Talent Community - Facilities Manager - Vancouver

Richmond - British Columbia - Canada, Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada

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Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services, including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

About The Role


As a CBRE Facilities Manager, you will manage a team responsible for overseeing building operations and maintenance for a facility, campus, or portfolio of medium to large sized buildings.

This job is a part of the Facilities Management functional area which focuses on all aspects of the operations of a set of assets, providing support to the Clients, Tenants, and Property Managers regarding all repairs and investment plans.

What You’ll Do

• Oversees day-to-day FM Services, including facility operations and maintenance
• Meets with client to discuss facility enhancements, capital expenditures, asset plans, etc.
• Anticipates short and long-term client needs and develops options for consideration.
• Applies processes, procedures and protocols to diverse client situations.
• Develops monthly reports and comprehensive business plans for facility considering performance objectives to meet requirements.
• Monitors/analyzes and reports on facility results relative to deliverables.
• Develops/implements maintenance and operations goals/objectives consistent with Project Agreement requirements, good industry practices and applicable municipal, provincial and federal legislative requirements.
• Develops appropriate systems/processes to ensure effective/efficient facility operations.
• Participates in developing/implementing minor works and capital budgets; monitors expenditures, variance analysis and reporting; takes corrective action as required.
• Manages recruitment, mentoring, coaching and professional development of staff; supervises staff; provides work direction/assignment of duties to meet operational requirements; establishes performance plan/individual goals with staff and reviews performance; identifies training/educational requirements as needed.
• Investigates work issues and/or staff performance issues and initiates appropriate disciplinary action.
• Oversees development/continuous improvement of maintenance programs; applies planning/scheduling techniques and risk-mitigation strategies to ensure effective delivery of preventive, predictive and responsive maintenance; ensures appropriate use of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Procures/manages work of external service providers directly or through subordinate supervisor; negotiates/monitors contractual agreements for specialized maintenance, purchased services, and renovation work as required.
• Liaises with stakeholders for renovation and/or maintenance projects, and coordinates activities of staff, consultants, and contractors to ensure requirements are met and facility impacts are minimized.
• Oversees development/improvement of policies, procedures, and programs in accordance with applicable codes, regulations and standards; ensures compliance by employees and external service providers; collaborates with and provides technical and logistical support to client.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• 7-10 years progressive facilities maintenance and operations management experience in complex, mission-critical environment; LEED certification an asset.
• Additional qualifications such as a Skilled Trade ticket are an asset.
• Knowledge of facility operations/maintenance an asset; knowledge/understanding of Occupational Health & Safety Act, building codes/standards/regulations, and building systems an asset.
• Advanced level computer skills (such as Microsoft Office suite, ERP systems, etc.).
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages application from all persons regardless of race, creed, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, colour, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, family status, gender identity or expression, disability or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, provincial or territorial 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 individual with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [email protected] or via telephone at Via telephone at +1 866 388 4346 (Canada) and +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.)

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