About the Role:Join CBRE and support a globally recognized manufacturing and innovation leader with a large international footprint across 88 production sites worldwide. This Engineering Operations Senior Manager role will serve as a strategic facilities and asset management partner, leading engineering programs across approximately 48 U.S. manufacturing facilities while collaborating with EMEA stakeholders supporting an additional 15-20 sites.
This is a remote position with a preference for candidates located in the Southeast region, including Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; Jacksonville, FL; or Raleigh, NC. The role requires regular interaction with colleagues across EMEA time zones and includes approximately 10-20% travel to manufacturing plants for site audits and operational assessments.
What You'll Do:- Lead engineering operations and asset management initiatives across a portfolio of U.S. manufacturing facilities.
- Develop and maintain long-term capital plans, leveraging asset condition, risk, and lifecycle analysis to support investment decisions.
- Audit preventive maintenance (PM) programs and evaluate maintenance quality to ensure compliance with client standards and operational objectives.
- Utilize computerized maintenance management systems, including SI-7, to review documentation, validate asset data, and support reporting requirements.
- Partner with facility teams, vendors, and engineering stakeholders to improve equipment reliability and operational performance.
- Oversee asset lifecycle management for critical building systems, including chillers, cooling towers, fire pumps, and other mechanical infrastructure.
- Conduct site assessments and travel to manufacturing locations to verify asset condition, maintenance effectiveness, and operational readiness.
- Collaborate with U.S. and EMEA teams to standardize engineering practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and support strategic facility planning.
What You'll Need:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
- Experience managing engineering, facilities, maintenance, or technical operations within manufacturing, industrial, or large-scale facility environments.
- Strong understanding of critical mechanical systems, including chillers, cooling towers, fire protection systems, pumps, and related infrastructure.
- Knowledge of asset lifecycle management, capital planning, reliability programs, and maintenance best practices.
- Experience conducting operational, maintenance, or compliance audits across multiple sites.
- Ability to analyze equipment data, maintain accurate documentation, and support reporting and asset governance requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience collaborating across geographically dispersed teams and multiple time zones.
- Proficiency with CMMS platforms and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
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.
Disclaimer:Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
CBRE GWS
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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