Facilities Director

CBRE; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Facilities Director for an on-site, M-F role in the Paces/Vinings area. You will serve as the primary client contact for facilities management across a 4 million square foot portfolio.

You will supervise staff, manage schedules, budgets, and contracts, and lead initiatives to improve financial performance while aligning with CBRE RISE values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with 8–12 years of relevant experience.
• Facility management certification is preferred.
• Experience leading staffing, training, coaching and performance evaluation.
• Ability to supervise and develop staff and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision, training and performance evaluations for staff.
• Coordinate daily activities, set schedules, assign tasks and cross-train staff.
• Review strategic staffing plans to meet expectations.
• Manage capital and operating budget reports for a property.
• Create action plans to improve financial position and negotiate contracts.
• Meet with client management to discuss discrepancies and resolve issues.
• Lead with CBRE RISE values, negotiate with external partners.
• Identify and solve complex operational problems leveraging resources.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Budgeting

Negotiation

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Facility Management certification preferred

Tools

Facility management software

Job description

This is a M-F onsite position in the Paces/Vinings area.

About The Role

As a CBRE Facilities Director, you will serve as the primary client contact for the delivery of facilities management services to a 4M SF portfolio.

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.
• Review the client's strategic plans for appropriate staffing levels to meet expectations.
• Manage capital project and operating budget reports for a singular property.
• Create action plans to improve financial positions. Manage negotiations for contract services.
• Meet with the client management team and appropriate departments to discuss, resolve and discrepancies.
• Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
• Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Facility Management certification preferred.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Equal Employment 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).