About the Role:Step into a leadership role where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. As a CBRE Facilities Manager, you will sit onsite in Burlingame, CA, supporting approximately 1.2 million square feet of leased office and laboratory space for one of our leading technology clients.
You'll lead a dedicated team responsible for the day-to-day operations of this complex portfolio, ensuring facilities run efficiently, safely, and sustainably. In this role, you will oversee building operations, maintenance programs, vendor performance, and service delivery while partnering closely with client stakeholders, landlords, property managers, and service providers.
As part of CBRE's Facilities Management function, you'll play a critical role in asset operations and workplace experience, driving operational excellence, fostering strong stakeholder relationships, and ensuring a high-quality environment across a dynamic office and lab portfolio.
What You'll Do: - Coordinate and manage facility repairs and maintenance performed by vendors, and contractors.
- Maintain positive client relationships and conduct meetings on unresolved facility issues.
- Prepare and manage capital and operating projects.
- Manage all aspects of budget development, implementation and monitoring.
- Perform facility inspections, 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.
- Provide formal supervision for employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
- Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence stakeholders to achieve consensus.
- 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 apparent in existing systems and processes.
What You'll Need: - Must have proven experience in managing commercial facilities, including overseeing daily operations, coordinating maintenance and repairs, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards, and managing vendor relationships
- 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.
- The ideal candidate will possess demonstrated experience in managing and overseeing a budget.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with a strong technical aptitude is required.
- Possessing a foundational understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems beneficial.
- This role requires strong interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication, collaboration, and positive client interaction.
- Skilled in navigating the exchange of sensitive and complex information, setting performance expectations, and resolving issues.
- Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department; experience with managing a team.
- Strong organizational skills complemented by a keen inquisitive mindset.
- Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
California Residents: CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Facilities Manager position is $140,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Facilities Manager position is $160,000 annually. 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.
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CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.
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