Divisional Reliability Manager

CBRE; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking a Divisional Reliability Manager to drive reliability-centered maintenance across multiple sites in the UK. You will monitor asset condition, generate analytical reports, and guide maintenance decisions to improve uptime with minimal client impact.

The role combines field condition monitoring with data analysis, reporting, and project involvement, supporting various accounts and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a technical reliability role in an industrial setting.
• ILM Level 5 in leadership and management is preferred.
• Competent with CMMS/CAFM and planning/scheduling tools.
• Strong statistical analysis and written reporting ability.
• Ability to read technical drawings and propose reliability improvements.

Responsibilities

• Perform condition monitoring on client sites monthly and produce analytic reports.
• Support reliability-centered maintenance across multiple sites.
• Lead and coach stakeholders on technology solutions for maintenance.
• Assist with project commissioning, installations, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Conduct engineering calculations and assess system performance using FMEA and related analyses.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Condition monitoring

CMMS/CAFM systems

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Engineering apprenticeship Level 3

ILM Level 5 in leadership

Tools

Acoem OneProd Falcon

Nest software

Shaft alignment tools

Job description

Divisional Reliability Manager

Job ID 264715

Posted 26-Mar-2026

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s) Birmingham - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Leeds - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liverpool - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Manchester - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. From substantial demand within the building services industry for reliability-centered maintenance, a unique opportunity has arisen for a reliability professional to join the divisional reliability team in consulting/supporting various accounts on their reliability-centered maintenance program.

The successful candidate will be a key role within the business intelligence function of the team, focusing on the lifecycle of assets whilst driving for driving condition monitoring & reliability centered maintenance across multiple sites’ hard services equipment, thus in turn improving equipment availability, and uptime with minimal impact to the client’s production, science research & humanitarian welfare. The ‘field’ element of this role will primarily involve performing condition monitoring on additional client sites’ hard services on a monthly basis. Producing analytical reports with potential abnormalities and recommendations. These commitments to additional clients will create minor works or project opportunities where you will identify, project management, and support the installation and delivery of sustainable and reliable solutions to enhance maintenance practices.

Flexible working is a potential option and will need formulating and agreeing with your direct line managers, the majority of employees work from home a minimum of twice PCM.

More specifically, other key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Assisting the client’s team with system modification and project proposals within the context of system analysis as appropriate.


• Working with maintenance teams and applying general engineering knowledge to solve problems and form remediation plans.


• Performing condition monitoring and analysis


• Leading and coaching various stakeholders in technology solutions for maintenance


• Supporting new project commissioning & installations with precision maintenance practices


• Supporting budget holders with forecasts and cost reduction programs/initiatives.


• Conduct routine engineering calculations


• Assess business as usual system performance using appropriate analysis including:
  
  
  
  • Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
  
  
  • Reliability hazard analysis and Operational hazard analysis
  
  
  • Working knowledge of lean methodologies such as Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.
  
  
  • Fault tree analysis and Root cause analysis
  
  
  • Avoidance of single point of failure (SPOF)
  
  
  • Human error analysis
  
  
  • Preventative/Planned Maintenance Optimization (PMO)
  
  
  • Asset Criticality,
  
  
  • Work order analysis such as Pareto analysis
  
  
  • Familiar with reliability SLA’s and KPI’s – MTTR, MTBF, OEE,
  
  

The role holder should have a minimum of an engineering apprenticeship qualification at Level 3 and ideally have obtained reliability and condition monitoring skills, experience, and qualifications. Similarly, the role holder must be familiar with statistical analysis techniques and be able to translate them into suitable written reports that demonstrate a strong level of communication skills.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a technical reliability role or similar, in an industrial manufacturing environment.


• ILM Level 5 in leadership and management, with experience of communicating and influencing stakeholders


• Competent as a super user with CMMS / CAFM systems, with in-depth knowledge of planning and scheduling preferably level 2 city and guilds qualified.


• Multi-skilled engineering background with 9+ years’ experience


• In-depth knowledge and understanding of maintenance processes and tools used to analyse and manage asset reliability.


• Ability to read, understand and sketch technical drawings (machine and process) and literature to gather or present relevant work order information.


• Very strong analytical skills with a proven ability to break down and solve complex problems in a logical and structured approach


• Strong relationship management and influencing skills


• Ability to work to own initiative and as part of a team with minimal supervision


• Robust and assertive attitude towards achieving results and motivating team members


• High customer focus

Desirable condition monitoring skills*

• VCAT II Certified with relevant experience


• ARP A Certified with experience in consulting clients on reliability programs


• UCAT I Certified with relevant experience


• Experience with Acoem OneProd falcon vibration analyser & Nest software


• Training and competent with shaft laser alignment (Opt-align touch)


• Familiar with engineering best practise techniques such as precision belt alignment and using bearing inductors when refitting bearings onto machinery