Engineering Ops Manager - NYC

Quick Facts

About The Role

As a CBRE Engineering Ops Manager, you will manage a team responsible for implementing, coordinating, and managing all mechanical and electrical operations for a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings.

This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

What You’ll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor training and development; conduct performance evaluations; oversee recruiting and hiring.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities; establish work schedules, assign tasks, cross-train staff; set and track deadlines; mentor and coach.
• Assist team with operations and maintenance issues.
• Direct contractors, subcontractors, and engineers on the entire maintenance aspect.
• Supervise and manage the daily operation of facility controls and asset management systems.
• Enforce and merge customer engineering, maintenance standards, and requirements into the facility maintenance program and any configuration changes.
• Support preparation of annual operating budgets; evaluate, forecast, and manage operations and maintenance costs.
• Schedule maintenance activities complying with customer operational requirements.
• Support operational analysis of engineering performance metrics (KPIs).
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation; support peer reviews, site assessments, and technical competence evaluations.
• Integrate with clients for reconfiguration, changes, and operational requirements.
• Apply discipline knowledge and integration with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:

• 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.
• Membership of an Engineering related professional body (e.g., CIBSE/ IEE) preferred.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information; convey performance expectations; handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Excellent client relationship skills.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

• 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.

Candidate Compensation

• Minimum salary: $115,000 annually; maximum salary: $118,000 annually.
• Discretionary bonus eligibility based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants.