Senior Building Engineer - HVAC & BMS Expert

CBRE; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CBRE seeks a Building Engineer to monitor, maintain and repair building systems across commercial facilities in Sunnyvale, CA. You will oversee HVAC equipment, BMS operations, and electrical/mechanical systems to ensure peak performance and safety.

The role emphasizes preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and collaboration with contractors to resolve issues and improve energy efficiency. A strong background in building operations and compliance is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of commercial or industrial building engineering or HVAC maintenance experience.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience operating, monitoring, or troubleshooting commercial Building Management Systems.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial HVAC systems, mechanical equipment, electrical controls, and building operations.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, control diagrams, and basic sequences of operation.
• Experience troubleshooting sensors, actuators, control valves, VFDs, and HVAC control systems.
• Ability to use BMS graphics, alarms, and historical trends to investigate equipment performance.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on HVAC equipment including AHUs, VAVs, chillers, pumps, exhaust fans, VFDs.
• Monitor and troubleshoot BMS alarms, schedules, setpoints, sensor readings, trends and control sequences.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and controls-related failures and identify corrective actions.
• Validate operation of sensors, actuators, control valves, dampers, and other devices.
• Review BMS graphics and data to identify abnormal conditions and inefficiencies.
• Coordinate with controls contractors and service providers to resolve issues.
• Assist with testing, startup, commissioning, and validation of new or modified systems.
• Support energy management by improving scheduling and operating sequences.

Skills

HVAC systems

Building Management Systems

Controls troubleshooting

Electrical controls

Mechanical drawings

Sensors & actuators

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

BMS software

Job description

CBRE seeks a Building Engineer to monitor, maintain and repair building systems across commercial facilities in Sunnyvale, CA. You will oversee HVAC equipment, BMS operations, and electrical/mechanical systems to ensure peak performance and safety.

The role emphasizes preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and collaboration with contractors to resolve issues and improve energy efficiency. A strong background in building operations and compliance is required.