
LEAD ENGINEER
San Diego, CAJob$46–50/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Lead Building Engineer performs routine maintenance and assists Facilities Management personnel with repairs to facility structures, equipment, fixtures, and grounds. The role covers carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and general maintenance tasks, along with inspections, work orders, and emergency response. The engineer reports issues to supervisors, prioritizes requests, and supports safe, reliable facility operations.
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Full job description
Overview
Pay: $46/HR to $50/HR DOE
The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on the applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Benefit Information:
ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit Annual Benefits-Frontline (https://wpe-media.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/ABM\_2025\_Employee\_Benefits\_Frontline\_v2\_English\_9.5.24.pdf)
The Lead Building Engineer performs various routine maintenance assignments and assists other Facilities Management personnel in the repair and maintenance of physical structures, equipment, and fixtures of the facility and grounds.
Responsibilities
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Carpentry duties; install shelving, and repair windows, screens, blinds, and suspended ceilings
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Electrical duties: switches, reset breakers, change bulbs and ballasts, other electrical duties as assigned
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HVAC duties – check thermostats, hot and cold calls
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Light plumbing repairs – change washers, valves, and shutoffs
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General maintenance service for facility personnel (assemble furniture and accessories, move items)
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Generalized knowledge of the use of power tools and other equipment
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Assist other trades as required in emergencies or overload situations, including snow removal, groundskeeping and other items as assigned.
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Collaborate with supervisor and other Facilities Management personnel to solicit expertise of required crafts necessary to complete assignments
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Report defective materials, faulty operation of equipment, and unusual matters to supervisor and appropriate personnel
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Make inspections of and file deficiency reports (to include work order requests) to correct problems for spaces, electrical mechanical equipment, control, and systems to ensure safe and reliable operations at peak energy efficiency
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Work from work order system on wireless tablets and/or verbal instructions
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Prioritize urgency of work requests based on department procedures and notify supervisor of any problems or delays in projects
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Maintain work area and equipment in a safe, clean, and orderly condition and follow standard and prescribed safety regulations.
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Report any violation of OSHA Regulations to supervisor.
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Exercise and ensure that others follow safe working practices (even if this requires wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, cap, gown, proper footwear, or other safety apparel)
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Respond to all facility emergency codes.
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Attend all facility-sponsored training in Blood Borne Pathogens, Fire Safety, Right-To-Know, and others as required
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May be required to drive personal or facility owned vehicles for business purposes. If so, drivers will be subject to an initial driving record review (for currency of licensure as well as violations) and periodic reviews thereafter.
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Handle multiple priorities and make sound decisions under pressure
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Work alone effectively, managing anger/fear/hostility and/or stress appropriately
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Demonstrate respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment
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Promote effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter and intra departmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
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May accompany insurance, federal, state, or local authorities inspecting buildings or mechanical systems
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Duties subject to change at anytime
Qualifications
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High School Diploma/GED required
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2 years commercial, industrial, or healthcare maintenance experience.
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5 years commercial, industrial, or healthcare maintenance experience
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Ability to easily and effectively communicate and collaborate with facility personnel.
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Ability to handle computer data entry input
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Some knowledge and skill in electrical, plumbing, carpentry, mechanical and general maintenance
REQNUMBER: 172807
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 690 open Building Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$46–50/hr
- California median$43–48/hr84 hourly ranges
- US median$36–44/hr308 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $48/hr, is 5% above the California median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the middle half of Building Engineer hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 113 open Building Engineer jobs in California and 690 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- CBRE52 open
- ABM Industries (this employer)33 open
- Action Property Management5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Building Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 588 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 268 of the 690 open Building Engineer jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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