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Chief Engineer

Lensa
Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/18/2026
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The Chief Engineer has overall responsibility for all aspects of facility management services and/or operations. The Chief Engineer is ABM's primary point of contact for day-to-day operations. They will create an unwavering attitude and commitment to safety and reliability within the facility management environment. The Chief will drive continual improvements to the operation by creating an expectation of learning and development of their team members.

Pay: $6 (http://69.13) 3.43

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

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM's benefits, visit ABM

Team Member Benefits | ABM Employee Benefits | Front Line Team Members (https://wpe-media.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/ABM_2025_Employee_Benefits_Frontline_v2_English_9.5.24.pdf) | (Programa de Beneficios de ABM)

Job Description

The Chief Engineer has overall responsibility for all aspects of facility management services and/or operations. The Chief Engineer is ABM's primary point of contact for day-to-day operations. They will create an unwavering attitude and commitment to safety and reliability within the facility management environment. The Chief will drive continual improvements to the operation by creating an expectation of learning and development of their team members.

Essential Functions

Follows safe practices and complies with company and regulatory standards

Qualified to operate or assist in operating all heating and ventilating (HVAC) equipment, engines, turbines, motors, combustion engines, pumps, air compressors, ice and refrigerating machines, air conditioning units, fans and siphons on the site assigned

Must be flexible and willing to complete all tasks as assigned

You will be responsible for working with both internal and external customers on technical issues, work scope recommendations and failure investigations

You could work in a variety of engineering departments based on current needs

Responsibilities

Provides engineering support for a wide range of systems, maintenance programs, engines as well as operational engineering functions

Must be able to understand, analyze and seek solutions to the design, operation, maintenance, performance or repair of vehicles/equipment and their components

Should be able to logically approach problem solving, define a maintenance program or configuration and ensure a safe and legal operation

Review Service Bulletins (SBs) from manufacture or component manufacture

Develop solutions and implementation plans, project justification, cost/benefit analysis, and overall management of project implementation and coordinate warranty recovery on SBs that are applicable

Organizes and manages the priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplishes the work process to meet all deliverable for projects as well as maintenance program changes and technical specification revisions

Coordinates work with other operational groups to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability and operational efficiency

Qualifications

2 years of engineering experience at a management level

Strong knowledge of HVAC, electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems

Engineering skill sets which can be applied to a range of systems, maintenance programs and engines

Familiarity with building automation systems (BAS) and energy management systems (EMS).

Ability to analyze complex technical issues, detailed level of project management for regulatory compliance modifications

Excellent verbal and technical writing skills needed

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

Salary : $6

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