Sr.Building Maintenance Engineer

Employnet Workforce Management; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Employnet Workforce Management in Carlsbad, CA seeks a seasoned facilities engineer to own and optimize critical infrastructure, including HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems across R&D labs, production areas, and data centers.

You will lead preventive maintenance, manage CMMS assets (Maximo), analyze performance with trend data, mentor technicians, and drive energy-efficiency upgrades while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required; technical degree preferred.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience maintaining commercial, industrial, manufacturing, or R&D facility infrastructure.
• Minimum 5 years of advanced experience supporting complex HVAC and central plant systems.
• Vocational training certificate in HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, or Controls preferred.
• Experience leading infrastructure projects and contractor management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, and critical infrastructure systems to ensure reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to maximize equipment uptime and reduce lifecycle costs.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, perform root cause analyses, and implement permanent corrective actions for recurring failures.
• Establish maintenance priorities supporting R&D labs, production environments, executive offices, and data center operations.
• Monitor and optimize HVAC performance including chillers, boilers, cooling towers, pumps, air handling units, VAVs, CRACs, and related systems.
• Use trend analysis and Building Management System data to evaluate system performance.
• Recommend upgrades and modernization projects to improve reliability and energy efficiency.
• Participate in facility expansion, capital improvements, and commissioning of new systems.
• Lead asset management in CMMS ensuring accurate records and PM schedules.
• Analyze maintenance histories to improve PM frequencies and equipment reliability.
• Maintain documentation including specifications, drawings, procedures, and records.
• Manage third-party contractors for PM, repairs, commissioning, and capital projects.
• Develop project scopes, evaluate contractor proposals, monitor performance for safety, schedule, and budget.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Building automation systems

CMMS (Maximo)

Data analysis (Power BI)

Reading drawings & schematics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical degree preferred

HVAC/R background

EPA Refrigerant Certification preferred

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Power BI

MS Office

Building Automation Systems

Job description

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the technical owner for all building mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, and critical infrastructure systems, ensuring optimal reliability, performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies that maximize equipment uptime while reducing operational risk and lifecycle costs.
• Lead complex troubleshooting efforts, perform root cause failure analyses, and implement permanent corrective actions for recurring equipment failures.
• Establish maintenance priorities that support business-critical operations including R&D laboratories, production environments, executive offices, and data center operations.
• Monitor and optimize performance of HVAC systems including centrifugal chillers, boilers, cooling towers, pumps, air handlers, VAV systems, CRAC units, package units, refrigeration systems, compressed air systems, and associated utilities.
• Perform engineering evaluations of system performance using trend analysis, equipment diagnostics, and Building Management System (Client) data.
• Recommend equipment upgrades, modernization projects, and infrastructure improvements that improve reliability, sustainability, and energy efficiency.
• Participate in facility expansion projects, capital improvements, and commissioning of new mechanical and electrical systems.
• Lead asset management activities within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring equipment records, preventive maintenance schedules, work orders, and spare parts inventories remain accurate and optimized.
• Analyze maintenance trends and equipment history to improve PM frequencies, maintenance effectiveness, and equipment reliability.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation including equipment specifications, as-built drawings, maintenance procedures, and engineering records.
• Manage third-party contractors performing preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, commissioning, and capital improvement projects.
• Develop project scopes, conduct site walks, evaluate contractor proposals, and monitor contractor performance to ensure quality, safety, schedule, and budget compliance.
• Support long-term capital planning by evaluating equipment condition, forecasting replacement timelines, and developing lifecycle cost analyses.
• Perform routine inspections of central plant equipment, mechanical rooms, rooftops, and critical infrastructure to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operation.
• Identify operational risks, equipment deficiencies, and regulatory compliance issues while implementing corrective actions.
• Maintain mechanical rooms, equipment spaces, spare parts inventories, and maintenance tools in accordance with best practices.
• Support emergency response activities for critical infrastructure failures including HVAC outages, plumbing failures, electrical interruptions, and environmental incidents.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Advanced ability to diagnose complex mechanical, electrical, controls, and HVAC system failures using engineering principles and root cause analysis.
• Strong understanding of predictive maintenance methodologies, vibration analysis, thermal diagnostics, equipment trending, and reliability-centered maintenance concepts.
• Experience interpreting control sequences, mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, piping diagrams, and construction documents.
• Proficiency with Building Automation Systems, CMMS platforms (Maximo preferred), Microsoft Office, Power BI, and facility analytics tools.
• Skilled in fabrication, piping installation (copper, PVC, steel, iron), welding (preferred), and precision measurement techniques.
• Ability to safely operate forklifts, scissor lifts, aerial lifts, and other maintenance equipment.
• Skilled in the following: centrifugal chillers, boilers, cooking towers, closed loop systems, air handling units, package units, VAV systems, CRAC units, refrigeration equipment, air compressors & dryers, Client.
• Ability to safely operate forklift and scissor lift and working on a ladder.
• Ability to read blueprints, mechanical drawings, as-built drawings, operations and maintenance manuals.
• Proficient in MS Office, CMMS, Power BI, Client, and other relevant software tools.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED is required, technical degree is preferred
• Valid driver's license is required
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience maintaining commercial, industrial, manufacturing, or R&D facility infrastructure.
• Minimum 5 years of advanced experience supporting complex HVAC and central plant systems.
• Vocational training certificate in a related field (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Controls) is preferred
• Experience leading infrastructure projects, contractor management, and equipment lifecycle planning preferred.
• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification is preferred
• SMA, FMP, or CFM Certification is preferred
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 is preferred

Physical Demands

• Regularly lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
• Extensively use hands to perform simple grasping, power grasping, fine manipulation, and push or pull.
• Regularly required to squat, climb, kneel, or crawl.
• Occasionally work in confined spaces.
• Continually work from ladders and other elevated lift equipment.
• Continually work in multi-floor buildings, on roofs of buildings, and in non-climate-controlled environments.

Work Environment

• Occasionally required to work at heights, either on ladders, scissors, or boom lifts.
• Occasionally required to work while wearing earplugs, safety goggles, hard hat, or other safety equipment.
• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, dust, fumes, or chemicals.