Technical Supervisor

CBRE Group, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions in Birmingham, UK, is seeking a Technical Supervisor to lead on-site technical services, ensuring safe, compliant maintenance delivery and effective coordination of a multi-disciplinary team.

The role requires strong EHS knowledge, engineering background and excellent planning, communication, and budgeting capabilities to drive maintenance excellence and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of EHS requirements.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good organisational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to visualise and communicate execution of work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and complete them.
• Engineering background with capability to estimate labour hours, material requirements and trades.
• Strong written and verbal communications; approachable and tactful.
• Ability to read blueprints/drawings and sketch/redline drawings.
• Familiar with maintenance processes and work order systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site technical services are delivered in compliance with health, safety and environmental programmes.
• Act as Technical Services point of contact for all activities and provide technical support.
• Manage a team of technicians to deliver services and maximise self-performed work.
• Supervise specialist subcontractors, ensuring compliance with programmes and CBRE standards.
• Champion Maintenance Excellence and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.
• Assist Site Leader with budget management and quoting for small projects.
• Identify opportunities for expanded scope and additional CBRE services.
• Carry out maintenance and repair activities as needed, including emergencies or cover.

Skills

EHS knowledge

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Communication skills

Multi-priority management

Blueprint reading

Estimating labour hours

Problem solving

Instruction writing

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Birmingham - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Job Title

Technical Supervisor

Job Description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Technical Supervisor to join the team located in Birmingham.

The successful candidate will be the site point of contact responsible for all technical service delivery on behalf of CBRE GWS. They will be responsible for the effective execution of all maintenance work (planned, corrective and reactive) and associated control processes.

Role Summary:

• Ensure site technical services are delivered in compliance with legislative, client and CBRE health, safety and environmental programmes


• Act as the Technical Services point of contact for all in / out of scope technical activities and provide technical support across a wide spectrum of industrial technical services, to the CBRE team and client.


• Manage a team of technicians to deliver technical services utilising CBRE employed resource (self-perform). Be the driver in maximising the volume of work that is self-performed.


• Manage specialist subcontractors where required, ensuring work is carried out in compliance with legislative, client and CBRE health, safety and environmental programmes


• Be the Maintenance Excellence Champion for the site, driving continuous improvement in technical service delivery


• In conjunction with the Site Leader, manage allocated budgets in line with service lines, against the contract model.


• Provide solutions and associated quotations for small project works


• Identify potential business opportunities for increased scope and additional services.


• Carry out maintenance and repair activities when required (likely to be in the event of an emergency, or for holiday/sickness cover)


• Manage the technical service delivery on site

Experience Required:

• Knowledge of EHS requirements


• Excellent analytical skills


• Good organisational and planning skills.


• Demonstrated ability to visualise and communicate the execution of work.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion.


• Engineering background and competency to accurately estimate labour hours, material requirement and trade/skills needed to complete a job.


• Good written and verbal communications skills and have demonstrated the ability to be approachable and tactful


• Demonstrated ability to write and provide simple and accurate instructions.


• Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine and process drawings. Have the ability to sketch or redline existing drawings.


• Knowledge and understands the maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and scheduling and storeroom processes.


• Must be capable of providing familiarisation training and demonstrating any specific job requirements.


• Will be able to lead by example by carrying out practical maintenance and installation tasks to a high standard

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