Assistant Technical Manager (Ipoh)

CBRE; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE seeks an Assistant Technical Manager in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia to lead a team handling mechanical operations, energy management, and maintenance for a portfolio of buildings.

You will supervise staff, coordinate daily activities, and help manage operating budgets while ensuring safety and high performance. Strong leadership and engineering background required for reliable facility operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred; 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance.
• Ability to convey sensitive information, set performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees; monitor training; conduct evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate daily team activities; set schedules and deadlines; cross-train staff.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities; assist budget development.
• Imrove preventive maintenance programs; maintain safety manuals.
• Coordinate with contractors, tenants, and technicians on maintenance efforts.
• Oversee building systems (fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, electrical).
• Communicate with tenants, clients, owners, and vendors.
• Support acquisition of new management contracts; maintain as-built drawings.
• Respond to emergencies and customer concerns.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing & coaching

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ipoh - Perak - Malaysia

Work location: Ipoh, Perak

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.

About CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services. The company has more than 155,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, critical infrastructure); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with a global lead in leasing, sales, property management, outsourcing, and valuation. We also operate major subsidiaries including Trammell Crow Company (development), CBRE Investment Management, Industrious (flexible workplaces), and Turner & Townsend (project/program management). With over 140,000 employees in 100+ countries, CBRE is a Fortune 500 company, consistently recognized for leadership, ethics, sustainability, and diversity.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with a global lead in leasing, sales, property management, outsourcing, and valuation. We also operate major subsidiaries including Trammell Crow Company (development), CBRE Investment Management, Industrious (flexible workplaces), and Turner & Townsend (project/program management). With over 140,000 employees in 100+ countries, CBRE is a Fortune 500 company, consistently recognized for leadership, ethics, sustainability, and diversity.