Facilities Engineer

Actalent; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short/long-term disability

Health Spending Account

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO / Vacation

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a junior-level Facilities Engineer for a fully onsite role in Holly Springs, NC. The position supports senior staff in initiating, designing, and delivering facilities projects, translating requirements into technical docs, and conducting field evaluations and commissioning activities.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience, documentation accuracy, and collaboration with facilities teams and third-party firms.

Qualifications

• Requires ~4–5 years in facilities engineering, facilities management, or related projects.
• Experience with facilities management and facilities projects.
• Hands-on commissioning exposure including commissioning walks.
• Experience performing facilities walkdowns and field evaluations of existing systems.
• Understanding of change controls, deviations, and CAPAs in a facilities context.
• Strong initiative and ability to drive tasks to completion.
• Effective written and verbal communication with senior staff and third-party firms.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support senior staff in initiation, design, and delivery of facilities projects.
• Translate user requirements into accurate technical documentation for third-party execution.
• Perform engineering studies and assessments of facilities systems.
• Conduct facilities walkdowns to assess conditions and support quality objectives.
• Provide engineering design recommendations to improve performance and reliability.
• Participate in commissioning walks to verify installation, operation, and documentation.
• Manage assigned tasks to meet timelines, quality standards, and project requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and third-party firms for project execution.
• Address issues related to commissioning, change controls, deviations, and CAPAs.
• Document findings from walkdowns, field evaluations, and commissioning activities.

Skills

Facilities engineering

Project delivery

Commissioning

Walkdowns

Documentation

Communication

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree & 2+ years

Associate degree & 6+ years

High school diploma or GED & 8+ years

Tools

Documentation tools

Job description

Job Title: Facilities EngineerJob Description

This fully onsite Facilities Engineer role focuses on supporting senior staff in the initiation, design, and delivery of facilities-related projects. You apply engineering principles to translate user requirements into clear technical documentation, perform assessments of existing systems, and contribute to commissioning activities. The position is ideal for a junior-level engineer with approximately 4-5 years of experience and offers standard working hours with occasional flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Support senior engineering and facilities staff in the initiation, design, and delivery of facilities-related projects.
• Gather and clarify user requirements for facilities systems and translate them into accurate technical documentation for execution by third-party firms.
• Assist with project definition by performing engineering studies and assessments of facilities systems to evaluate performance, quality, and reliability.
• Conduct facilities walkdowns to assess system conditions, identify issues, and support quality and compliance objectives.
• Perform field evaluations of existing facilities systems and provide engineering design recommendations to improve performance and reliability.
• Participate in commissioning walks as a delegate for the facilities management team to verify proper installation, operation, and documentation of systems.
• Manage assigned tasks to completion, ensuring timelines, quality standards, and project requirements are met.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including facilities management and third-party firms, to support project execution.
• Apply engineering problem-solving skills to address issues related to commissioning, change controls, deviations, and CAPAs in facilities projects.
• Document findings from walkdowns, field evaluations, and commissioning activities and communicate them clearly to stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Approximately 4-5 years of experience in facilities engineering, facilities management, or facilities project work.
• Demonstrated experience with facilities management and facilities projects.
• Hands-on commissioning experience, including participation in commissioning walks.
• Experience performing facilities walkdowns and field evaluations of existing systems.
• Understanding of change controls, deviations, and CAPAs within an engineering or facilities context.
• Strong proactive approach to work, taking initiative and driving tasks to completion.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact with senior staff, facilities teams, and third-party firms.
• Solid engineering problem-solving skills applied to facilities systems and project challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities while maintaining attention to detail.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Master’s degree; or
• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience; or
• Associate degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience; or
• High school diploma or GED and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience creating and reviewing technical documentation for facilities projects.
• Exposure to facilities-related quality assessments and performance evaluations.
• Ability to work effectively as a junior resource supporting senior engineers and facilities professionals.

Work Environment

This role is fully onsite and based in a facilities-focused environment where you work closely with senior engineering and facilities management teams. You operate primarily during standard business hours, with occasional flexibility as project needs arise. The work involves time in office settings for documentation and coordination, as well as regular presence in operational facilities areas to conduct walkdowns, field evaluations, and commissioning activities. You collaborate with internal stakeholders and third-party firms, using standard engineering and documentation tools to support the design and delivery of facilities projects.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Holly Springs, NC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $60.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Holly Springs, NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 5, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

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