CBRE Group, Inc

Client Consulting Director

CBRE Group, Inc$135K — $165K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred; 8-12 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience in staffing, selection, training, coaching, and performance management.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills for handling complex information and setting expectations.
  • Ability to achieve targets that impact multiple departmental results.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Excellent organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Develop real estate strategies and consulting services for large corporate clients.
  • Execute strategic plans with clients and assist with regional portfolio initiatives.
  • Conduct strategic portfolio planning and alignment with senior management.
  • Analyze organizational performance and report actionable data.
  • Evaluate space utilization for clients and recommend solutions.
  • Design complex cost-reduction strategies for clients.
  • Oversee consolidation reviews and transactions with clients.

Benefits

  • 401(K) retirement plan.
  • Dental insurance coverage.
  • Health insurance options.
  • Life insurance benefits.
  • Vision insurance coverage.
Full Job Description
About the Role:

As a CBRE Client Consulting Director, you will lead consulting services to several high-profile groups of corporate real estate clients. You will also guide the consulting business in multiple geographic regions.

This job is part of the Client Consulting function. They are responsible for Advisory services in relation to real estate operations and investments.

What You'll Do:

  • Build real estate strategies and consulting for large-size clients.
  • Deliver strategies with assigned clients. Assist with regional portfolio strategic initiatives.
  • Align business direction and vision with senior management. Conduct strategic portfolio planning with stakeholders.
  • Monitor organizational performance and report on data collected.
  • Evaluate space rationalization for specific client properties and provide solutions as needed.
  • Develop complex strategies to reduce costs for clients.
  • Manage the consolidation reviews and transactions with clients.
  • Present reports and studies on location, labor, and retail on properties to executive management.
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of the client's business. Ensure that property and location strategies align with the business's strategic direction.
  • Contribute expert commercial and financial knowledge during strategy development and presentations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
  • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
  • Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
  • Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You'll Need:

To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
  • Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
  • Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems
  • Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.
  • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Disclaimers:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum compensation for the Client Consulting Director position is $135,000 per year and the maximum salary for the position is $165,000 per year. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

About CBRE Group, Inc

CBRE is a vertically integrated global commercial real estate services and investment firm. The company was established in 1992 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Size
105,000 employees
Market Cap
$23.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$751.9 million
Founded
1906
5 Year Trend
+9.8%
Revenue
$23.8 billion
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