Senior Building Engineer

Cambridge - Massachusetts - United States of America

About This Role
Join CBRE as a Building Senior Engineer and become a key player in maintaining and optimizing complex building systems. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the performance and operations of critical infrastructure, including plumbing, electrical, painting, roofing, heating, and cooling systems. As part of our Engineering and Technical Services team, you'll provide expert support, conduct preventive maintenance, and perform repairs to ensure our facilities run efficiently and safely.

Perks Of The Role

• Free Parking
• Opportunity to work with a leading global real estate services firm
• Collaborative and safety-focused work environment

A valid Third Class Engineer License issued by the state of Massachusetts is required. This license qualifies you as Engineer-in-Charge of boilers and is needed for this position.

What You'll Do
Assign work orders and estimate the time and materials needed to complete repairs. Maintain an inventory of adequate supplies and tools.

Perform maintenance and repairs to sophisticated mechanical, plumbing, structural, furniture, fire, life safety, and control systems. Keep facility and building systems up to applicable standards as assigned.

Follow all applicable codes, regulations, governmental agency, and company directives related to building operations and work safety.

Coordinate and inspect the work performed by outside contractors. Respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, and/or supervisors.

Direct the implementation of a preventive maintenance program to ensure that building machinery and systems meet or exceed their rated life. Perform repairs and emergency maintenance as needed.

Review and sign off on inspections of building systems including fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure the operation of equipment is within design capabilities and achieves environmental conditions prescribed by the client.

Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.

Mentor others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.

Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.

Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.

Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.

What You'll Need
High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma with 5-8 years of job-related experience. In lieu of a diploma, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Prior shift manager or supervisory experience preferred. Universal CFC certification required.

3rd Class Engineer License is required

Additional certification in one or more of the following: HVAC, electrical, mechanical, HVAC and refrigeration systems, process controls, mechanical power transmissions, painting, plumbing, carpentry or engine repair.

Meet the physical requirements of this role including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, and the ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.

The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.

Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive pers
pective.
WHY CBRE?
A culture of respect, integrity, service, and excellence crafts our approach to every opportunity.

We are guided by the needs of the cities we inhabit, the communities we build and the world we thrive in.

Benefits
Benefits start 1st of the month following your hire date: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, etc.

First year of employment - 15 Days of PTO. Year 1 - 4 of employment 20 days

Internal advancement available after 6 month mark

Competitive Pay

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including

a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position

is or $37.00 per hour and the maximum salary for the position is

$65.00 per hour. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate

will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations:
CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at or via telephone at U.S.) and Canada).

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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