not quite good enough yet, so I can imagine there will be another retrofit again.

A side benefit of working in the engineering office is that other members of the managment team stop by to vent their opinions. I have gotten some candid earfuls describing tenant personalities and situations. The best part of this job is the Mon-Fri hours with a once a month turn at being on-call manager, most of which can be administered from home.