Technical Manager

CBRE, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of integrated facilities management is seeking a Technical Manager in Birmingham to oversee engineering support across various service lines. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Building Service Engineering and experience as a Senior Authorised Person. Responsibilities include providing technical guidance, developing best practices, and mentoring engineers to promote safe working methods. This role offers the opportunity to impact facility operations positively within a diverse customer base.

Qualifications

• Preferably professionally registered (IEng or CEng) or working towards this.
• Previous experience as Senior Authorised Person or Authorising Engineer in Electrical, Mechanical and Confined Spaces.
• Ability to produce technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Act as the principal client‑facing technical expert across all service lines.
• Provide onsite teams with general engineering support as required.
• Produce standardised documentation and processes for site teams.
• Mentor and grow engineering standards across the division.

Skills

Technical problem solving

Communication with non-technical customers

Mentoring engineers

Education

HNC or Degree in Building Service Engineering

Tools

Building service engineering systems

Job description

Responsibilities

• Act as the principal client‑facing technical expert across all service lines.
• Provide onsite teams with general engineering support as required and in emergencies.
• Provide Business Development team technical support to provide solutions to meet varying customer requirements.
• Liaise with wider business solutions to promote innovations in both new technology and service solutions.
• Act as Senior Authorised Person/Authorising Engineer for the division.
• Provide occasional out‑of‑hours support for account teams (planned and emergency).
• Produce standardised documentation and processes that can be utilized and tailored by the site teams (e.g., Forward Maintenance Register, Risk Registers).
• Support business development managers with new opportunities.
• Provide investigation and root‑cause analysis across the division as required, producing reports and learning from experience documents to be shared internally/externally.
• Liaise and work in partnership with the QHSE team.
• Promote customer experience and wellbeing through good operation of building service systems.
• Provide technical support to the division project team.
• Support account teams in producing business‑focused maintenance strategies and reliability.
• Be the SME for technical excellence within the Corporate Services division and drive the standardisation of best practices across all contracts.
• Act as a Senior Authorised Person/Authorising Engineer for relevant technical disciplines (Electrical/Pressure/Confined Spaces).
• Support site teams with technical operations across all building service engineering disciplines.
• Champion technical solutions & innovations.
• Mentor and grow the engineering standard of engineers across the division, ensuring best practice and knowledge is shared.
• Promote safe methods of working ensuring CBRE GWS Technical Safety Rules and Procedures are implemented correctly.
• Provide support at short notice.

Qualifications

• Preferably professionally registered (IEng or CEng) or working towards this.
• Preferably HNC or Degree in Building Service Engineering or relevant engineering subject.
• Previous experience as Senior Authorised Person or Authorising Engineer in Electrical, Mechanical and Confined Spaces and implementing safe system of works.
• Experienced in a wide range of building service engineering systems.
• Customer facing across a varied customer base.
• Proven track record of technical problem solving.
• Ability to communicate technical subject to non‑technical customers and team members.
• Ability to produce technical reports.

About CBRE Global Workplace Solutions

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are currently recruiting for a Technical Manager to work across a portfolio with national coverage across the UK.