Union Engineer

CBRE Group, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Union Engineer to join a team responsible for site equipment maintenance and instrument calibration. You will support preventive maintenance, repairs, and documentation across facilities.

You will troubleshoot, diagnose, and restore equipment, maintain schedules, and contribute to training materials while aligning with CBRE's RISE values and safety standards.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of job-related experience.
• Prior shift manager or supervisory experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and perform physical tasks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and restore routine technical service and equipment.
• Address major network problems affecting multiple locations and document properly.
• Maintain routine maintenance schedules and system configurations.
• Create training documentation and participate in user training.
• Explain complex information and support cross-team collaboration.
• Coach others and share knowledge; lead by example.
• Work within broad guidelines and policies.

Skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Judgment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Union Engineer, you will be a part of a team responsible for a site’s equipment maintenance and instrument calibration processes.

This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

What You’ll Do:

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and restore routine technical service and equipment.
• Address major network problems impacting multiple business locations, major network elements, or site outages. Verify all documentation is accurate and maintained.
• Maintain routine maintenance schedules, system configurations, technical reference materials, etc.
• Participate in user training of system and application updates/enhancements. Create training documentation.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.
• Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams.
• Work within broad guidelines and policies.
• Explain difficult or sensitive information.

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. Prior shift manager or supervisory experience preferred.
• 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.

*Should any element of this Job Description conflict with the provisions of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement will prevail.