Facilities Engineer

CBRE; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Facilities Engineer to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of client facilities, including electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and critical infrastructure. You will manage maintenance programs, oversee UPS, generators, and MV/LV systems, and drive energy efficiency and compliance across data centers and building spaces.

The role emphasizes vendor coordination, HSE compliance, asset management, and performance reporting to support clients and stakeholders in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, electronics, or related engineering.
• Professional engineering qualification is preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in Facilities Management, Critical Facilities, Data Centers, or similar.
• Strong experience in MEP, critical infrastructure, maintenance, and vendor management.
• Facility Management certification is desired; Driver's license may be required.
• Data Center Operations Certification is preferred.
• Electrical Safety, PTW & LOTO.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage maintenance strategies for electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and building systems.
• Ensure uptime and reliability of critical facilities, data centers, and technology spaces.
• Develop preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance programs with KPI tracking.
• Manage UPS, batteries, generators, MV/LV systems, switchgear, and power monitoring.
• Maintain electrical drawings, load schedules, and technical records.
• Oversee HVAC systems including chillers, CRAC/CRAH, cooling towers, and pumps.
• Implement controls for BMS, fire alarm, access control, CCTV, and life safety systems.
• Monitor alarms, investigate incidents, and drive timely corrective actions.
• Prepare scopes of work, budgets, and project plans for refurbishments and upgrades.
• Lead vendors, contractors, testing, commissioning, and handovers.
• Ensure HSE, permits, LOTO, risk assessments, and contractor safety compliance.
• Monitor budgets, OPEX/CAPEX, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Drive energy efficiency and sustainability programs; manage building fabric and services.
• Develop reports on operations, maintenance, reliability, energy, and compliance.

Skills

Facilities management

Data center operations

Electrical power systems

UPS & generators

ATS STS MV LV systems

HVAC cooling

BMS monitoring

Fire protection

Life safety

RCA

Energy management

Vendor management

Compliance management

Soft services

Microsoft Office

SAP PM

CMMS/CAFM

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Reports

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, or related Engineering

Professional engineering qualification

Tools

MS Office

SAP PM

CMMS/CAFM

BMS platforms

Power BI

Job description

About The Role

The Facilities Engineer is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of client facilities, including electrical, mechanical, HVAC, critical infrastructure, building systems, life safety, and facility support services. The role covers facilities operations, maintenance, reliability, projects, vendor management, HSE, compliance, energy management, financial control, and client stakeholder management.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and manage operational and maintenance strategies for electrical, mechanical, HVAC, critical infrastructure, and building systems.
• Ensure maximum uptime, reliability, redundancy, and operational resilience of critical facilities, data centers, server rooms, and technology spaces.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance programs, including maintenance schedules, procedures, and KPIs.
• Manage, monitor, and maintain UPS systems, battery banks, generators, ATS/STS, MV/LV systems, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, PDUs, power distribution, earthing, lightning protection, and power monitoring systems.
• Develop and maintain electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, load schedules, technical records, and operating procedures.
• Manage HVAC and cooling infrastructure including chillers, CRAC/CRAH units, cooling towers, pumps, ventilation, and associated systems to maintain required environmental conditions.
• Develop and implement operational controls for BMS, environmental monitoring systems, fire alarm systems, VESDA, access control, CCTV, leak detection, emergency lighting, and life safety systems.
• Monitor facility alarms, alerts, and monitoring platforms; respond promptly to system abnormalities, critical alarms, equipment failures, and incidents, ensuring timely investigation, escalation, corrective actions, and restoration of services.
• Develop, implement, and maintain SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, maintenance records, asset registers, logbooks, technical documentation, and statutory compliance records.
• Monitor equipment performance, maintenance compliance, MTBF, MTTR, and reliability metrics; conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), asset lifecycle planning, critical spare parts management, and infrastructure reliability improvement initiatives.
• Prepare scopes of work, technical specifications, budgets, schedules, and implementation plans for refurbishment, replacement, upgrade, and expansion projects.
• Lead and coordinate vendors, contractors, testing, commissioning activities, project execution, and system handovers.
• Develop and implement risk assessments, Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), emergency preparedness, and contractor safety programs.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, engineering standards, statutory regulations, HSE requirements, and audit obligations.
• Manage vendor and contractor performance, including technical evaluations, quotations, SLAs, KPIs, service quality, and safety compliance.
• Develop, monitor, and control OPEX and CAPEX budgets, forecasts, maintenance expenditure, service contracts, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Identify, develop, and implement energy efficiency, sustainability, and operational optimization programs.
• Manage building fabric and support services including civil, plumbing, architectural, housekeeping, waste management, pest control, and other soft services.
• Lead, develop, and mentor engineering teams by setting performance objectives, allocating resources, and promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, stakeholders, service providers, and internal teams while managing service requests and escalations.
• Prepare and present operational, maintenance, HSE, reliability, financial, energy, and compliance reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Uphold and promote CBRE and client values, policies, procedures, and standards.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, or related Engineering discipline.
• Professional engineering qualification is preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in Facilities Management, Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Banking, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Commercial Buildings, or similar environments.
• Strong experience in MEP systems, critical infrastructure, maintenance, reliability, projects, vendor management, HSE, compliance, and stakeholder management.
• Facility Management certification is desired. Driver's license may be required.
• Data Center Operations Certification
• Electrical Safety, PTW & LOTO

Skills

• Facilities & Critical Facilities Management
• Data Center Operations
• Electrical Power Systems, UPS & Generators
• ATS / STS / MV / LV Systems
• HVAC & Precision Cooling
• BMS & Environmental Monitoring
• Fire Protection & Life Safety Systems
• Reliability Engineering & RCA
• Incident & Change Management
• Energy & Asset Management
• Projects & Building Maintenance
• Vendor, HSE & Compliance Management
• Housekeeping & Soft Services
• Skills & Competencies
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, SAP PM, CMMS/CAFM, BMS Platforms, and Power BI.
• Strong communication, stakeholder, and vendor management skills.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, conduct RCA, and perform risk assessments.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and make effective decisions in a fast-paced environment.

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