
Assistant Chief Engineer
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The Assistant Chief Engineer supports the Chief Engineer by managing operational systems, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with procedures and safety standards. The role oversees maintenance and repair across building systems, including boilers, refrigeration, electrical equipment, and building automation. It also includes staff evaluations and training, inventory management, and life-safety system oversight. The position requires EPA 608 certification and membership in Union Local 39.
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Overview
The Assistant Chief Engineer supports the Chief Engineer in managing operational systems, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with all procedures and safety standards.
Pay: $90.15/hour
The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
**Benefit Information: **
This is a union position and as such will include union benefits.
Responsibilities
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Supervise and direct Stationary Engineers, Apprentice Engineers, and Utility Engineers.
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Operate, maintain, and repair the following systems:
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Boilers, heaters, and pumps, including valves and appurtenances for steam and heated water systems (Duty 1).
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Refrigeration equipment such as compressors, condensers, evaporators, and expansion valves; ensure refrigerant compliance (Duty 2).
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Pumps and valves for handling secondary refrigerating liquids, including brine systems (Duty 3).
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Air compressors, dryers, and filtration systems, along with associated air control devices (Duty 4).
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Natural gas distribution systems, including valves for regulation and control (Duty 5).
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Water filters, softeners, and sanitary systems, including sinks, toilets, and sprinkler systems (Duties 6 and 13).
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Electrical motors and engines, including drivers like VFDs for pumps and fans (Duties 7–9).
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Building automation systems for HVAC, lighting, and control (Duty 12).
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Implement preventive maintenance for all systems to ensure reliability and compliance (Duty 1).
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Maintain compactors and kitchen equipment (excluding tenant-owned) (Duties 14–15).
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Oversee testing and maintenance of life safety systems, including fire alarms and emergency equipment (Duty 16).
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Manage inventory control for maintenance parts and materials (Duty 17).
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Ensure cleanliness and appearance of equipment rooms (Duty 18).
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Conduct performance evaluations and ensure staff training per Local 39 requirements.
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Attend and successfully complete Local 39’s Supervision Training Course within 12 months of promotion.
Qualifications
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EPA 608 Certified to handle refrigerants.
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Membership in Union Local 39 and skilled in tasks aligned with Duties 1–18.
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Leadership ability and experience in team coordination.
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Compensation and Benefits:o Aligned with Applied Materials CBA
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Training Opportunities:o Aligned with Applied Materials CBA
REQNUMBER: 171660
ABM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer qualified applicants without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. ABM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in completing the employment application, please call 888-328-8606. We will provide you with assistance and make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
How this job compares
Set against the 7,711 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$90.15/hr
- California median$30–40/hr94 hourly ranges
- US median$25–35/hr788 hourly ranges
This rate, $90.15/hr, is 151% above the California median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the top quarter of Engineering hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,013 open Engineering jobs in California and 7,711 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Northrop Grumman67 open
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- Experience
- Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 10 years (5,341 postings).
- Education
- 4,114 of the 7,711 open Engineering jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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