Engineering Operations Manager

Engineering Operations Manager

As an Engineering Operations Manager at CBRE, you will direct a team dedicated to supervising and optimizing all mechanical and electrical systems across a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings. Your leadership will ensure flawless execution of operational strategies, maintenance protocols, and system performance.

This role falls within the Engineering and Technical Services function, which focuses on delivering expert support, preventive maintenance, and timely repairs for critical equipment and infrastructure.

Join the CBRE Engineering Team in providing Facilities excellence in a Bio Research / Pharmaceutical Site in Cambridge with free onsite parking.

What You'll Do :

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and lead 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.
• Assist team with operations and maintenance issues and provide hands-on assistance if necessary.
• Direct contractors, subcontractors, and engineers on the entire maintenance aspect.
• Supervise and run the daily operation of facility controls and asset management systems.
• Expected to effectively interact well with peers, subordinates, and senior personnel in scientific, engineering, and operational subject areas.
• Experience with complex Service Contracts
• Perform duties with a swift decision making
• Understanding relevant health, safety, and environmental regulations, as well as company-specific standards to ensure all activities align with legal and corporate requirements.
• Understands complex HVAC requirements for Vivarium's and BSL2 / BSL3 laboratories
• Detailed understanding of statutory legislation responsibilities in a technically advanced environment (Massachusetts boiler license and wastewater regulations)
• Strong technical knowledge of risk management and safety principles in lab environments
• Carry out 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 handle operations and maintenance costs for a specific location.
• Schedule maintenance activities following customer operational requirements.
• Assist in analyzing operational metrics related to engineering performance.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation. Support the undertaking of peer reviews, site assessments, and technical competence evaluations.
• Integrate with clients for reconfiguration, changes, and operational requirements.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own field and how own subject area integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, solve, and resolve day-to-day and moderately sophisticated issues that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You'll Need :

Why CBRE?

A culture of respect, integrity, service, and excellence crafts our approach to every opportunity!

We are guided by the needs of the cities we inhabit, the communities we build and the world we thrive in.

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Forbes Named one of the best large employers in America and one of the World's Best Employers!

Benefits start 1st of the month : Medical, dental vision, generous PTO, 401k, etc.

Internal advancement available after 6 month mark

Competitive Pay

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

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Eng Ops Mgr position is $110,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Eng Ops Mgr position is $128,000 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity : CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations : CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

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