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Automation Engineer Manager

Job ID

248656

Posted

18-Nov-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Building Management, Customer Service, Data & Analytics, Engineering/Maintenance, Facilities Management, People/Human Resources, Project Management

Location(s)

Jackson - Georgia - United States of America

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. 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 Automation Engineer Manager (AEM) 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

As the AEM, you will handle multiple internal and external functions of material handling operations and maintenance of a fulfillment center site. You will also provide support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

What You’ll Do

+ Provide formal supervision to employees -- monitor the training and development of staff; conduct performance evaluations and coaching; and 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 employees as needed.

+ Collaborate with other departments and key stakeholders to ensure that business needs are being met.

+ Review data and make recommendations for improvements to processes, procedures, and systems.

+ Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices and apply knowledge to drive innovation and growth.

+ Manage budges and resources effectively, ensuring that all expenditures are justified and aligned with company goals.

+ Ensure the team follows compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and policies.

+ Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.

+ Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values; influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.

+ Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.

+ Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.

+ Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within the job discipline.

What You’ll Need

+ **Bachelor's (BA/BS) degree preferred in a technical field (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil), with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.**

+ **Experience in the areas of 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 -- including Workd, Excel, Outlook, etc.**

+ **Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.**

+ **Ability to travel as needed.**

+ **Ability to move up to 50lbs and physical requirements including stooping, standing, walking, and climbing stairs / ladders with or without reasonable accommodation.**

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 [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.

Find out more (https://www.cbre.com/real-estate-services/directory/global-workplace-solutions)

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)