FM Senior Operations Manager; Engineering

FM Senior Operations Manager (Engineering) | Job

Posted 13-Feb-2026 | Service line GWS | Segment | Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest:
Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s):
Burlingame, Fremont, Menlo Park, San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale – California, United States of America

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CBRE is looking for a Senior Engineering Operations Manager who loves keeping facilities cool, comfortable, and running smoothly. Sound like you? 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.

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

• Must be willing to travel to all local campuses as needed (Menlo Park to San Francisco)
• Must live within designated radius of the job site to reliably work schedule/shift (on‑call /after hours & weekends)

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

• 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 manage 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.
• 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 for a specific location.
• Schedule maintenance activities complying with customer operational requirements.
• Support operational analysis of all engineering related performance metrics (KPIs).
• 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 discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day‑to‑day and moderately complex issues that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

Provides formal supervision to individual employees within single functional or operational area. Approves subordinate's recommendations for staff recruitment, selection, promotion, advancement, corrective action and termination. Optimally recommends same for direct reports to next level management for review and approval. Plans and monitors appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime. Prepares and delivers performance appraisal for staff. Mentors and coaches team members to further develop proficiencies.

Leads and models behaviors that are consistent with the company's values.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the ability to perform each task satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Electrical
• Mechanical
• General Maintenance

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four‑year college or university
• Minimum of five (5) years of facilities/operations management or job‑related experience (commercial building/engineering operations) and/or trade school training.
• Facilities and Operations Management experience with a focus on Electrical and Mechanical.
• Experience as a Union Chief…