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EMEA Technical Operations Lead
Job ID: 272992
Posted: 23-Apr-2026
Service line: GWS Segment
Role type: Full-time
Areas of Interest: Engineering/Maintenance
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
We are recruiting for an EMEA Technical Ops Lead to join our team in London on a permanent basis. The role will manage the team responsible for all mechanical operations, maintenance, communications, energy management, and workforce development programs for a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings.
What you’ll do:
- Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor training and development of staff; conduct performance evaluations and coaching; oversee recruiting and hiring of new employees.
- Coordinate and manage the team’s daily activities; establish work schedules, assign tasks, cross‑train staff; set and track staff and department deadlines; mentor and coach as needed.
- Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities; develop operating and capital budgets.
- Recommend and implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis; create and maintain effective building‑specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
- Act as point of contact for maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
- Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues; remain current with latest technology trends.
- Maintain ongoing communication with high‑profile tenants, clients, owners, facility management team, and vendors.
- Drive acquisition of new management contracts; facilitate development of as‑built drawings.
- Respond to emergency situations (fire, evacuation, equipment failure, etc.) and customer concerns.
- Apply a broad knowledge of the business and own discipline; integrate with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
- Lead by example, model behaviors consistent with CBRE RISE values; influence others to adopt differing viewpoints guided by policies and departmental plans.
- Identify and solve complex technical and operational problems.
- Understand and recognize broader impact across the department.
- Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience; in lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
- Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
- Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information; convey performance expectations and handle problems.
- Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
- In‑depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
- Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
Company: CBRE
Location: London
Job Description:
EMEA Technical Operations Lead
Job ID: 272992
Posted: 23-Apr-2026
Service line: GWS Segment
Role type: Full-time
Areas of Interest: Engineering/Maintenance
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
We are recruiting for an EMEA Technical Ops Lead to join our team in London on a permanent basis. The role will manage the team responsible for all mechanical operations, maintenance, communications, energy management, and workforce development programs for a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings.
What you’ll do:
- Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor training and development of staff; conduct performance evaluations and coaching; oversee recruiting and hiring of new employees.
- Coordinate and manage the team’s daily activities; establish work schedules, assign tasks, cross‑train staff; set and track staff and department deadlines; mentor and coach as needed.
- Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities; develop operating and capital budgets.
- Recommend and implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis; create and maintain effective building‑specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
- Act as point of contact for maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
- Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues; remain current with latest technology trends.
- Maintain ongoing communication with high‑profile tenants, clients, owners, facility management team, and vendors.
- Drive acquisition of new management contracts; facilitate development of as‑built drawings.
- Respond to emergency situations (fire, evacuation, equipment failure, etc.) and customer concerns.
- Apply a broad knowledge of the business and own discipline; integrate with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
- Lead by example, model behaviors consistent with CBRE RISE values; influence others to adopt differing viewpoints guided by policies and departmental plans.
- Identify and solve complex technical and operational problems.
- Understand and recognize broader impact across the department.
- Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience; in lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
- Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
- Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information; convey performance expectations and handle problems.
- Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
- In‑depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
- Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
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