Job Information
Aerotek Building Maintenance Engineer in Houston, Texas
Job Title: Building Maintenance Engineer
Job Description
The Facilities Maintenance Division is responsible for maintaining all aspects of the building's facilities at a customer site. This includes preventative maintenance on electrical components, VFDs, plumbing, boilers, HVAC units, and other building systems. The role involves addressing customer requests for various tasks, ranging from electrical and plumbing work to adjusting computer monitors. A significant part of the job is successfully navigating different client personalities.
Responsibilities
Perform preventative maintenance on electrical components, VFDs, plumbing, boilers, and HVAC units.
Address customer requests for various odd jobs around the building.
Navigate and manage interactions with different client personalities.
Conduct electrical troubleshooting and repairs.
Handle plumbing tasks and repairs.
Respond to and complete tasks as requested by clients, ensuring their needs are met.
Essential Skills
5+ years of experience in building/facility maintenance.
Proficiency in electrical troubleshooting and repair.
Strong plumbing skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to work well with clients and manage diverse personalities.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Experience with motor controls.
Certification or experience in refrigeration, HVAC, or EPA.
Knowledge of Central Plant/AC units.
Carpentry skills.
Why Work Here?
The company handles the maintenance contract for a prominent client in a major shopping center. This position offers an opportunity for long-term employment if the current employee does not return. The work environment is supportive and provides a chance to develop a stable career in building maintenance.
Work Environment
The role is based on-site at a high-profile client's headquarters, within a building housing over 100 office personnel. The culture emphasizes always responding positively to client requests, ensuring their satisfaction. The team consists of two Building Engineers and one Building Chief on-site. The dress code includes steel-toed shoes, jeans, and a polo shirt. The position involves a Monday to Friday day shift, with three staggered shifts each week: 7:00am - 4:00pm, 9:00am - 6:00pm, and a third shift usually on call.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, Texas.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $30.00
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)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Houston,TX.
Application Deadline
This position will be accepting applications until Jan 1, 2025.
About Aerotek:
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.