Lead Facilities Manager

Overview

Lead Facilities Manager (Maintenance) — Job ID 236477

Posted: 04-Sep-2025

Service line: GWS Segment
• Role type: Full-time

Location

Karachi - Sindh - Pakistan

About the Role

The Lead Facilities Manager (Maintenance) holds full accountability for the delivery of FM services to the Retail Network of a Oil Marketing Firm (Customer) covering all customer sites in scope within Pakistan (PK).

What you will do

• Demonstrates strong leadership qualities to drive performance across this expanding business and team
• Full Profit & Loss responsibility: Owns client budgeting process (agree annual 3rd party OPEX and CAPEX spend)
• Ensures overall contract performance and required deliverables including contract compliance, KPI performance, cost savings initiatives, and customer satisfaction
• Responsible for FM services in territory with strong technical knowledge
• Full compliance with CBRE and client HSSE standards as well as Client and local regulations
• Implements portfolio-wide initiatives and programs including savings programs, energy program, training & development, and alignment with Global Account Initiatives
• Establishes effective business relationships with the customer and interacts with client personnel at all levels; responds to needs in a collaborative style
• Provides guidance and solutions for non-controllable costs and threshold expenditure
• Adheres to the contract governance schedule and ensures monthly reports are high quality and on time
• Contributes to CBRE's overall success and financial performance through collaboration with other business leaders
• Oversees procurement activities: best practices, competitive pricing, and strategic supplier relationships with proactive service delivery
• Manages total facilities expenditure vs. budget and conducts monthly variance analysis
• Reviews and analyzes complex reports/data to generate innovative solutions and corrective actions
• Responsible for personnel recruitment, employee development, succession planning, and training

Essential Skills

• Ability to write reports, analyse and interpret complex business documents
• Ability to prioritise effort to achieve the biggest payback
• Effective communication with the client, peers, and management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving approach; apply value creation/innovation across FM services & supply chain
• Works in demanding environments, manages change, multiple priorities, and deadlines
• Ability to write detailed reports and business case preparation
• Ability to solve technical problems providing options in various situations
• Integrity and ethical standards in conduct
• Sound financial knowledge

Experience / Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or similar
• Recognised facilities management professional qualification
• At least 10 years' experience in an FM role in wider geography with cross-functional experience in an outsourced environment
• Experience in project management for small to medium-sized engineering projects
• Industrial networking and keeping up to date with best practice in an R&D environment
• Change agent with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Awareness of workplace health & safety

Desirable

• Knowledge of gas station technology
• Multilingual (local dialects and English) verbal and written ability
• Ability to build presentation content and deliver to diverse audiences
• Recognised Health & Safety qualification
• Knowledge of FMP (maintenance management system)

Other Skills and/or Abilities

• Strong leadership qualities
• Strategic thinking and action
• Experience driving and closing out operational change
• Excellent customer service skills
• Computer literate; proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Frequent travel within the territory required

Why CBRE

CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment. We value diverse perspectives and empower our people to chart their own course and realize their potential.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

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