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Multifamily Building Engineer


Job Location:

Seattle, WA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 90000 - 95000
Posted: 1 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 28 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Building Engineer
Salary: $90000 to $95000 per year

Summary of Responsibilities:

The building engineer is responsible for maintaining the overall physical condition safety and functionality of the community. This role performs advanced maintenance troubleshooting and repair of building systems- including HVAC plumbing electrical and mechanical components- while supporting preventative maintenance programs and responding to service requests. The building engineer partners with community leadership and vendors to ensure efficient operations minimal system downtime and compliance with safety standards while delivering a high level of service to residents associates and guests.

Primary Responsibilities and Objectives:

Perform general maintenance and repairs on building systems including HVAC plumbing electrical and mechanical systems

Troubleshoot and support critical building systems including pools spas elevators and access control/fob systems ensuring minimal downtime

Conduct routine inspections and proactively resolve issues

Execute preventative maintenance programs

Perform plumbing diagnostics and leak investigations

Support and maintain boiler systems and central plant equipment

Respond to service requests promptly

Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities

Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations

Assist with vendor coordination and oversee contracted work

Support emergency maintenance needs including on-call responsibilities

Maintain overall cleanliness and functionality of the community

Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

High school diploma is required

Three plus years of experience in building maintenance or engineering

EPA certification preferred

HVAC certification required

Three to five years of experience identifying and managing roofing-related issues including leak detection repair coordination and preventative maintenance

Strong maintenance lead experience or background in multifamily or commercial environments

Experience with plumbing leak investigations and boiler systems

Working knowledge of building envelope systems including roofs facades windows and waterproofing with the ability to identify potential issues and coordinate timely maintenance and repairs

Skills and Requirements:

Must maintain a valid drivers license a clean driving record and current auto insurance is required

Ability to read write and understand English

Ability to use general office equipment such as telephone fax machine printer copier and key track systems

Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to others

Strong organizational and time-management skills

Ability to multitask

Ability to work independently as part of a team

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Ability to perform basic mathematical functions

Ability to cope with and defuse situations involving angry or difficult people

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Must maintain professional appearance and comply with prescribed uniform policy

Must comply with all safety requirements

Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing and Preventing Discrimination and Harassment training and other courses if assigned

Scheduling:

Required to maintain a regular schedule which may require working outside business hours weekends and non-traditional holidays

May be required to participate in an on-call rotation as needed

Ability to travel as required (20%)

Environment:

Exposure to environment typically found in an office building

Physical Requirements:

Avenue5 will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. These functions include but are not limited to:

Ability to lift push and pull up to 25 pounds

Must be able to observe and detect signs of emergency through visual and/or auditory cues

Must be able to remain stationary move around reach and position oneself as needed for extended periods of time

Ability to communicate and express or exchange ideas with others as well as those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly

Ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels including the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discriminations in sound

Visual requirements including color depth perception and field vision

Ability to compare copy coordinate synthesize negotiate communicate and instruct

Ability to tolerate stressful situations

Ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision

This job description is not an all-inclusive list of functions and tasks. Over the length of employment these functions and tasks may change.

Diversity:

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Avenue5 is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin protected veteran status disability status sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.





Required Experience:

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