Waste Senior Facilities Manager - Remote

CBRE; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Waste Manager in Salt Lake City to lead waste collection and disposal operations and coordinate across sites. You will supervise staff, manage schedules, and maintain client relationships while ensuring compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities include improving service delivery, supervising vendors, overseeing purchases, and guiding staff development. A strong background in waste management and leadership is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Facility Management certification preferred.
• Experience in staffing, development, coaching, and performance assessment is preferred.
• Experience in Waste Management and managing multiple sites.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor training and development.
• Coordinate and manage daily activities; set schedules and deadlines.
• Maintain positive client relationships and address waste issues.
• Assist in evaluating service delivery efficiency and procedures.
• Perform facility inspections following regulations; suggest improvements.
• Develop vendor relationships and oversee purchasing processes.
• Lead by example to align with CBRE RISE values.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Communication

Office suite

Budgeting

Vendor relations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

FM Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Waste Manager, you will be responsible for planning, directing, managing, and overseeing the activities and operation of the waste collection and disposal functions.

This job is part of the Waste Management job function. They are responsible for the oversight of removal and waste management, recycling, and waste treatment.

What You'll Do:

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor and track 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.

• Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings on unresolved facility / waste issues.

• Assist in monitoring and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures.

• Perform facility inspections quality assurance following local, state, and federal regulations. Suggest and implement operational efficiencies, repairs, and upgrade opportunities.

• Identify opportunities for improvement and direct changes.

• Develop vendor relationships and oversee invoicing procedures. Create, review and approve purchase orders for the procurement of parts, services, and labor.

• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team, account, and client objectives.

• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.

• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.

• Understand and recognize the broader impact across the account.

• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

• Resolve problems and assign project and programmatic areas of responsibility.

• Participate in the development of the budget and estimate funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies.

• 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 5 - 8 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 is preferred.

• Experience in Waste Management and managing multiple sites.

• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.

• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Why CBRE?