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Chief Building Engineer Supervisor

Job ID

244313

Posted

22-Oct-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Building Management, Engineering/Maintenance, Facilities Management

Location(s)

Akron - Ohio - United States of America, Stow - Ohio - United States of America, Uniontown - Ohio - United States of America

About the Role:

Lead the way in facilities excellence as a Chief Building Engineer Supervisor at CBRE! You'll oversee a skilled team of technicians and mechanics, driving high-performance maintenance operations across a dynamic portfolio of 3 locations in the Akron, OH area. If you're a hands-on leader with a passion for mentoring, innovation, and operational impact—this is your opportunity to shine.

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

What You’ll Do:

+ Supervise the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and provide mentor opportunities. Be responsible for the recruiting and hiring of new employees.

+ Coordinate and own 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.

+ Develop, implement, and communicate preventive maintenance programs and safety procedure manuals.

+ Ensure that the mechanics and technicians have the proper information and materials about assignments to complete work activities in a high-quality and timely fashion.

+ Develop material and labor cost estimates for work orders, preventative maintenance activities, systems, and construction projects.

+ Establish and maintain budgets for facilities maintenance.

+ Mentor others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.

+ Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.

+ Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.

+ Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.

What You’ll Need:

+ High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma or equivalent experience with 5-8 years of job-related experience. Prior shift manager or supervisory experience preferred.

+ Meet the physical requirements of this role including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, and the ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.

+ The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.

+ Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and managing work orders through a CMMS.

Why CBRE?

We are guided by the needs of the cities we inhabit, the communities we build and the world we thrive in!

+ Benefits start 1st of the month: Medical, dental vision, PTO, 401k, paid holidays and more!

+ Internal advancement available after 6-month mark

+ Work/Life Balance: 40-45 hours a week

_Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future._

Other Job titles: Facilities Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Building Systems Engineer, Senior Maintenance Technician, HVAC Engineer, HVAC, commercial, EPA Universal, Electrician, Plumber, Service Technician, lead, preventative maintenance, Supervisor, Lead

_CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Chief Building Engineer Supervisor position is $70,000 per year and the maximum salary is $80,000 per year. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance._

**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 [email protected] or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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