Facilities Manager: Lead Operations & Maintenance Team

CBRE Group, Inc.; Cheshire (CT); On-site; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Connecticut seeks a Facilities Manager to lead a team overseeing building operations and maintenance for facilities, campuses, or portfolios of small to medium-sized buildings. You will drive capital projects, budgets, and safety programs while collaborating with property managers.

The role emphasizes staff development, vendor coordination, and adherence to regulatory standards to ensure reliable, efficient facilities operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Staffing & development

Leadership

Organizational skills

Advanced math skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CBRE Group, Inc. in Connecticut seeks a Facilities Manager to lead a team overseeing building operations and maintenance for facilities, campuses, or portfolios of small to medium-sized buildings. You will drive capital projects, budgets, and safety programs while collaborating with property managers.

The role emphasizes staff development, vendor coordination, and adherence to regulatory standards to ensure reliable, efficient facilities operations.