Sr. Maintenance Manager

Sr. Maintenance Manager

Job ID

285144

Posted

08-Jul-2026

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Building Management, Engineering/Maintenance, Facilities Management

Location(s)

Garner - North Carolina - United States of America

Sr. Maintenance Manager

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity.

Job Summary

At CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS), Safety is our top priority! We maintain a safety-first culture in which CBRE employees return home in the same condition in which they reported to work. We're looking for a skilled and forward-thinking Senior Maintenance Manager (SMM) to join our growing team as we work to service one of the world's largest online retailers.

We offer competitive pay, a robust benefits package, wellness programs, and a workplace environment that embraces diversity. Come join our global network of professionals supporting client operations across CBRE. Looking for a rewarding career in Management?

Read on to learn more!

About the Role

In this role you will be the leader for multiple internal and external functions of operations and maintenance and ensure a safe working environment for a large fulfillment center facility.

The SMM serves as the Site leader for the CBRE team and is responsible for all aspects of performance, as well as client relationships. They lead the execution of the overall preventive maintenance process, monitor compliance to the metrics daily, and guide their team to provide immediate resolution to equipment downtime.

What You'll Do

• Maintain a safety-first culture in which CBRE employees return home in the same condition in which they reported to work.
• Provide leadership to a team of Maintenance and Area Maintenance Managers.
• Develop and implement reliability plans that support increasing the uptime of the facility.
• Ensure compliance with standard process and procedures; trains, commissions equipment, collects, measures, and analyzes key performance indicators to improve processes and enhance customer's experience.
• Lead vendor relationships to ensure sites are receiving world class service.
• Provide monitoring, auditing, and implementation of maintenance execution, and institutes and audits training drills across the network.
• Maintain accountability for budgets, capital planning and contract documents including RFPs, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing.
• Partners with Talent Acquisition to recruit, interview, and hire bar raising talent for site leadership roles.
• Lead/Support the performance of employees through mentoring and skill development to improve work performance and develop employee potential.
• Participate in corporate-sponsored programs & activities as required, including incident investigations, interviews, auditing, and assessment, etc.
• Monitor appropriate staffing levels and reports on utilization and deployment of human resources.
• Cultivate positive working relationships with our Client and Operations Maintenance team members.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's (BA/BS) degree in a technical field (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil) required.
• 7+ years' experience leading and coaching employee performance in a manufacturing or maintenance environment. Must include experience in supervising hourly and salaried employees.
• 4+ years' experience working directly with the maintenance and upkeep of manufacturing equipment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Advanced knowledge of financial terms and principles, as well as financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting
• Proficient Microsoft Office Suite experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Expert level analytical and quantitative skills with experience in developing strategic solutions for a growing matrix-based multi-industry sales environment.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, blueprints, and/or schematics.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools used to perform maintenance and repair of manufacturing equipment.
• Understanding of predictive maintenance technologies such as thermography, vibration analysis, and air borne ultra-sound.
• Must have an understanding of repairs and preventive/predictive maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Ability to travel off-site as needed.
• Physical requirements including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs / ladders and ability to lift / carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.

CBRE Employee Benefits

‒ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

‒ Disability benefit program

‒ 401k company matching

‒ Paid time off and holidays

‒ Company paid life insurance

‒ Pet insurance

‒ Paid parental leave

Why CBRE?

We invest in our employees' development. The core of our strategy is the view that development happens through three key activities: on-the-job learning, coaching and formal training. We provide employees with resources that support them in developing skills to enhance performance in their current role as well as for future roles.

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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