Datacenter Design Engineering Director

CareerCircle
Chicago, IL, United States
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Office

Job description

As a CBRE Client Consulting Sr. Director, you will oversee consulting services to a large portfolio of high-profile corporate real estate clients. You will also guide the global consulting business.

This job is part of the Client Consulting function. They are responsible for Advisory services in relation to real estate operations and investments. What You’ll Do:

  • Build real estate strategies and consulting for enterprise accounts and high-profile clients.
  • Deliver complex strategies with top clients. Drive global portfolio strategic initiatives from start to finish.
  • Align business direction and vision with executive management. Conduct strategic portfolio planning with stakeholders.
  • Monitor organizational performance and reports on data collected.
  • Evaluate space rationalization for all client properties and provide solutions as needed.
  • Develop expert strategies to reduce costs for clients.
  • Manage and review all consolidation reviews and transactions.
  • Present reports and studies on location, labor, and retail properties to executive management and C-suite partners.
  • Support major account pitches and strategic deliveries.
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of the client’s business. Ensure that property and location strategies align with the business’s strategic direction.
  • Showcase high level of commercial and financial knowledge during strategy development and presentations.
  • 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.
  • Apply deep knowledge of multiple disciplines, broad industry knowledge, and commercial awareness. Drive financial and functional performance within disciplines and across business.
  • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Negotiate with senior management, customers, and external parties of divergent interests to reach an agreement of strategic importance while being guided by the business segment and the organization’s functional strategy.
  • Conceptualize new methods, techniques, processes, and standards across job disciplines or functions.
  • Direct the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems by applying advanced critical thinking.

Requirements

Leadership Consulting Management Mentorship Real Estate Presentations Consolidation Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office Microsoft Outlook Critical Thinking Business Problems Performance Review Strategy Development Organizational Skills Intellectual Curiosity Training And Development Organizational Performance, * Bachelor’s Degree preferred with 12-15 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 exchange 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. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • Expert organizational skills with an unrivaled inquisitive mindset., Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office Microsoft Outlook Critical Thinking Business Problems Performance Review Strategy Development Organizational Skills Intellectual Curiosity Training And Development Organizational Performance

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