Account Manager (Facilities Management) - North Chicago, IL

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services‑led, tailored facility management solution. We self‑perform hard services while partnering with best‑in‑class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high‑level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery. In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best‑in‑Class services, including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience. About the Role: As a CBRE Account Manager, you will oversee a small to medium‑sized team responsible for delivering all client commitments. 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. Consult with sales professionals to define basic project requirements. Investigate various approaches to attain end results. Inform the organization of potential risks and implement action plans to address them. Assist with the coordination of resources needed to service projects and build strategic operational plans. Responsible for the management of sales and relationships with small to medium‑sized clients. Identify new sales opportunities and improvements within existing accounts. Monitor service level performance to ensure client service levels are met and exceeded. Present findings to Sr. Management. Prioritize open issues and tasks, working closely with both internal and client cross‑functional teams. Serve as a point of contact for key systems and processes for projects. Manage expectations of the client and project team regarding the scope of work and responsibilities. Daily performance and ongoing delivery against contractual obligations. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr CBRE Group, Inc.