Sub-Regional Engineering Ops Manager

CBRE Asia Pacific; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 352,388 - 509,005; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Asia Pacific is looking for an Engineering Ops Manager in Hong Kong to lead a team responsible for mechanical and electrical operations management. This role involves monitoring staff development, coordinating daily team activities, and ensuring compliance with operational standards.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, significant leadership experience, and in-depth knowledge of MS Office products. Strong client relationship skills are essential as you influence stakeholders and drive operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience; alternative combinations of experience and education considered.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, performance appraisal and retention.
• Ability to communicate sensitive, complicated, and difficult information.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team responsible for mechanical and electrical operations.
• Provide formal supervision to employees and oversee staff development.
• Coordinate and manage the team’s daily activities and tasks.
• Support operational analysis of all engineering related performance metrics (KPIs).
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in operations.

Skills

Leadership skills to motivate team

Excellent client relationship skills

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products

Extensive organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Membership of an engineering related professional body

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Engineering Ops Manager, you will manage a team responsible for implementing, coordinating, and managing all mechanical and electrical operations for a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings. This role is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function, providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

What You’ll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor training and development of staff, conduct performance evaluations, and oversee recruiting and hiring.
• Coordinate and manage the team’s daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, cross‑train staff, set and track deadlines.
• Assist team with operations and maintenance issues.
• Direct contractors, subcontractors, and engineers on the entire maintenance aspect.
• Supervise daily operation of facility controls and asset management systems.
• Enforce and merge customer engineering, maintenance standards, and requirements into the facility maintenance program and configuration changes.
• Support preparation of annual operating budgets; evaluate, forecast, and manage operations and maintenance costs for a specific location.
• Schedule maintenance activities complying with customer operational requirements.
• Support operational analysis of all engineering related performance metrics (KPIs).
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation; support peer reviews, site assessments, and technical competence evaluations.
• Integrate with clients for reconfiguration, changes, and operational requirements.
• Lead by example, model behaviors aligned with CBRE RISE values, and influence stakeholders toward agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and integration with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day‑to‑day and moderately complex issues that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with 3–5 years of relevant experience; alternative combinations of experience and education considered.
• Membership of an engineering related professional body (e.g., CIBSE, IEE) preferred.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, performance appraisal and retention.
• Ability to communicate sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Excellent client relationship skills.
• In‑depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Extensive organizational skills and strong inquisitive mindset.

We welcome all applicants.