Express of Interest : Regional Maintenance Planner_ Pulau Pinang

CBRE; George Town; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in real estate services is seeking a Regional Maintenance Planner in George Town, Malaysia. The role involves leading facilities planning activities across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with global standards and efficient operations. Candidates should have significant experience in facilities maintenance planning, strong knowledge of building systems, and excellent stakeholder management skills. Join a dynamic team that values integrity and excellence, contributing to innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in facilities maintenance planning, preferably at a regional or multi-site level.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, and complex maintenance projects.
• Ability to translate global standards into locally executable plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional maintenance planning across multiple sites.
• Prepare detailed maintenance plans including scope, resources, and timelines.
• Manage regional service providers ensuring work quality and compliance.

Skills

Facilities maintenance planning

Building systems knowledge (HVAC, M&E, electrical)

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Facilities Management

Job description

Express of Interest : Regional Maintenance Planner_ Pulau Pinang

About CBRE:

CBRE is the world's leading and largest commercial real estate services and investment firm; a growing and visionary organisation, comprised of the best and brightest professionals. Within Global Workspace Solutions, also known as GWS, we are invested in the development and unique needs of our diverse employees and client accounts.

About the Role

We are seeking a Regional Senior Technical Planner – Facilities to lead facilities planning activities across a multi-country portfolio, ensuring alignment with global workplace standards and regional business needs. This role partners closely with global and regional stakeholders to support office operations, workplace transformations, relocations, and major maintenance initiatives, while providing oversight of vendors and consultants.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead regional maintenance planning across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with global and regional standards.
• Prepare detailed maintenance plans, including scope, resources, materials, permits, and timelines for regional execution.
• Ensure labour, materials, and equipment are efficiently allocated across the region to minimise downtime and maximise operational efficiency.
• Manage regional service providers and contractors, ensuring work quality, compliance, and cost control.
• Review technical specifications, drawings, and manuals to support accurate planning and consistent execution across sites.
• Monitor maintenance backlog and prioritise tasks based on criticality, operational impact, and regional business needs.
• Support major projects such as office relocations, restacks, site activations, and workplace transformations.
• Analyse maintenance performance and asset reliability trends across the region and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with regional operations, facilities, EHS, and workplace teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution of maintenance plans.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety, regulatory, and corporate standards.
• Implement best practices to optimise regional maintenance operations and drive continuous improvement.

About You

• Proven experience in facilities maintenance planning, preferably at a regional or multi-site level.
• Strong knowledge of building systems (HVAC, M&E, electrical, fire/life safety, BMS).
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, and complex maintenance projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across diverse functions and regions.
• Ability to translate global standards into locally executable plans.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret maintenance data and drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related field preferred

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.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

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.

If this sounds like a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!