Job Description
The HVAC Mechanic / Building Engineer is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing HVAC and building systems within a large commercial entertainment and public venue environment. This position requires a hands-on HVAC professional with strong mechanical aptitude and building engineering experience. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience replacing compressors, recovering and charging refrigerants, diagnosing system failures, and performing in-house HVAC repairs.
Shift: Monday through Friday | 7am - 3:30pm
Pay: $41.50 - $50 per hour | Weekly Pay
Location: Downtown Los Angeles, Ca
The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Benefit Information:
ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM 2026 Employee Benefits | Staff and Management Team Members
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair commercial HVAC equipment, including rooftop units, split systems, package units, air handlers, exhaust systems, and associated controls.
- Diagnose and replace HVAC compressors and major system components.
- Recover refrigerant, perform leak detection, evacuate systems, and recharge equipment in accordance with EPA regulations.
- Perform preventative maintenance on HVAC and building mechanical systems.
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and control-related HVAC issues.
- Perform repairs in-house whenever possible to minimize equipment downtime and service costs.
- Monitor and maintain building automation systems (BAS) and HVAC control systems.
- Respond to service requests and emergency equipment failures.
- Support the operation and maintenance of building engineering systems, including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and life safety equipment.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and equipment documentation.
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors when specialized repairs are required.
- Ensure compliance with all safety standards, environmental regulations, and company policies.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum 3 years of commercial HVAC experience.
- Strong experience replacing HVAC compressors and major mechanical components.
- Extensive hands-on experience recovering, handling, and charging refrigerants.
- Proven ability to diagnose and repair commercial air conditioning systems.
- Experience operating and maintaining building mechanical systems within commercial facilities.
- Knowledge of HVAC controls, electrical troubleshooting, and mechanical systems.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Business Services - Other |
| Salary | $41.50–$50 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1909 |
| Website | http://www.abm.com/ |
About Company
ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.
We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.
Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.
Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.
With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.
With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.
ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)
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