Technical Engineer

CBRE Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, seeks a Technical Engineer to lead engineering operations and supervise technicians, vendors, and subcontractors. The role covers preventive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and ongoing asset management across M&E systems.

You will also support the rollout of a new asset management system, ensuring data governance, process standardization, and training to drive adoption and efficiency. Safety, compliance, and KPI delivery are core expectations.

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; exposure to CMMS/asset system rollout a plus.
• Skills: Communication, organization, analytics; read HVAC schematics; interpret chiller/BMS trends; data cleansing and SOP creation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with technicians/vendors; provide day-to-day direction.
• Monitor BMS/EMS, alarms, setpoints; support asset lifecycle (PM, spares).
• Apply standards, statutory compliance, and change control.
• Contribute to budgets and KPIs (uptime, PPM, SLAs; chiller COP, availability, water treatment compliance).
• Drive continuous improvement (sequencing, setpoints, VFD tuning); troubleshoot chiller faults.
• Pilot and refine workflows in the new asset system; capture feedback and improve data quality.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Analytics

Read HVAC schematics

Interpret chiller/BMS trends

Data cleansing and SOP creation

Education

Diploma or degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

CMMS

BMS/EMS

Asset system config

Data imports

Training

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Technical Engineer, you will be responsible for engineering operations and the direction of technicians, vendors, and subcontractors.

This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

What You’ll Do:

• 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 (including FM tasks) may be assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Coordinate with technicians/vendors; provide day-to-day direction.
• Monitor BMS/EMS, alarms, setpoints; support asset lifecycle (PM, spares).
• Apply standards, statutory compliance, and change control.
• Contribute to budgets and KPIs (uptime, PPM, SLAs; chiller COP, availability, water treatment compliance).
• Drive continuous improvement (sequencing, setpoints, VFD tuning); troubleshoot chiller faults.
• Pilot and refine workflows in the new asset system; capture feedback and improve data quality.

Requirements

• 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; exposure to CMMS/asset system rollout a plus.
• Skills: Communication, organization, analytics; read HVAC schematics; interpret chiller/BMS trends; data cleansing and SOP creation.
• Tools: MS Office; CMMS; BMS/EMS; experience with 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.