Project Manager (MEP) - Registered Professional Engineer

ABM Industries

Santa Clara, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Accounting, Asset Management, Automation, Bidding, Billing, Budget Management, Budgeting, Building Codes, Business Skills, Calendar Management, Capital Analysis, Change Management, Change Requests/Orders, Cleanroom, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Construction, Construction Management, Continuous Improvement, Contract Negotiation, Control Systems, Cost Analysis, Cost Control, Cost Estimates, Cost Forecasting, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Develop and Maintain Customers, Documentation, Electrical Power Systems, Electricity, Environmental Regulations, Facilities Engineering, Feasibility Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Forecasting, HVAC, Leadership, MUA, Maintain Compliance, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), OSHA, Operational Support, Performance Management, Plumbing, Production Systems, Professional Engineer, Project Estimates, Project Execution, Project/Program Management, Property Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Safety Compliance, Safety Standards, Safety Training, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Site Evaluation, Switchgear, System Integration (SI), System Lifecycle, System Operations, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Time Management, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Water Treatment
LOCATION
Santa Clara, CA
POSTED
2 days ago

Overview

Pay:  $150K+ annually

The pay listed is the starting salary range  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 2025 Employee Benefits | Staff and Management Team Members

 

  • Support cutting‑edge semiconductor operations that power essential and future‑focused technologies
  • Join a company with deep facilities and engineering expertise and national scale delivered locally
  • Work in environments where your technical knowledge directly impacts safety, uptime, and performance
  • Be part of a team that values partnership, accountability, and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

  • Project Leadership

  • Lead end‑to‑end delivery of facilities, infrastructure, and MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing)  projects in active semiconductor fabs and support facilities
  • Manage simultaneous capital and maintenance‑driven projects ranging from system upgrades to lifecycle replacements
  • Develop project scopes, execution plans, schedules, cost estimates, and financial forecasts
  • Ensure projects meet client technical requirements, operational constraints, and compliance standards
  • Individual contributor role
  • Budget & Financial Management

  • Own and manage project and program budgets, including forecasting, cost tracking, change management, and financial reporting
  • Review and approve change orders, invoices, and cost impacts with a focus on cost control and value optimization
  • Perform feasibility studies, lifecycle cost analyses, and capital planning support for client stakeholders
  • Client & Stakeholder Management

  • Serve as a primary point of contact for the client, including operations leadership and engineering stakeholders
  • Maintain strong client relationships through transparent communication on schedule, cost, risk, and technical performance
  • Lead project meetings, executive updates, and coordination sessions with internal and external teams
  • Technical & Engineering Oversight

  • Provide P.E.‑level oversight for engineering scope execution involving electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and critical utility systems
  • Mechanical & Thermal Systems:
    • Make‑Up Air Units (MUA)
    • Air Handling Units (AHU)
    • Chillers, Cooling Towers
    • Process Cooling Water (PCW), Facility / Industrial Cooling Water (FICW)
  • Controls & Automation:
    • Building Management Systems (BMS)
    • Facilities Monitoring Systems (FMS)
  • Electrical Power Systems:
    • Medium and low‑voltage distribution
    • Transformers, switchgear, busways
    • Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
    • Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)
    • Emergency and standby generators
  • Utilities & Support Systems:
    • Lift stations and drainage systems
    • Water treatment and distribution systems
    • Exhaust and environmental control systems
  • Budget & Financial Management

  • Conduct site assessments, system evaluations, and field inspections to validate quality, safety, and compliance
  • Ensure proper integration of new systems with existing operations and maintenance programs
  • Contractor & Vendor Management

  • Lead contractor and vendor selection, bidding, contract negotiation, and performance management
  • Oversee construction activities, commissioning, punch‑lists, and turnover documentation
  • Ensure contractors adhere to cleanroom protocols, safety requirements, and client standards
  • Safety, Compliance & Quality

  • Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA, building codes, environmental regulations, and client safety standards
  • Lead safety planning, hazard mitigation, permit reviews, and incident reporting as required
  • Ensure work is executed safely in live production and cleanroom environments

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in facilities engineering, maintenance, or project management
  • Bachelor’s degree (e.g., Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, etc.) or equivalent experience.
  • Strong technical expertise in electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems
  • Experience supporting mission‑critical or high‑tech manufacturing environments
  • Solid understanding of facilities operations, asset lifecycle management, and reliability concepts
  • Proven ability to work safely in cleanroom and live production settings
  • Strong leadership, communication, and client‑facing skills
  • Commitment to safety and a working knowledge of OSHA safety standards and regulations
  • Ability to adjust work schedule as needed to support the operation. 
  • Solid business acumen and basic accounting principles. 
  • Passion for excellence backed by a track record of accountability, collaboration, and integrity. 
  • Experience supporting semiconductor manufacturing or advanced technology facilities
  • Familiarity with critical utilities, high‑purity systems, exhaust systems, or specialty process support
  • Experience managing maintenance‑driven projects rather than new construction
  • Background working in environments where uptime, contamination control, and safety are paramount

About the Company

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ABM Industries

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)

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Business Services - Other
FOUNDED
1909
WEBSITE
http://www.abm.com/