Facilities Manager

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS); Helsinki; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International work environment

State-of-the-art certifications

Salary with annual raises and bonuses

Development opportunities

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) is seeking an onsite Facilities Manager for a client Data Centre. The role will lead the FM team, supervise contractors, and ensure high-quality service delivery across assigned data centers in a dynamic, international environment.

You will manage budgets, drive improvements, and maintain compliance with EH&S procedures while representing CBRE values. Excellent English communication and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical field or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in building maintenance / facility management and leading a hard services account.
• Certification in facility management is desirable but not mandatory if proven through experience.
• Experience selecting, onboarding, and leading your own employees both professionally and disciplinary.
• Strong numerical aptitude and budget awareness.
• Very good English language skills, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead FM requirements and team across data centers and will arrange and supervise service providers.
• Manage repair and maintenance work with internal and external technicians.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and client meetings for assigned data centers.
• Manage annual budget and oversee investment projects with the client.
• Conduct regular facility inspections and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Drive operational modernizations and safety practices across sites.

Skills

English proficiency

Leadership

Budget management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technical fields

Job description

Facilities Manager

Do you want to work as a Facilities Manager in a global company with strong local presence and a collaborative culture?

The Role

We now have an opportunity for an onsite Facilities Manager at a client Data Centre. Working within the remote CBRE team, the role offers development potential for any candidate wanting to work on the leading edge of the growing Data Centre industry. The Facilities Manager will report to the designated account management team member. They will lead the FM requirements and team to agreed scope and will arrange and supervise Services Contractors as required.

Working Week

37,5 Hours, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

In this role, you will contribute to day-to-day operations and service delivery within your assigned area or site.

Responsibilities

• 3 or more years data centre facility experience
• 5 years technical building and critical infrastructure maintenance experience
• Construction and engineering project management know how and experience
• Workplace experience (hospitality, events and catering) leadership, service design and innovation experience
• Disciplinary leadership and development of your subordinate employees (spread across the sites), including conducting regular performance reviews, as well as hiring and onboarding new employees
• Comprehensive management and administration of our repair and maintenance work within the assigned data centers, utilizing both internal and external technicians and service providers in the field of building maintenance
• Ensuring smooth service operations/facility management at a selected number of assigned customer data centers; maintaining our existing customer relationships on whose behalf we manage the data centers (this also includes participation in regular client meetings)
• Management of the annual budget as well as overseeing investment projects in close consultation with the client
• Conducting regular facility inspections and quality assurance in accordance with local, state, and federal/national regulations
• Identification and initiation of operational modernizations and efficiency improvements in facility management at the sites
• Compliance with all environmental, health, and safety procedures for our facilities
• Selection and management of our external service providers, including monitoring their performance
• Conducting process and procedure training in maintenance, repairs, and best safety practices
• Representation of our CBRE values (RISE Values)
• Identifying and resolving everyday issues related to site-specific facility management

Who You Are

• Relevant technical training or a bachelor's degree in business or technical fields
• Relevant professional experience in building maintenance / facility management and leading a hard services account is essential
• Certification in facility management is desirable but not mandatory if proven through experience
• Experience in selecting, onboarding, and leading your own employees both professionally and disciplinary
• Quick grasp with the ability to communicate complex topics to clients and manage performance expectations
• Comprehensive organizational skills with a strong curiosity
• Due to budget responsibility, a certain affinity for numbers is required
• Very good English language skills, both written and spoken (additional EMEA languages may be an advantage but are not necessary for this role)

You are service-minded, reliable, proactive and comfortable working in a dynamic setting.

What We Offer

• Future-proof workplace with a development guarantee at the world's largest provider of fully integrated data center services
• International work environment with cross-border career opportunities
• Top-level training with internationally recognized, state-of-the-art certifications
• Attractive salary with annual raises, bonuses and other appealing benefits
• Creative work culture with a challenging work environment and a high degree of personal responsibility
• Diversity, job security, and work-life balance are lived values

About CBRE

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (Enterprise Accounts) is part of the CBRE group, which has over 130,000 employees worldwide, and offers fully integrated real estate, facilities, and technology solutions for owners, users, and investors of data centers around the world. As an independent business unit within CBRE, GWS is dedicated to solving complex challenges at every stage of the facility lifecycle.

We provide our employees with optimal conditions for their professional and personal development and the opportunity to reach their full potential throughout their careers.

CBRE is the world's leading company in commercial real estate and property-related services, with more than 140,000 employees globally supporting clients in over 100 countries. In Global Workplace Solutions (GWS), we deliver integrated facility management solutions to some of the world's leading companies.

CBRE is a values-driven company guided by our core values RISE: Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence - values that shape our culture and the way we work together.