Assistant Chief Building Engineer - Brecksville, OH
Référence du poste
270226
Posté
08-avr-2026
Ligne de service
GWS Segment
Type de rôle
À plein temps
Centres d'intérêt
Building Management, Facility Management
Localisation(s)
Brecksville - Ohio - United States of America

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 Assistant Chief Engineer, you will support the Chief Engineer in managing engineering operations and directing vendors and subcontractors. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of building systems, providing technical guidance, and leading a team to achieve operational excellence.

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:
  • Manage shift operations, assign work orders, and provide training to coworkers and subcontractors
  • Review monthly tenant service request summaries to pinpoint and correct recurrent operational problems
  • Develop a preventive maintenance program for machinery and systems
  • Inspect systems to ensure operation within normal parameters
  • Maintain inventory of supplies and tools, ordering necessary materials to complete all tasks
  • Schedule preventive maintenance and downtime to cut business interruption and inconvenience
  • Perform repairs, emergency, and preventive maintenance, completing maintenance and repair records as required
  • Respond timely to emergency situations, requesting extra help as needed
  • Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives
  • Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function
  • Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function
  • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values
  • Anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view
  • Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams
  • Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies
  • Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals
  • Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence
What You’ll Need:
  • High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma with 5–8 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 and ladders, and the ability to lift and carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more
  • Innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions
  • Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions with a broad impact on the business
  • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset
  • Highly developed math skills, including the ability to calculate percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

 

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

 

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application


CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Assistant Chief Building Engineer position is  $30.50 per hour and the maximum salary is $38.50 per hour. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.  
CBRE GWS
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) propose des prestations multi techniques et multi services afin d’assurer une gestion efficace et pérenne des services généraux de nos clients. CBRE GWS France traite ainsi toutes les facettes de la gestion des installations, en utilisant un modèle intégré qui combine des services directs et des sous-traitants spécialisés.

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