Building Engineer

Career Strategies; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Strategies is seeking a Commercial Building Engineer to operate and maintain a premier multi-story office property in Phoenix. You will ensure tenant comfort, building safety, and system efficiency across high-performance environments, with deep expertise in HVAC, electrical, and automation systems.

The role requires hands-on maintenance, preventive care, and collaboration with tenants, executives, and vendors to uphold service quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in commercial real estate or corporate office facilities engineering.
• High school diploma or equivalent; Associate's degree preferred.
• Universal EPA Section 608 (CFC) certification or equivalent license; Stationary Engineer license or HVAC certification
• Excellent communication and customer service orientation in a corporate setting.
• Experience using CMMS applications and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain central HVAC, chillers, boilers, and electrical systems.
• Monitor and adjust building automation and energy management systems to optimize climate control and energy use.
• Respond to tenant service requests via CMMS and perform minor electrical fixes, lighting, and lock/key repairs.
• Conduct routine life-safety testing and documentation for elevators, emergency generators, detectors, pumps, and sprinklers.
• Escort and supervise external contractors during modernizations or capital projects.
• Maintain logs of chemical treatments, meter readings, and maintenance manuals; assist budgeting for facilities.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Professionalism

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree in related field (preferred)

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Building Automation Systems monitoring

Job description

Job Summary

The Commercial Building Engineer is responsible for the daily operation, mechanical maintenance, and preventative care of a premier, multi-story commercial office property. This hands-on role ensures maximum tenant comfort, building safety, and system efficiency across high-performance environments. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in complex HVAC, electrical, and automation systems, maintaining a professional corporate appearance when interacting with corporate tenants, executives, and high-profile vendors.

Core Responsibilities

• System Operation & Diagnostics: Operate, troubleshoot, and perform preventative and corrective maintenance on critical building systems, including centralized HVAC, complex chillers, boilers, commercial plumbing, and electrical distribution.


• Building Automation (BAS): Continuously monitor, program, and adjust building automation and energy management systems (e.g., Siemens, Automated Logic, Honeywell) to optimize corporate climate control and reduce energy waste.


• Tenant Relations & Work Orders: Respond promptly and professionally to corporate office tenant service requests via Computered Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), handling temperature adjustments, minor electrical fixes, lighting, and lock/key repairs.


• Life Safety & Compliance: Conduct routine testing and documentation for elevators, emergency generators, smoke detectors, fire pumps, and sprinkler alarms to guarantee strict adherence to OSHA and local municipal codes.


• Vendor & Project Coordination: Escort and supervise external specialty contractors (e.g., elevator mechanics, structural inspectors) during building modernizations or capital improvement projects.


• Admin & Budgetary Oversight: Maintain accurate logs of chemical water treatments, meter readings, and maintenance manuals. Assist Property Management in tracking facilities expenses and identifying capital replacement requirements.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of dedicated hands-on experience in commercial real estate or corporate office facilities engineering.


• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required; graduation from an accredited technical trade school or an Associate's Degree in a related field is highly preferred.


• Technical Certifications: Universal EPA Section 608 (CFC) Certification, Stationary Engineer License, or localized advanced HVAC certification.


• Communication & Professionalism: Superior verbal and written communication skills.Excellent customer service orientation is required to work cohesively in an active corporate office environment.


• Computer Literacy: Comfortable navigating modern CMMS applications, digital work order queues, and Microsoft Office Suite.

We are an agency recruiting on behalf of our client. All qualified applicants will be considered in accordance with federal, state, and local Equal Opportunity laws, including those with arrest or conviction records. Any offer of employment and all compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment will be established by the client.