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Facilities Director

CBRE

Greensboro, NC · HybridJobSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Greensboro, NCHybrid
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Facilities Director serves as the primary client contact for facilities management services at a small to medium-sized property. The role oversees staff, daily team activities, budgets, capital projects, and contract negotiations, while working with client management to address operational matters. It is a hybrid position based in Greensboro or RTP, North Carolina.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Staff SupervisionStaff DevelopmentRecruitingSchedulingFacilities ManagementBudget ManagementContract NegotiationLeadershipMicrosoft OfficeOrganizational SkillsInquisitive Mindset

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or EquivalentFacility Management Certification8+ Years Relevant ExperiencePharma or R&D ExperienceStaffing and Performance Management Experience

Full job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Facilities Director, you will serve as the primary client contact for the delivery of facilities management services to a small to medium-sized property.

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.

This is a hybrid role based in Greensboro or RTP North Carolina.

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.

  • Review the client's strategic plans for appropriate staffing levels to meet expectations.

  • Manage capital project and operating budget reports for a singular property.

  • Create action plans to improve financial positions. Manage negotiations for contract services.

  • Meet with the client management team and appropriate departments to discuss, resolve and discrepancies.

  • Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.

  • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.

  • Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.

  • Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You’ll Need:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Facility Management certification preferred.

  • Pharma and/or R&D industry experience is highly desired

  • 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 set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.

  • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

  • Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate'sunique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificialintelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidatesdisclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

Disclaimers: Applicants must be currently authorized towork in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in thefuture.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader incommercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and peoplethrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals whocreate significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our sharedvalues — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverseperspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have theopportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome allapplicants.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have 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, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)

How this job compares

Set against the 1,327 open Facilities Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$110–140K/yr929 salary ranges
  • US median$27–35/hr49 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 42 open Facilities Manager jobs in North Carolina and 1,327 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Facilities Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,061 postings).
Education
177 of the 1,327 open Facilities Manager jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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