Assistant Technical Manager (Ipoh)

CBRE Group, Inc.; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Ipoh seeks an Assistant Technical Manager to lead a team responsible for mechanical and electrical operations across facilities. You will supervise staff, manage maintenance programs, and coordinate with contractors and tenants to ensure reliable, safe building performance.

The role requires 3-5 years in engineering operations, strong leadership and communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office. A Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of relevant engineering/operations experience.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop staff; conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate daily team activities; set schedules and deadlines.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities and budgets.
• Improve preventive maintenance programs and maintain safety manuals.
• Coordinate with contractors, tenants, and technicians.
• Oversee building systems including fire, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues.
• Communicate with tenants, clients, owners, and vendors.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Training & development

Performance evaluations

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Work location: Ipoh, Perak

About the Role:

As a CBRE Assistant 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 in Mechanical or Electrical engineering 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.