Facility Maintenance Technician - Life Sciences Client Site

CBRE; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

PTO and paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Facility Maintenance Technician for a life sciences client in Indianapolis. You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot, and repair electrical, plumbing, and building systems to ensure safe, reliable operation.

This role follows a Monday–Friday first shift with on-call rotation. Candidates should have a high school diploma or trade school, 4–5 years of related experience, and proficiency with MS Office; physical requirements apply.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma or equivalent experience.
• Strong MS Office knowledge including Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Ability to apply judgment based on multiple information sources.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs across electrical, plumbing and facility systems.
• Ensure building operations meet applicable standards and safety requirements.
• Assist with preventive maintenance programs and emergency repairs as needed.
• Follow safety policies for storage and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Inspect building systems (fire, plumbing, life safety) and verify operation within design specs.
• Contribute to innovative solutions using standard principles and procedures.
• Handle plumbing tasks (urinals, toilets, sinks, backflow devices) and electrical tasks (lighting, fixtures, LED drivers).
• Maintain and repair commercial kitchen equipment such as ovens, dishwashers, ranges and fryers.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

As a Facility Maintenance Technician supporting a life sciences client, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical facility systems. In this position, you will be responsible for performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs across a variety of building systems, including electrical, plumbing, and general facility infrastructure.

Schedule

This role follows a Monday–Friday first shift schedule, with participation in an on call rotation to support after hours or emergency maintenance requirements.

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.
• 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 of building systems including fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, 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.
• Plumbing responsibilities include urinals, toilets, sinks, backflow protection devices.
• Electrical responsibilities include lighting, faucets, LED driver, bulbs/ballast.
• Preventative maintenance and repair of commercial kitchen equipment such as ovens, dishwashers, range, fryers, hot wells, etc.

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.
• 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.

Why CBRE?

CBRE is the premier provider of Facilities Management Services. We offer excellent compensation and benefits, to include overtime pay, medical and dental benefits, PTO, 401K, and comprehensive training for professional growth.

• Benefits start 1st of the month following your hire date: medical, dental, vision, 401k, etc.
• First year of employment - 15 Days of PTO. Year 1 - 4 of employment 20 days of PTO!

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

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 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).