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Senior Facilities Manager (EMEA)

CBRE · London, Greater London

Type
Full-time
Posted
15 days ago

Overview

Your experience running operational units, managing teams under pressure, and coordinating emergency responses translates directly into overseeing facilities operations and compliance. The role's focus on client relationships, budget management, and regulatory adherence mirrors the multi-agency coordination and accountability you exercised in policing.

About this role

As a CBRE Senior Facilities Manager, you'll manage the day-to-day functions of the team responsible for building operations and maintenance of facilities within a dedicated region (EMEA - West). 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 Property Managers regarding all repairs and investment plans.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. 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 as needed. • Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients. Conduct regular meetings regarding regional facilities' performance. • Report on property profiles, emergency preparedness plans, site inspections, facility audits, etc. • Develop policies and procedures to ensure that contract specifications are fulfilled. • Prepare presentations to obtain approval for projects. • Create strategic facility management objectives for clients. Generate capital projects, operating budgets, and variance reports. • Inspect the facility periodically for quality assurance. Ensure facility procedures comply with local, state, and federal regulations. • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement. • Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives. • Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 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 preferred. • Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems. • Excellent leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department. • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. • Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset. • Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

About facilities & operations roles for ex-police

Operations, facilities and site management roles. Running a shift, a custody suite or an operational unit is people-and-process management employers can use from day one.

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Why this fits a police background — match score 75/100

  • Incident command & response
  • Working to legislation & regulation
  • Training & coaching delivery
  • Team & shift leadership

What facilities & operations roles pay ex-police

Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026

Operations coordinator£28,000–£36,000
Facilities manager£38,000–£52,000
Operations manager£45,000–£60,000
Senior / regional operations manager£55,000–£75,000
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