EOI: Workplace Strategy Manager

CBRE Group, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Sydney is seeking a Workplace Strategy Manager to lead a team delivering workplace advisory services to small and medium corporate occupiers. You will guide strategy, operations and investments related to real estate portfolios.

The role emphasizes change management, collaboration with Brokerage, Capital Markets, Project Management and Facilities Management, and shaping client outcomes through data-driven insights. A strong people leadership background is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, measuring performance and retention.
• Ability to convey sensitive information and manage expectations.
• Leadership skills to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to staff, coach, and conduct evaluations.
• Coordinate daily team activities, schedule tasks, and track deadlines.
• Foster cross-marketing with internal lines of business.
• Collaborate with various CBRE divisions to optimize client portfolios.
• Guide clients on flexible work strategies and change management.
• Ensure compliance with policies and drive principled leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Performance management

Coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Fast paced environment suitable for passionate and high performing individuals
• Sydney CBD | Land of the Gadigal people

About CBRE

CBRE is the world's leading and largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, servicing over 90% of the world’s Fortune 100 companies. Our Global Workplace Solutions division (GWS) is comprised of the best and brightest industry professionals, at the forefront of innovation, and highly invested in the development and unique needs of our diverse employees and global clients.

About the Role:

As a CBRE Workplace Strategy Manager, you manage a team responsible for providing workplace advice to small to medium corporate occupiers of commercial real estate. This job is part of the Client Consulting function. They are responsible for Advisory services in relation to real estate operations and investments.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Drive partnerships and cross-marketing efforts with internal lines of business. This includes Brokerage, Capital
• Markets, Project Management, Facilities Management, and other company divisions.
• Contribute to strategic plans for optimizing clients' small to medium property portfolios. Evaluate real estate location data and guide clients on planning.
• Work with clients on adopting flexible ways of working. Optimize work styles and workplace relationships.
• Train occupiers through change management. Educate on new ways of working and aligning business management to adopt change. Coach how to evaluate the effect of the workplace on performance.
• Collaborate across practice areas. This includes shared business development resources, assignment staffing, and marketing approaches.
• Ensure compliance with policies. This includes include fee sharing, licensing requirements, subcontractor liability, and more.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential.

We welcome all applicants.

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.