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Assistant Building Engineer


Job Location:

San Jose, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Make your next move an expert one.

At Colliers its not our success that sets us apart its how we achieve it. Our people are passionate take ownership and always do whats right for our clients people and communities.

Why Colliers

Our enterprising environment needs your expertise to facilitate Colliers continued growth as an industry leader. Our nimble decentralized culture can provide you with a wealth of opportunities to learn about our business and quickly gain experience to accelerate your career.

Youre a technical and engineering expert familiar with maintenance systems and equipment. You bring strong organizational skills a customer-centric approach and a positive outlook to everything you do.

As the Assistant Building Engineer youll be responsible for ensuring the maintenance systems are running efficiently to ensure the safety of our clients and their properties. Youll respond to client requests prioritize and assign work orders and follow up to ensure minimal downtime. You like to be proactive by conducting regular inspections alarm testing and implementing preventative maintenance programs.

You also know how to develop and maintain strong relationships with property managers suppliers and department leaders. And with a keen eye for details youll be able to successfully manage multiple priorities and reports including inventory records and schedules.

In this role you will

  • Perform hands-on maintenance tasks including physically completing repairs such as painting scraping rust from equipment minor repairs parking lot upkeep and fixing signage.

  • Maintain and check daily operating logs for the following: air conditioning fan units graph charts utility meters and general complaints.

  • Ensure that building systems and tenant service requests are handled efficiently at the most economical cost.

  • Assist in the development of the annual budget and RFP process for budgeted projects.

  • Demonstrate a clear understating of operating procedures and proper chemical treatment levels for cooling towers and boilers.

What you bring:

  • 3 years experience in building/property maintenance or engineering experience.

  • Solid working knowledge of HVAC systems/maintenance electrical plumbing energy management systems and other building mechanical equipment.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Outlook MS Word MS Excel)

  • Flexibility to be on-call to respond to after-hours / weekend emergency requests.

  • A valid drivers license.

Pursuant tolocal law Colliers isdisclosingthe following information:

Area/Location Specific: San Jose CA

Approximate CompensationRange for this Role:$33.78/hour to $45/hr

Ourcompensationranges aredeterminedby role level and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum andmaximumtarget for new hire salaries for the position across allnationallocations. Within the range individual pay isdeterminedby work location andadditionalfactors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training.

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Make your next move an expert one and join us as we lead the industry into the future.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Direct applicants only please no agencies.

Colliers respects diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of any actual or perceived membership in any protected category including race color creed religion national origin ancestry citizenship status age sex or gender (including pregnancy childbirth related medical conditions and lactation) gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status) sexual orientation marital status military service and veteran status disability protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws and ordinances. If you are a qualified applicant who requires reasonable accommodation to complete a job application pre-employment testing a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process please contact for assistance.


Required Experience:

Junior IC