Building Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

• 5-8 years of plant operations, industrial maintenance, or commercial building engineering experience
• Strong electrical troubleshooting and repair, including 120V, 208V, and 277V systems
• Ability to diagnose electrical issues and perform appropriate in-kind electrical replacements
• Universal EPA Certification

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Liebert equipment experience
• Controls/building automation experience
• Experience with pumps, valves, piping, and other critical infrastructure
• Commercial plumbing and preventative maintenance experience
• Background supporting manufacturing plants, hospitals, federal facilities, data centers, or other mission-critical environments

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Building Engineer for a top commercial real estate and facilities management client in San Diego. This individual will be responsible for the hands-on operation, troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance of HVAC, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, lighting, pumping, and other critical building systems. The Building Engineer will perform equipment rounds, monitor BAS/BMS alarms, troubleshoot water-source heat pumps and computer-room cooling equipment, diagnose electrical and lighting failures, complete appropriate in-kind replacements, support boilers, and chilled-water systems, and manage preventative and corrective work through the CMMS. A major goal of this position is to help transition the facilities team into a more technically capable, self-performing engineering team. Rather than automatically outsourcing routine electrical, HVAC, lighting, and mechanical issues, this person should be comfortable diagnosing problems and safely completing reasonable electrical repairs in-house, including common replacements involving 120V, 208V, and 277V systems. The goal is to reduce unnecessary vendor calls, increase self-performance, improve response times, and lower costs for the customer. Major replacements, project-level work, and repairs outside the team's capabilities will continue to be handled by qualified vendors. The ideal candidate will therefore combine strong hands-on electrical and HVAC troubleshooting skills with excellent safety judgment, including knowing when to complete a repair independently and when to stop, escalate, and engage a vendor.