Facilities Manager

CBRE Group, Inc.; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Facilities Manager to lead a team responsible for overseeing the operations and maintenance of a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings.

You will supervise staff, coordinate repairs with technicians and vendors, and manage budgets and capital projects. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and 3–5 years in facilities management, with strong leadership, organizational, and budgeting skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• In lieu of a degree, combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Facility Management certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor training and development; conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Schedule and manage the team’s daily activities; establish work schedules and cross-train staff.
• Coordinate and manage facility repairs and maintenance with technicians, vendors, and contractors.
• Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings on unresolved facility issues.
• Prepare and manage capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports.
• Perform facility inspections and QA following regulations; suggest efficiencies, repairs, upgrades.
• Manage environmental health and safety procedures for facilities.
• Oversee vendor relationships and invoicing; review price quotes for parts, services, and labor.
• Conduct process and procedure training on maintenance, repairs, and safety best practices.
• Lead by example consistent with CBRE RISE values; influence stakeholders to reach agreements.
• Apply knowledge of discipline and cross-functional integration to achieve objectives.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues in systems and processes.

Skills

Staff leadership

Staffing & hiring

Training & development

Coaching

Budgeting

Vendor management

Facilities EH&S

Capital projects

Performance management

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Facility Management certification preferred

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Facilities Manager, you will manage a team responsible for providing overseeing building operations and maintenance for a facility, campus, or portfolio of small to medium sized buildings.

This job is a part of the Facilities Management functional area which focuses on all aspects of the operations of a set of assets, providing support to the Property Managers regarding all repairs and investment plans.

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.
• Schedule 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.
• Coordinate and manage facility repairs and maintenance by working with technicians, vendors, and contractors.
• Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings on unresolved facility issues.
• Prepare and manage capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports.
• Perform facility inspections quality assurance following local, state, and federal regulations. Suggest operational efficiencies, repairs, and upgrade opportunities.
• Manage environmental health and safety procedures for facilities.
• Oversee vendor relationships and invoicing procedures. Review price quotes for the procurement of parts, services, and labor for projects.
• Conduct process and procedure training on maintenance, repairs, and safety best practices.
• 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 which 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. Valid driver's license required. Facility Management certification 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.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.