Maintenance & Operations Manager - Johor

CBRE Asia Pacific; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Asia Pacific is seeking an Engineering Ops Manager in Johor, Malaysia to lead a team responsible for mechanical and electrical operations for facilities and portfolios. You will supervise staff, coordinate daily activities, and ensure maintenance aligns with client requirements.

The role emphasizes leadership, budget oversight, and continuous improvement within CBRE’s RISE framework, delivering reliable operation and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Engineering professional body membership (CIBSE/IEE) preferred.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, and performance measurement is preferred.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and guide teams.
• Leadership skills to motivate and drive quality and efficiency.
• Excellent client relationship skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees: training, performance reviews, recruitment.
• Plan daily team activities, schedules, cross-training, and deadlines.
• Assist team with operations and maintenance issues.
• Direct contractors and engineers on maintenance tasks.
• Oversee facility controls and asset management systems.
• Enforce standards and integrate client requirements into maintenance programs.
• Help prepare annual operating budgets and manage O&M costs.
• Schedule maintenance aligned with customer requirements.
• Analyze engineering KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with clients on reconfiguration and operational needs.
• Lead by example and model CBRE RISE values.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Mentoring/coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering professional body membership (CIBSE/IEE)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job ID 300298

Posted 12-Oct-2026

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s) Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru - Johor - Malaysia

About The Role

As a CBRE Engineering Ops Manager, you will manage a team responsible for implementing, coordinating, and managing all mechanical and electrical operations 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. 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.
• Assist team with operations and maintenance issues.
• Direct contractors, subcontractors, and engineers on the entire maintenance aspect.
• Supervise and manage the daily operation of facility controls and asset management systems.
• Enforce and merge customer engineering, maintenance standards, and requirements into the facility maintenance program and any configuration changes.
• Support preparation of annual operating budgets. Evaluate, forecast, and manage operations and maintenance costs for a specific location.
• Schedule maintenance activities complying with customer operational requirements.
• Support operational analysis of all engineering related performance metrics (KPIs).
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation. Support the undertaking of peer reviews, site assessments, and technical competence evaluations.
• Integrate with clients for reconfiguration, changes, and operational requirements.
• 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.
• Membership of an Engineering related professional body i.e. CIBSE/ IEE preferred.
• 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.
• Excellent client relationship skills.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.

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 .

Service line: GWS Segment