Facilities Manager

CBRE; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Facilities Manager in the Durham area to lead a team responsible for operating and maintaining a portfolio of facilities. The role focuses on supervising staff, managing daily activities, and coordinating repairs and vendors to ensure reliable performance and client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of related experience, a driver’s license, and a facility management mindset with strong budgeting, safety, and leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Valid driver's license required; Facility Management certification preferred.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, and retention.
• Ability to guide sensitive information and set performance expectations.
• Leadership skills to motivate team and improve quality and efficiency.
• Strong organizational skills and analytical math abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees, coach, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Schedule daily activities, assign tasks, and manage deadlines.
• Coordinate facility repairs and maintenance with technicians and vendors.
• Maintain client relationships and resolve facility issues.
• Prepare and manage capital projects and operating budgets.
• Perform facility inspections and suggest improvements.
• Oversee environmental health and safety procedures.
• Manage vendor relationships and review quotes.
• Provide training on maintenance, repairs, and safety.
• Model CBRE RISE values and align team with objectives.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues.

Skills

Staff management

Coaching & mentoring

Budgeting & finance

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Safety & compliance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Experience or education alternative considered

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.

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 Affinitive Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)