Senior Facilities Manager

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) is seeking a Senior Facilities Manager to oversee building operations for a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings. You will lead a team, manage budgets and capital projects, and coordinate repairs with vendors to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant facilities.

You will mentor staff, drive improvements, and maintain strong client relationships across multiple buildings, aligning with CBRE RISE values and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 5–8 years of relevant facilities management experience.
• Valid driver's license required. Facility Management certification preferred.
• Experience leading staff, coaching, performance evaluations, and recruitment.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products and building operations processes.
• Ability to manage budgets, capital projects, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees, track training and development, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities, schedules, and cross-train staff.
• Coordinate and manage facility repairs and maintenance with technicians, vendors, and contractors.
• Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings on unresolved facility issues.
• Prepare and manage capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports.
• Develop environmental health and safety procedures for facilities.
• Lead by example and drive improvements across the facilities team.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing & development

Performance coaching

Budgeting

Capital projects

Vendor management

Microsoft Office

Facilities management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Senior Facilities.Manager, you will manage many functions of building operations and maintenance for a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings. 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. Track 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.
• Coordinate and manage facility repairs and maintenance by working with technicians, vendors, and contractors.
• Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings on unresolved facility issues.
• Prepare and manage large and high-profile capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports.
• Perform facility inspections quality assurance following local, state, and federal regulations. Suggest and implement operational efficiencies, repairs, and upgrade opportunities.
• Create environmental health and safety procedures for facilities.
• Develop vendor relationships and oversee invoicing procedures. Review and approve purchase orders for the procurement of parts, services, and labor for projects.
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
• Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Valid driver's license required. Facility Management certification preferred.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated 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.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

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.