Workplace Exp Director Job ID 185750 Posted 05-Nov-2024 Service line GWS Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Building Management, Facilities Management Location(s) London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland About the Role: As a CBRE Workplace Experience Director, you will oversee the department responsible for the delivery of all workplace experience services. Examples of services include Concierge, Reception, Meeting & Event Management, and administrative office duties. This job is part of the Workplace Experience function. They are responsible for providing world-class customer service to the clients and visitors of a designated building. 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 oversee all operating and administrative policies and procedures. Align with the client's business needs, goals, and objectives. Review and contribute to clients' strategic plans and staffing needs. This includes employee recruitment, performance management, engagement, development, and financials. - Responsible for revenue and expense management for the assigned property. Establish savings goals and create action plans to improve financial position. Create and manage the budget. - Develop and maintain vendor partnerships with the intention of cost-saving efforts. - Build and maintain a trusted client relationship. Negotiate with clients, partners, and associates to resolve conflicting priorities. Monitor key service delivery metrics. - Review and audit the Service Business Continuity plan. Always follow safety standards. - Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to act 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: - HS Diploma or GED required. - 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. - 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 departments 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. 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)