Meeting & Events Planner - Bellevue, WA

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Ready to take your career to the next level? Join our top tier Workplace Experience Host Team at CBRE, where you'll collaborate with a diverse group of associates to provide white glove hospitality to employees and clients, creating a wonderful workplace environment and daily experience
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If you are ready to make a difference and be part of one of the world’s most admired and sustainability-focused companies, CBRE is the right place for you.

We’re seeking a highly organized, hospitality-minded Meeting & Events Planner to lead day-to-day event delivery and guide a team of Event Coordinators and Meeting & Event Associates. You’ll partner across Workplace Experience, Facilities, IT/AV, Security, Catering, Executive Business Partners, and other teams to deliver thoughtful, inclusive, on-brand events in a fast-moving environment.

• Lead planning and on-site execution for internal and external meetings, workshops, executive and VIP gatherings, recurring programs, and workplace events.
• Own end-to-end logistics, including scheduling, catering, A/V, security, room setup, staffing, signage, arrivals, guest flow, deliveries, and day-of readiness.
• Create and approve project plans, timelines, run-of-show documents, staffing assignments, floor plans, event materials, and post-event recaps.
• Lead pre-event meetings, anticipate needs, troubleshoot issues, and ensure events meet safety, accessibility, service, and brand standards.
• Maintain event spaces, storage, furniture, supplies, and coverage plans for recurring programming.

• Lead, coach, and prioritize the daily work of Event Coordinators and Meeting & Event Associates.
• Set expectations, delegate work, balance workloads, remove blockers, review deliverables, and build team capability through feedback and mentorship.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external vendors, aligning roles, timelines, budgets, contracts, and accountability for consistent execution.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships and communicate clearly with clients, leaders, coworkers, vendors, and partner teams.

• Build scalable workflows, templates, playbooks, staffing models, and service standards; use event feedback to improve handoffs, communication, and quality.
• Translate business needs into practical programs and operating rhythms as a trusted workplace partner.