Facilities Manager (Hospitality) - Chicago On-Site

CBRE Group, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. seeks a Facilities Manager to lead a team responsible for operating and maintaining a portfolio of facilities. You will oversee day-to-day building operations, coordinate maintenance, manage budgets, and liaise with clients and vendors.

This role emphasizes leadership, safety compliance, and strategic project planning; a Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years experience preferred, with a valid driver's license. Chicago area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; combination of experience and education accepted.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Facility Management certification preferred.
• Experience in staffing, coaching, performance management and retention.
• Leadership and organizational skills with strong problem solving.
• Advanced math skills for financial figures and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees; conduct evaluations and coaching.
• Schedule and manage the team’s daily activities and deadlines.
• Coordinate and manage facility repairs and maintenance with technicians and vendors.
• Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings on issues.
• Prepare and manage capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports.
• Perform facility inspections and ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee vendor relationships and invoicing; review price quotes.
• Conduct training on maintenance, repairs, and safety practices.
• Lead by example and align with CBRE RISE values.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day operational issues.

Skills

Staff management

Leadership

Organizational skills

Advanced math

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services, including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

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.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.