Technical Supervisor

CBRE; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Technical Supervisor in Kilkenny to oversee a team delivering administrative, process improvement and financial support for senior technical leaders. The role sits within Engineering and Technical Services, focusing on preventive maintenance and repairs of equipment and systems.

The successful candidate will manage workload, coordinate priorities, and drive method improvements while upholding CBRE values and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or trade diploma; 5–8 years job-related experience; prior shift leader or supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to meet physical requirements including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Innovative mindset to develop methods beyond existing solutions.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Excellent organizational and numerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison with technical leaders, facilities managers, and clients to forecast workload demand and project deliverables.
• Manage and coordinate workload, deadlines, and day-to-day activities of the support team for effective service delivery.
• Resolve conflicting priorities with business leaders and coordinate daily team activities.
• Demonstrate expertise in own discipline and related disciplines; continue professional development.
• Coach others to develop knowledge across function areas; lead by example in CBRE values.

Skills

Leadership experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Mathematical proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Technical Supervisor, you will oversee a team responsible for providing administrative, process improvement and financial function support to an assigned group of senior technical business leaders.

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

• Act as liaison with technical business leaders, facilities managers, and other internal and external clients to forecast workload demand and project deliverables.
• Manage, plan, coordinate, schedule, and oversee the workload, deadlines, and day-to-day activities of the support team members to ensure effective delivery of services.
• Work with business leaders to resolve conflicting priorities.
• Coordinate and supervise the team's daily activities.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.
• Anticipate potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma with 5-8 years of job-related experience. In lieu of a diploma, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Prior shift leader or supervisory experience preferred.
• Meet the physical requirements of this role including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, and the ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.
• The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.
• Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Highly sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate somewhat complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.