Union Engineer

CBRE Group, Inc.; Union City (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facility management firm in Union City seeks a CBRE Union Engineer responsible for site equipment maintenance and technical support. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma and 4-5 years of relevant experience, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include troubleshooting technical issues, maintaining schedules, and providing training documentation. This role emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with a focus on delivering high-quality service to clients.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of job-related experience in a technical role.
• Ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs or more.
• Willingness to take a new perspective on solutions.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and restore technical service.
• Maintain routine maintenance schedules and configurations.
• Coach others and share knowledge within the team.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Microsoft Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Judgment analysis

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services‑led, tailored facility management solution. We self‑perform hard services while partnering with best‑in‑class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high‑level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best‑in‑Class services including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

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.