Building Engineer

ABM industries; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

ABM Industries is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician III to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve facility systems across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and more. You will document work in the CMMS, respond to service requests, and escalate high-risk conditions as needed.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and proactive maintenance with on-site responsibilities in a dynamic building environment. Pay is $34.25 per hour with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting multiple building systems.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, doors, and locks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, inspect, operate, and maintain building systems and equipment.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot and repair HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, doors, locks, and related building systems.
• Respond promptly to tenant, customer, and building service requests.
• Diagnose equipment failures and determine the appropriate repair or escalation path.
• Perform equipment adjustments, minor installations, replacements, and repairs.
• Support seasonal maintenance, equipment start-up, shutdown, and operational readiness activities.
• Assist with inspections, testing, and documentation of life-safety and critical building systems.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, drawings, work plans, schematics, and manufacturer instructions.
• Use hand tools, power tools, meters, testing equipment, ladders, lifts, and other maintenance equipment safely.
• Enter accurate labor, materials, findings, failure codes, follow-up actions, and completion notes into the CMMS.
• Maintain accurate asset and equipment records.
• Identify recurring failures and recommend corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Maintain tools, parts, work areas, mechanical rooms, and equipment rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors when additional support is required.
• Provide clear communication to tenants, clients, supervisors, and building leadership.
• Participate in emergency response, after-hours call-back, and on-call assignments as scheduled.
• Support other maintenance and facility operations activities as directed.

Skills

HVAC

Electrical

Plumbing

Carpentry

Doors & Locks

CMMS

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma / GED

Tools

CMMS

Job description

The Maintenance Technician III is an experienced building maintenance professional responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving facility systems and equipment. This position performs skilled preventive and corrective maintenance across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, doors and locks, mechanical systems, and other building infrastructure.

The Maintenance Technician III responds to tenant and client service requests, completes assigned work safely and efficiently, documents all work in the CMMS, and escalates complex or high-risk conditions to the appropriate supervisor.

Pay : $34.25 per hour

The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant's experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

Benefits

Benefits: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM's benefits, visit Benefits | Staff & Management

• Monitor, inspect, operate, and maintain building systems and equipment.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot and repair HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, doors, locks, and related building systems.
• Respond promptly to tenant, customer, and building service requests.
• Diagnose equipment failures and determine the appropriate repair or escalation path.
• Perform equipment adjustments, minor installations, replacements, and repairs.
• Support seasonal maintenance, equipment start-up, shutdown, and operational readiness activities.
• Assist with inspections, testing, and documentation of life-safety and critical building systems.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, drawings, work plans, schematics, and manufacturer instructions.
• Use hand tools, power tools, meters, testing equipment, ladders, lifts, and other maintenance equipment safely.
• Enter accurate labor, materials, findings, failure codes, follow-up actions, and completion notes into the CMMS.
• Maintain accurate asset and equipment records.
• Identify recurring failures and recommend corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Maintain tools, parts, work areas, mechanical rooms, and equipment rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors when additional support is required.
• Provide clear communication to tenants, clients, supervisors, and building leadership.
• Participate in emergency response, after-hours call-back, and on-call assignments as scheduled.
• Support other maintenance and facility operations activities as directed.

Safety and Compliance

• Follow all ABM, client, OSHA, and site-specific safety requirements.
• Follow lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined-space, fall-protection, hot-work, and chemical-safety procedures as applicable.
• Complete required permits, job hazard analyses, JSAs, pre-task planning, and safety documentation.
• Stop work and notify supervision when an unsafe condition or uncontrolled hazard is identified.
• Maintain required licenses, registrations, certifications, and training.
• Report incidents, near misses, equipment damage, environmental concerns, and unsafe conditions immediately.
• Never bypass safety devices, operating procedures, alarms, or required approvals.

CMMS and Documentation Expectations

• Accept, prioritize, update, and close assigned work orders in the CMMS.
• Record accurate problem descriptions, root causes, corrective actions, labor hours, materials, and completion status.
• Attach photographs, inspection results, test readings, and supporting documentation when required.
• Ensure work orders are closed only after the work has been completed and the equipment has been returned to service.
• Identify follow-up work, parts requirements, vendor needs, and capital improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation to support client visibility, compliance, reporting, and equipment reliability.

Work Schedule

This position may require shift work, weekends, holidays, overtime, emergency response, call-back, and on-call assignments based on building and client requirements.

Performance Expectations

Success in this role requires:

• Safe and compliant work execution.
• High-quality repairs completed correctly the first time.
• Timely response to tenant and client requests.
• Strong preventive maintenance completion.
• Accurate CMMS documentation.
• Effective communication and professional customer service.
• Ownership of assigned work orders from acceptance through closure.
• Identification and resolution of recurring equipment issues.
• Continuous improvement of building reliability and operational performance.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five or more years of commercial, industrial, institutional, or facility maintenance experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting multiple building systems.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, doors, and locks.
• Ability to read te