Technical Manager

CBRE Asia Pacific; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Asia Pacific in Hong Kong seeks a Technical Manager to oversee mechanical operations, maintenance, energy management, and workforce development for a portfolio of buildings. You will lead a team, manage daily activities, and ensure high standards of service and safety.

The role requires 3–5 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor’s degree preferred, and strong leadership with excellent communication and MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, and performance management.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate a team and improve service delivery.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees and oversee training and development.
• Coordinate daily team activities, set work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities and assist in budgets.
• Improve preventive maintenance programs and maintain safety manuals.
• Coordinate with contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
• Oversee building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical.
• Communicate with tenants, clients, owners, and vendors.
• Support acquisition of new management contracts and maintain as-built drawings.
• Respond to emergencies and customer concerns.
• Lead by example and align with CBRE RISE values.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day issues in systems and processes.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing and development

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

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.

Job ID: 294755

Posted: 05-Sep-2026

Service line: GWS Segment

Role type: Full-time

Areas of Interest: Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s): Hong Kong - Hong Kong

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.

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.

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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.