Facilities Engineer – HVAC, Chillers & Asset Optimization

CBRE Asia Pacific; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Asia Pacific is seeking a Technical Engineer to lead engineering operations and guide technicians, vendors, and subcontractors in Singapore. You will support daily M&E activities, preventive maintenance, and asset management initiatives.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, energy efficiency, and data-driven reporting via CMMS and BMS/EMS systems; experience with chiller plants and rooftop operations is valued.

Qualifications

• Education: Diploma or degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: 3-5 years in facilities/engineering; HVAC/chiller/BMS experience.
• Skills: Communication, organization, analytics; read HVAC schematics; interpret chiller/BMS trends; data cleansing and SOP creation.
• Tools: MS Office; CMMS; BMS/EMS; asset system config, data imports, and training preferred.
• Knowledge: Singapore building codes, SS standards, BCA/EMA regulatory requirements, MEP systems; permits/compliance; chiller plant ops, water treatment, Legionella management, rooftop safety; asset management principles and data governance.
• Decision-making: Follows procedures; escalates risks; manages priorities and deadlines.
• Facilities Management: FM experience is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Facility Operations: assist daily M&E operations, preventive maintenance, work orders, and quality tracking.
• Rooftop Chiller Plant: support operation/maintenance of chillers, pumps, cooling towers, water treatment, and controls; manage PM/CM, seasonal start/stop, performance optimization, and safety for rooftop access/working at height.
• Vendor Management: coordinate HVAC/chiller and water treatment vendors; verify permits, method statements, and close-out.
• Health & Safety: ensure compliance with KR/JP regulations and company policies; participate in safety walks and corrective actions.
• Budget & Procurement: support POs, invoices, cost tracking, and OPEX/CAPEX inputs (including chiller needs).
• Sustainability: track utilities; monitor chiller efficiency (kW/ton), tower water use; support optimization.
• Projects & Incidents: assist delivery of projects and commissioning; support contingency cooling and BCP.
• Reporting: maintain CMMS data, asset registers, O&M manuals; keep chiller logs and governance reports.
• Asset Management System: help design, configure, test, and roll out a new asset management system; standardize asset data, integrate with BMS/EMS and procurement, create SOPs, train users, and drive adoption.
• Other: other duties (FM tasks) may be assigned.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Analytics

Read HVAC schematics

Interpret chiller/BMS trends

Data cleansing

SOP creation

Education

Diploma/Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

CMMS

BMS/EMS

Asset system config

Data imports

Training

Job description

CBRE Asia Pacific is seeking a Technical Engineer to lead engineering operations and guide technicians, vendors, and subcontractors in Singapore. You will support daily M&E activities, preventive maintenance, and asset management initiatives.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, energy efficiency, and data-driven reporting via CMMS and BMS/EMS systems; experience with chiller plants and rooftop operations is valued.