Highlights
This is a semi-mobile role responsible for the maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance of critical building systems across multiple properties, primarily in the Carlsbad area with additional coverage in Sorrento Valley. We are seeking a skilled Mobile Building Engineer to support a portfolio of commercial and biotech/life science facilities throughout North County San Diego.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Business Services - Other |
| Salary | $40–$45 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1909 |
| Website | http://www.abm.com/ |
Description
We are seeking a skilled Mobile Building Engineer to support a portfolio of commercial and biotech/life science facilities throughout North County San Diego. This is a semi-mobile role responsible for the maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance of critical building systems across multiple properties, primarily in the Carlsbad area with additional coverage in Sorrento Valley.
The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background with hands-on experience in HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical maintenance, and general building operations. Experience supporting biotech, laboratory, or life science environments is highly preferred.
Pay: $ 40.00 - $45.00 per hour
The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Schedule: Monday - Friday 6am-2:30pm
Location: North County San Diego (Carlsbad & Sorrento Valley)
Company Vehicle Provided
Key Responsibilities
Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve building systems issues to ensure uninterrupted facility operations.
- Support life science, laboratory, and commercial office environments.
- Conduct routine inspections of equipment and building infrastructure.
- Respond to service requests and emergency maintenance situations.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders through CMMS systems.
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors as needed.
- Ensure compliance with safety policies, building codes, and company standards.
- Travel between assigned properties using a company-provided vehicle.
Qualifications
Required
- Strong commercial building engineering experience.
- Hands-on knowledge of HVAC systems and preventive maintenance programs.
- Experience with general plumbing and electrical troubleshooting.
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), background check, and drug screening.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
Preferred
- Experience supporting biotech, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or life science facilities.
- Building Engineer certification or related technical certifications.
- Experience utilizing CMMS platforms.
- Knowledge of building automation systems (BAS).
About Company
ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.
We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.
Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.
Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.
With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.
With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.
ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)
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