Building Engineer-Life Science-Cambridge

CBRE; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Internal advancement after 6 months

Competitive pay

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a hands-on Building Engineer to support operations at a two-building Life Science campus in Cambridge Crossing, MA. The role focuses on maintaining HVAC, plumbing, and life safety systems across office and lab spaces, with a day shift and flexible start times based on needs.

You will join a best-in-class facility with on-site dining and easy access to public transportation, delivering proactive maintenance and exceptional occupant experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or trade school with 4–5 years of related experience.
• EPA Universal 608 certification.
• Meet physical requirements (stooping, standing, lifting 50 lbs+).
• Ability to analyze information and exercise judgment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills and mathematical ability.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repairs on mechanical, plumbing, structural, fire, life safety, and control systems.
• Adhere to codes, regulations, and safety directives.
• Maintain an energy management program for efficiency.
• Support preventive maintenance and emergency repairs as needed.
• Safely store, handle, and dispose of hazardous materials.
• Inspect building systems (fire alarms, HVAC, plumbing) to ensure operations.
• Apply standards and procedures to complex tasks and provide solutions.
• Share knowledge and mentor others within the team.
• Demonstrate CBRE RISE values and collaborate across teams.
• Contribute to reliable, efficient operation of critical infrastructure.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Plumbing

Life safety

Control systems

HVAC

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

CBRE is seeking a well-rounded Building Engineer to support operations at a two-building Life Science campus in Cambridge Crossing, featuring a mix of office and laboratory environments. This is a day shift position with a generally consistent schedule, requiring some flexibility in start times based on operational needs.

About The Role

CBRE is seeking a well-rounded Building Engineer to support operations at a two-building Life Science campus in Cambridge Crossing, featuring a mix of office and laboratory environments. This is a day shift position with a generally consistent schedule, requiring some flexibility in start times based on operational needs.

This best-in-class facility offers a dynamic,high-performance workplace environment, including on-site dining amenities and convenient access to public transportation.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on professional with strongexperience maintaining complex building systems in a tenant-focused setting.

Asa key member of the engineering team, you will help ensure the reliability,efficiency, and continuous operation of critical infrastructure, including HVAC,plumbing, and life safety systems within both office and lab spaces.

Success in this role requires a solid background inmission-critical or highly technical commercial environments, along with acommitment to proactive maintenance, operational excellence, and delivering anexceptional occupant experience.

Join CBRE and apply your expertise to support a premierCambridge property while contributing to a best-in-class workplace experience.

What You’ll Do

• Perform maintenance and repairs to the mechanical, plumbing, structural, furniture, fire, life safety, and control systems. Keep facility and building systems up to applicable standards as assigned.
• Comply with all applicable codes, regulations, governmental agency, and company directives related to building operations and work safety.
• Maintain an energy management program. Ensure all systems operate in the most efficient manner.
• Assist with the implementation of a preventive maintenance program to ensure that building machinery and systems meet or exceed their rated life. Perform emergency repairs as needed.
• Follow departmental policies for the safe storage, usage, and disposal of hazardous materials. Maintain a clean and safe workplace.
• Review inspection to building systems including fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure operation of equipment is within design capabilities and achieves environmental conditions prescribed by client.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.
• Impact a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams.
• Work within broad guidelines and policies.
• Explain difficult or sensitive information.

What You’ll Need

• High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma with 4-5 years of job-related experience. In lieu of a diploma, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• EPA Universal 608
• 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.
• Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

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

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial realestate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We aredynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who createsignificant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values —respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverseperspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have theopportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome allapplicants.

• Benefits start 1st of the month: Medical, dental vision, PTO, 401k, etc.
• Internal advancement available after 6 month mark
• Competitive Pay

Applicant 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 tomake hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in theapplication and interview process.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, includinga candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the positionis or $32.00 per hour and the maximum salary for the position is $38.00 per hour. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidatewill depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

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).