Senior Maintenance Engineer

JLL•South San Francisco, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Engineer is a vital link between day-to-day facility operations and long-term reliability engineering. Working closely with the Facilities Management team (composed of Chief Engineer, Hard Services Manager, and Planner/Scheduler) and partnering with client Reliability Engineering and Operations team, you will drive operational improvements in corrective and preventive maintenance. This role is responsible for managing the reliability activities queue, ensuring that maintenance strategies are executed efficiently while championing continuous improvement across the site.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent technical degree).
8+ years in industrial maintenance, facilities management, maintenance engineering or a related field.
Proven experience in a multi-stakeholder, team-based maintenance environment.
Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (SAP preferred).
Deep understanding of mechanical, electrical, HVAC systems and related building infrastructure assets.
Strong grasp of preventive and predictive maintenance principles.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification (e.g., CMRP, CRL).
Experience with RCM, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies.
Prior experience working within a third-party facilities management framework.

Responsibilities

Optimize corrective and preventive maintenance workflows in collaboration with the Hard Services Manager and Chief Engineer.
Provide on-the-ground expertise to field technicians for complex troubleshooting and work order execution. Additionally, this includes parts review and supporting our Planners and Operating Engineers in identifying correct spares for maintenance and repair.
Ensure all maintenance tasks meet quality standards and are accurately documented within the CMMS.
Align daily tasks based on asset criticality, failure risk, and business and operational impact.
Manage the reliability activities queue, serving as the primary liaison between daily maintenance and strategic Reliability Engineering initiatives.
Track the progress of reliability initiatives (within Quickbase system) and report on their effectiveness to leadership.
Identify and support implementation RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance) principles to enhance maintenance effectiveness.
Utilize SAP/CMMS data to track KPIs, identify performance trends, and support root cause investigations.
Assist in failure analysis and support project teams during the commissioning of new equipment.
Assist in repair-versus-replace evaluations, obsolescence tracking, and lifecycle planning for aging or end-of-life assets
Review opportunities for alternative or new vendors to support Maintenance and Reliability work, as well as additional options for our Operations team to use. This includes working with contractors and vendors to form scopes of work and project and/or service proposals for site equipment.
Support and enhance predictive and condition-based maintenance programs (vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound, oil/fluid analysis).
Review PdM results and ensure findings are converted into actionable work orders and maintenance strategies.
Periodically partner with Reliability Engineering, to assess PM and PdM task value via CMMS analysis, recommending optimization, modification, or elimination where appropriate.