Technical Manager

CBRE Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Limited seeks a Technical Manager to lead a team overseeing mechanical operations, maintenance, energy management, and workforce development for facilities and portfolios.

You will supervise staff, coordinate daily activities, and manage budgets while ensuring building systems operate safely and efficiently. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, 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.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills and a curious mind.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor training and development; conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities; set schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities; assist in operating and capital budgets.
• Implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs and maintain safety manuals.
• Coordinate maintenance with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
• Oversee building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues.
• Guide ongoing communication with tenants, clients, owners, facility management, and vendors.
• Facilitate acquisition of new management contracts and maintain as-built drawings.
• Respond to emergencies and customer concerns.
• Model CBRE RISE values and align with department objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Performance coaching

Recruiting

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a CBRE Technical Manager, you will assist with the management of the team responsible for all mechanical operations, maintenance, communications, energy management, and workforce development programs for a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings. This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

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.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities. Assist in the development of operating and capital budgets.
• Implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis. Maintain effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
• Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues. Must remain current with the latest technology trends.
• Guide ongoing communication with tenants, clients, owners, facility management team, and vendors.
• Facilitate the acquisition of new management contracts and maintain as-built drawings.
• Respond to emergency situations and customer concerns.
• Lead by example and model behaviors 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 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. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of 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.
• 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 mind.