Sr Facilities Manager - Mechanical and Plumbing

About the Role:
CBRE is seeking a Sr Facilities Manager to lead facilities operations for a premier financial services organization headquartered in Hartford, CT. This role supports a historic 1.5-million-square-foot corporate campus that serves as a critical workplace environment for thousands of employees. The campus features office buildings, a parking garage, cafeteria, and infrastructure that requires a strong operational leader focused on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.

Reporting as the senior facilities leader on-site, you will oversee building operations, maintenance, capital planning, financial performance, vendor management, and a team of approximately 20 facilities professionals. This is a highly visible role requiring a hands-on leader who can balance strategic initiatives with day-to-day operational demands while building trusted relationships and ensuring communication, transparency, and partnership.

What You'll Do:

• Lead all aspects of facilities management, operations, maintenance, and asset performance across a complex 1.5-million-square-foot corporate campus
• Direct, develop, and mentor a team of approximately 20 facilities professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously, including capital projects, preventive maintenance programs, corrective repairs, and emergency response activities.
• Serve as the primary client partner, providing regular updates, operational insights, and strategic recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Oversee annual operating and capital budgets exceeding $10M, including forecasting, variance management, financial reporting, and budget optimization.
• Lead vendor procurement activities, develop bid specifications, negotiate service contracts, and manage provider performance across building services and infrastructure programs.
• Ensure the reliability and performance of critical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building automation, and fire alarm systems.
• Partner with district utility providers and support the campus' steam and chilled water infrastructure supplied through a central plant district energy system.
• Utilize CMMS technology, including SI7 or similar platforms, to drive maintenance planning, reporting, asset management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, employee experience, risk mitigation, and long-term asset performance.