
Building Engineer
Sacramento, CAJob$35–42/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Building Engineer supports reliable operation of mission-critical facility systems through preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and equipment monitoring. The role works with facility teams and service providers to maintain electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and life safety systems, support continuous operations, and meet operating procedures and safety standards. It requires at least three years of hands-on commercial building systems or related infrastructure experience.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Overview
The Building Engineer supports the reliable operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of mission-critical facility systems. This role performs preventive and corrective maintenance activities and works collaboratively with facility teams and service providers to ensure continuous operations and equipment reliability.
Pay: $35 - $42 per hour
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 ABM Team Member Benefits | Front Line Team Members (https://www.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/ABM\_2025\_Employee\_Benefits\_Frontline\_v2\_English\_9.5.24.pdf) | (Programa de Beneficios de ABM)
Key responsibilities include reliable operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of mission-critical building systems that support continuous facility operations. The Building Engineer performs preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and life safety systems while ensuring compliance with established operating procedures and safety standards. The position requires strong technical expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to respond effectively to operational events in a high-availability environment.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
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Maintain and repair facility electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and support systems
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Conduct routine rounds and inspections of critical equipment
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Monitor building systems through BMS and other monitoring platforms
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Investigate equipment abnormalities and perform troubleshooting activities
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Support planned maintenance activities and infrastructure testing programs
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Execute work orders and preventive maintenance tasks through CMMS systems
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Coordinate with vendors during maintenance and repair activities
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Document equipment status, maintenance activities, and operational events
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Assist with facility audits, compliance requirements, and safety initiatives
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Support continuous improvement efforts related to equipment reliability and operational performance
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Follow approved change control procedures during maintenance activities
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Maintain compliance with operational and safety standards
Qualifications
Education & Experience Requirements
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High School Diploma or GED required
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Proven experience with BMS and CMMS platforms; familiarity with Corrigo and ServiceNow preferred
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Experience supporting UPS systems, generators, switchgear, CRAC/CRAH units, or critical cooling infrastructure preferred.
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Certifications preferred: Stationary Engineer, HVAC, EPA 608 (Universal), OSHA 10/30, NFPA 70E
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Technical school background in mission-critical operations, high-performance manufacturing, or military operations preferred
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Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting commercial building systems, mission-critical infrastructure, data center environments, or industrial facilities
REQNUMBER: 170312
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 598 open Building Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35–42/hr
- California median$46–50/hr81 hourly ranges
- US median$37–44/hr249 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $38.50/hr, is 20% below the California median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Building Engineer hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 104 open Building Engineer jobs in California and 598 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- CBRE46 open
- ABM Industries (this employer)31 open
- Action Property Management5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Building Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 521 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 291 of the 598 open Building Engineer jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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