About The Role
As a CBRE Meeting & Events Manager, you will be responsible for the management of a small team assigned to meetings, events & conference services.
This job is part of the Workplace Experience function. They are responsible for providing world-class customer service to the employees, clients and visitors of a designated building for one of our premier clients.
- This is NOT a marketing role. This is a manager role overseeing the planning and execution of large meetings and events for staff and client meetings. This person will have 4 direct reports, leadership experience is critical.*Heavy Event planning experience would contribute significantly to one's success in this role.
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.
- Serve as primary contact with clients for meeting & events forecasts and strategies.
Troubleshoot and resolve client inquiries and escalated complaints.
- Maintain department budget. Approve purchase orders for event supplies as requested by the team.
- Implement enhancements for event success. This includes making improvements to processes, procedures, and
systems. Review reports to measure productivity and present findings to management.
- Ensure operations and vendors are compliant with location requirements.
- Accountable for tracking department SLAs, KPIs, and benchmarks. Monitor related performance data and
identify solutions for gaps.
- Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared
interests to reach an agreement.
- Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and
departmental objectives.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident
in existing systems and processes.
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of
experience and education will be considered. *Heavy Event planning experience would contribute significantly to one's success in this role.
- Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising,
and rewarding performance and retention are highly preferred.
- Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance
expectations and handle problems.
- Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and
department.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
- Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive and creative mindset.
- Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-
related calculations.
Why CBRE?
We value a culture of respect, integrity, service and excellence that crafts our approach to every opportunity! We are guided by the needs of the cities we inhabit, the communities we build, and the world we thrive in.
- Competitive pay and benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Discretionary PTO, 401k, and more that start 1st of the month.
- Internal advancement available after 6-month mark.
- FORTUNE Most Admired Company #1 in real estate for third consecutive year; Ten years in a row on the list.
- Forbes Named one of the best large employers in America and one of the World's Best Employers
CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Events and Meeting Manager position is $95,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Meeting and Events Manager position is $110,000 annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. *Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.
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 recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).
