Building Engineer

Job Title: Building Engineer

Job Description

The Building Engineer operates, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs facility equipment across multiple commercial facilities. This role requires deep technical expertise in at least one core trade—such as electrical, HVAC, piping/plumbing, or central utility plant operations—along with the ability to perform multi-skilled tasks across additional disciplines. The Mobile Engineer 3 ensures that building systems operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable standards while providing high-quality facility services and support.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair facility equipment across multiple commercial facilities.
• Perform maintenance, monitoring, and repairs on mechanical, plumbing, structural, furniture, fire life safety, and control systems to ensure facilities meet applicable standards.
• Travel between multiple facilities to verify proper operation and functionality of building systems and equipment.
• Manage facility services, including preventative maintenance, purchasing and inventory control, oversight of contracted maintenance, general maintenance activities, and technical support across systems.
• Maintain HVAC systems and associated equipment by cleaning, inspecting, calibrating, and replacing parts to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Record equipment readings, interpret data, and make necessary adjustments to maintain proper operation and system efficiency.
• Comply with departmental policies for the safe storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment in all work areas and mechanical spaces.
• Perform periodic inspections of tools, instruments, and equipment to ensure proper inventory, functionality, and readiness for use.
• Monitor the quality and cost of maintenance work performed by external contractors and provide feedback or corrective direction as needed.
• Adhere to all safety procedures, maintain good housekeeping practices, and promote safe work areas.
• Identify potential hazards in the workplace and recommend or implement corrective actions to eliminate or reduce risks.

Essential Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience maintaining and repairing commercial building systems.
• Proven ability to analyze commercial or industrial mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems, diagnose malfunctions, and perform corrective actions.
• EPA 608 Type II Certification.
• Working knowledge of computer applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in at least one core trade area such as electrical, HVAC, piping/plumbing, or central utility plant operations.
• Ability to travel between multiple facilities as part of daily responsibilities.
• Strong commitment to safety practices and compliance with hazardous materials policies.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• EPA 608 Universal Certification is preferred.
• Two years of trade school education in electrical system design, refrigeration, or HVAC systems is preferred.
• Multi-skilled capability across additional disciplines beyond a primary core trade.
• Ability to oversee and evaluate the work of external maintenance contractors.
• Strong organizational skills to manage preventative maintenance, inventory control, and documentation.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) license is explicitly not required for this role.

Why Work Here?

You will work in a professional, corporate environment that values technical excellence, safety, and reliability in building operations. The role offers the opportunity to apply and expand your expertise across multiple facilities and systems, providing variety in your day-to-day work. You will collaborate with a team that emphasizes quality, accountability, and continuous improvement in facility maintenance and operations.

Work Environment

This position is based in a corporate office building environment in Bethesda, supporting commercial building systems and infrastructure. The role involves traveling between facilities to service mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, structural, furniture, fire life safety, and control systems. You will work with standard building maintenance tools, instruments, and computer applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel to document work, record equipment readings, and manage maintenance activities. The environment emphasizes safety, clean and organized work areas, and adherence to established procedures for handling hazardous materials.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Bethesda, MD.

The pay range for this position is $36.00 - $36.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Bethesda,MD.

This position is anticipated to close on May 14, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.