Chief Bldg Engineer Supervisor

CBRE; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE seeks a Chief Building Engineer Supervisor to lead a facilities engineering team responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing maintenance and repair operations for a portfolio of commercial properties. You will oversee staff development, safety programs, budgets, and preventive maintenance strategies in a high-rise office environment.

With 10+ years in building operations, you will drive capital projects, contractor coordination, and tenant improvements, while ensuring reliability

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required with 5–8 years of related experience.
• Experience supervising teams and conducting performance evaluations.
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, and safety program development skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Track staff training, conduct evaluations, and oversee hires.
• Coordinate daily team activities, set schedules and deadlines.
• Develop preventive maintenance programs and safety manuals.
• Ensure team has information and materials to complete work on time.
• Develop cost estimates for work orders and projects.
• Establish and manage facility maintenance budgets.
• Respond to emergencies and escalate as needed.
• Apply advanced knowledge to improve methods and outcomes.
• Mentor staff and share expertise across disciplines.
• Lead by example adhering to CBRE values and influence stakeholders.
• Impact multi-discipline objectives across teams and departments.
• Contribute to new processes and standards to achieve goals.
• Communicate complex ideas effectively to senior management.
• Ensure compliance with CBRE sustainability standards and safety codes.

Skills

Advanced problem-solving

Budget forecasting

Crisis management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Chief Building Engineer Supervisor, you will supervise the team responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing ongoing maintenance and repair operations for a facility, a campus, or a 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:

• Track the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching opportunities. 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.
• Develop, implement, and communicate preventive maintenance programs and safety procedure manuals.
• Ensure that the mechanics and technicians have the proper information and materials about assignments to complete work activities in a high-quality and timely fashion.
• Develop material and labor cost estimates for work orders, preventative maintenance activities, systems, and construction projects.
• Establish and maintain budgets for facilities maintenance.
• Respond to emergency situations and ask for help when needed.
• 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. Anticipates 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.
• Demonstrate the ability to ensure compliance with CBRE sustainability standards to include benchmarking, tracking and reporting to local Building Performance Standards utilizing multiple benchmarking platforms
• Enforce local, national, and international safety codes, environmental regulations with regards to CBRE and OSHA operational safety standards
• Must possess ability to identify structural and mechanical issues, collect and extrapolate data, draw valid conclusions and provide recommendations to senior management
• Research and recommend new technology for repair and/or capital replacement of obsolete building systems.
• Key Skills:
• Advanced problem-solving
• Budget forecasting
• Crisis management

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 manager 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.

Targeting a seasoned candidate with 10+years of relevant experience and demonstrated leadership at large commercial office or high-rise properties.

Emphasize capital project management, contractor coordination, and tenant build-outs, along with strong technical knowledge of central plants, electrical distribution, and building automation systems, including pneumatic-to-DDC conversions.

Strong administrative skills, documentation, and communication are also priorities, as is the ability to actively train and develop the engineering team. Adding a brief overview of the building’s transition to a multitenant office property and its significant modernization projects would help convey the scope and opportunity.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)