Engineering Ops Manager

CBRE, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking an Engineering Ops Manager in Sunnyvale, CA to lead a team responsible for coordinating all mechanical and electrical operations across facilities. You will drive energy management strategies, supervise staff, and work with vendors to optimize control systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients, unions, and cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, efficient operations and adherence to CBRE standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; combination of experience and education may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience leading teams and supervising staff in a facility/engineering context.
• Strong client relationship skills and ability to manage stakeholder expectations.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and general IT aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the maintenance team for facility operations.
• Coordinate with vendors, clients and software specialists on control systems.
• Develop and implement effective energy management strategies.
• Oversee daily operation of facility controls and asset management systems.
• Mentor staff, conduct performance evaluations and recruit as needed.
• Ensure documentation of all control systems and compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with unions and non-union teams as required.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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:

• Proficiency in Tridium Niagara Framework, Client BAS & Lighting systems (we need to define); Gridium energy analytics.
• Assists Stationary Engineers to analyze system malfunctions. Provides guidance and training in the use of campus computerized energy management systems in gathering information to identify problems and perform corrective actions
• Assists with the development and implementation of effective energy management strategies
• Works with vendors, client and software specialists to implement agreed strategies for control systems.
• Provides documentation of all control systems
• Supports and coordinates with vendors, client and team the scheduled software updates to systems.
• Works from building mechanical / electrical plans, HVAC drawings and control diagrams. Understands the operational characteristics of various HVAC systems to include speciality systems / spaces such as Clean Rooms and pharmaceutical level manufacturing spaces.
• Ability to work with Union and Non-Union teams.
• 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.