Assistant Chief Engineer

CBRE; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k

PTO and paid holidays

Advancement opportunities

40-45 hour work week

Job summary

CBRE in Dallas, TX seeks an Assistant Chief Building Engineer to lead day-to-day operations of a premier Class A office property. This day-shift role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic maintenance planning, ensuring facilities run at peak efficiency and reliability.

You will supervise a skilled team, develop preventive maintenance programs, review service requests, and coordinate safe, compliant operations while coaching others and upholding CBRE's standards of excellence.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required with relevant experience.
• Prior shift management or supervisory experience preferred.
• Able to operate CMMS and MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage shift operations, assign work orders, and provide training to coworkers and subcontractors.
• Review monthly tenant service request summaries to identify recurrent issues.
• Develop a preventative maintenance program for machinery and systems.
• Inspect systems to ensure operation within normal parameters.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and tools and order materials as needed.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and downtime to minimize business disruption.
• Perform repairs and preventative maintenance, documenting records.
• Respond to emergency situations and coordinate additional support.
• Coach others and lead by example to uphold CBRE standards.

Skills

Shift management

Supervisory experience

Problem solving

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Math skills

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

About The Role

Step into a high-impact leadership role at CBRE as the Assistant Chief Building Engineer in Dallas, TX

About The Role

Step into a high-impact leadership role at CBRE as the Assistant Chief Building Engineer in Dallas, TX

In this day-shift position supporting a premier Class A office property in Dallas, TX you’ll guide daily operations, shape preventative maintenance strategies, and lead a talented team to keep state-of-the-art facilities operating flawlessly. You’ll have the opportunity to influence major decisions, champion innovation, and drive continuous improvement across a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment.

If you're a hands-on technical expert who thrives on solving complex problems and coaching others, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge, autonomy, and career growth within CBRE.

What You’ll Do

• Manage shift operations, assign work orders, and provide training to coworkers and subcontractors
• Review monthly tenant service request summaries to pinpoint and correct recurrent operational
• problems
• Develop a preventative maintenance program for machinery and systems
• Inspect systems to ensure operation within normal parameters
• Maintain inventory of supplies and tools, ordering necessary materials to complete all tasks
• Schedule preventative maintenance and downtime to cut business interruption and inconvenience
• Perform repairs, emergency, and preventative maintenance, completing maintenance and repair records as required
• Respond timely to emergency situations, requesting extra help as needed
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual
• and department objectives
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the
• organization function
• Coach 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
• Anticipate potential objections and persuade 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-disciplinary
• 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
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence

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. Valid Driver's License required.
• Prior shift manager or supervisory experience preferred
• 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
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, and experience working in a CMMS.
• Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset
• Highly sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate somewhat complex figures such as percentages,
• fractions, and other financial-related calculation

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

Why CBRE?

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

• Benefits start 1st of the month: Medical, dental vision, PTO, 401k, paid holidays and more...
• Internal advancement available after 6-month mark
• Work/Life Balance: 40-45 hours a week

Other Job titles: Facilities Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Building Systems Engineer, Senior Maintenance Technician, HVAC Engineer, HVAC, commercial, EPA Universal, Electrician, Plumber, Service Technician, LEED, CHEEP, electrical, chillers, cooling tower, air handler.

AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have 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 [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).