About the Role:
Ready to lead with impact?
Join CBRE as a Senior Facilities Manager, supporting a key client in the Financial & Professional Services sector, sitting onsite at their headquarters in Hartford, CT. In this role, you will serve as the Electrical Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing critical technical leadership and oversight across facility operations.
This is a highly visible position where you will partner directly with the client while managing a wide range of vendors to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient building performance. Your focus will be fully on operations, vendor management, and technical execution.
You will deliver exceptional service and operational excellence by overseeing daily maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and safety standards, and driving best practices across the site. Your expertise will play a key role in troubleshooting complex electrical systems, supporting infrastructure reliability, and maintaining a high-performing facility environment.
This is more than facilities management, it's an opportunity to serve as a trusted advisor, influence critical operations, and elevate the workplace experience through technical excellence and strong client partnership.
What You'll Do:
• Lead and coordinate facility repairs and maintenance by partnering with technicians, vendors, and contractors to ensure timely and high-quality service.
• Serve as SME for anything related to electrical maintenance.
• Foster strong client relationships through proactive communication and regular meetings to address and resolve facility-related concerns.
• Plan, prepare, and manage large-scale and high-profile capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports with precision and strategic oversight.
• Conduct facility inspections and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, maintaining high standards of quality assurance.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvements, repairs, and upgrades, and implement solutions that enhance efficiency and performance.
• Develop and enforce environmental health and safety procedures tailored to each facility's needs.
• Build and maintain vendor relationships, oversee invoicing processes, and review and approve purchase orders for parts, services, and labor.
• Apply broad business and technical knowledge to align facilities operations with departmental goals and cross-functional initiatives.
• Provide formal supervision to staff, including performance evaluations, coaching, training, and development planning.
• Manage daily team operations by setting work schedules, assigning tasks, cross-training staff, and tracking departmental deadlines.
• Serve as a mentor and role model, promoting CBRE's RISE values and influencing others through leadership and collaboration.
• Solve complex technical and operational challenges with a strategic and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Recognize and address the broader impact of decisions across the department, driving continuous improvement in methods, processes, and standards.
What You'll Need:
• Bachelor's degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience; a combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• E2 or E1 Connecticut Electrical License required. Working knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems
• Facility Management certification (e.g., IFMA, BOMA) is preferred.
• Proven experience in budget management, including accruals, deferrals, and variance reporting.
• Demonstrated success in staffing, training, development, coaching, performance management, and retention strategies.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and sensitive information clearly and effectively, while setting expectations and resolving challenges.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire teams and align operational goals across roles and functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and other related applications.
• Excellent organizational skills and a proactive, curious mindset.
• Solid understanding of financial and operational math, including percentages, fractions, and other calculations.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Competitive Benefits: CBRE offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, and a 401(k) plan starting the first day of the month following your start date.
Professional Development: We are committed to investing in our employees' growth and development through training programs, certifications, and mentorship opportunities.
Career Advancement: CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services, providing ample opportunities for career progression and advancement within the company.
