Technical Engineering Manager - Critical Environment

CBRE; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k

Paid time off

Company vehicle

Gas card

Phone

Laptop

Uniform and tools

Job summary

CBRE is seeking an experienced Technical Engineering Manager to lead operation, maintenance, and reliability of mission-critical building systems across a premier commercial real estate portfolio in Irvine, California.

You will supervise a skilled team, manage preventive maintenance programs, energy initiatives, and budget development, while ensuring safety and high performance of HVAC, electrical, life-safety, and facility operations.

Qualifications

• State-Licensed Electrician or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, measuring performance and retention.
• Ability to convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees, monitor training and development, evaluate performance, and oversee recruitment.
• Coordinate and manage daily activities, schedules, tasks, cross-training, and deadlines.
• Manage operations and maintenance for facilities and assist in operating and capital budgets.
• Improve preventive maintenance programs and maintain safety manuals.
• Coordinate maintenance with contractors and technicians; oversee building systems (fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, electrical).
• Guide communication with tenants, clients, owners, facilities team and vendors.
• Support acquisition of new contracts and manage as-built drawings.
• Respond to emergencies and maintain CBRE standards; model CBRE RISE values.

Skills

Team leadership

Staffing & mentoring

Mechanical engineering

Electrical license

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What You’ll Need:

CBRE is seeking an experienced Technical Engineering Manager to help drive the operation, maintenance, and reliability of mission-critical building systems across a premier commercial real estate portfolio.

Are you a hands‑on engineering leader who thrives in high-performance environments? In this leadership role, you’ll oversee a skilled team responsible for mechanical operations, preventive maintenance programs, energy management initiatives, workforce development, and the overall performance of complex building infrastructure. From HVAC and electrical systems to life safety and facility operations, you’ll play a pivotal role in keeping facilities operating at peak performance while developing the next generation of engineering talent.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team’s daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross‑train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities. Assist in the development of operating and capital budgets.
• Implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis. Maintain effective building‑specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
• Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues. Must remain current with the latest technology trends.
• Guide ongoing communication with tenants, clients, owners, facility management team, and vendors.
• Facilitate the acquisition of new management contracts and maintain as‑built drawings.
• Respond to emergency situations and customer concerns.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day‑to‑day and moderately complex issues that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:

• State‑Licensed Electrician or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred with 3‑5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In‑depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mind.

Why CBRE?

We are guided by the needs of the cities we inhabit, the communities we build and the world we thrive in!

• Benefits start 1st of the month: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, holiday pay, and more
• Company vehicle, gas card, phone, laptop, uniform and tools.
• Work/Life balance: 40‑45 hours a week

Disclaimers

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.

Other Common Titles

Chief Engineer, Service Technician, Building Engineer, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, cool, heat, air handlers, VAV, split systems, RTU, roof top unit, refrigerant, walk in coolers, coils, commercial, building, facility, facilities, retail, high rise, building automation system, BAS, BMS, Electrician

California Residents

• California Residents: CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training and experience. The salary range is $159,000 - $179,000 annually + bonus. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will 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).