Regional Facilities Manager

CBRE, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Regional Facilities Manager to oversee day-to-day operations across a dedicated region. You will supervise staff, manage schedules, and foster strong client relationships to drive performance and value.

The role focuses on facilities operations, maintenance planning, and capital project alignment, with emphasis on compliance, reporting, and leadership within CBRE’s global real estate services platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; combination of experience and education considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated information and convey performance expectations.
• Excellent leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills for percentages, fractions and financial calculations.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor training and development; conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities; establish schedules and cross-train staff.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and conduct regular regional facilities meetings.
• Report on property profiles, site inspections, audits, and emergency plans.
• Develop policies to fulfill contract specifications and prepare project approvals.
• Create strategic facility management objectives and generate budgets and variance reports.
• Inspect facilities for quality assurance and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Lead by example and align with CBRE RISE values to influence stakeholders.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Budgeting/financial analysis

Communication

Microsoft Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Analytical math skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Regional Facilities Manager, you'll manage the day-to-day functions of the team responsible for building operations and maintenance of facilities within a dedicated region.

This job is a part of the Facilities Management functional area which focuses on all aspects of the operations of a set of assets, providing support to the Property Managers regarding all repairs and investment plans.

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.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients. Conduct regular meetings regarding regional facilities' performance.
• Report on property profiles, emergency preparedness plans, site inspections, facility audits, etc.
• Develop policies and procedures to ensure that contract specifications are fulfilled.
• Prepare presentations to obtain approval for projects.
• Create strategic facility management objectives for clients. Generate capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports.
• Inspect the facility periodically for quality assurance. Ensure facility procedures comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Lead by example and model behaviours 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 which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in 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.
• Excellent 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 with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial related calculations.

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.

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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.