CUP Manager; Utility Plant Manager

CUP Manager (Central Utility Plant Manager)

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The CUP Manager serves as a supervisor over plant operations and the repair team. This role provides essential on‑site leadership to support a team handling unique operational or repair challenges. Responsibilities include touring plant areas, analyzing reports, and proactively developing solutions before issues arise. The CUP Manager ensures a high standard of cleanliness throughout the plant, keeping all equipment and spaces in a pristine, inspection‑ready state.

The CUP Manager reports directly to the PM/CMM or Assistant PM/CMM, oversees the HVAC Supervisor, and works closely with the COR and facility management staff.

• Develop performance standards and provide employee counseling, conducting formal and informal performance appraisals.
• Direct, monitor, and oversee contractor staff to execute all operations, maintenance, and quality control requirements as outlined in the SOW and regulatory standards.
• Develop and maintain vendor and supplier relationships to support timely system repairs.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience at a similarly sized facility, including operation, maintenance, and repair of power generation equipment, boilers, HVAC, and refrigeration systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications.
• Preferred:
  Advanced Microsoft Applications skills.

• Experience with systems using automatic control equipment.
• Familiarity with LEED, ASHRAE 170, NFPA 110, UFC 3‑401‑01, UFC 4‑510‑01 CDC, and environmental compliance standards.
• Experience with at least two Joint Commission hospital surveys.

People Management:
Yes

Base salary range: $70,000 – $85,000. Eligibility for a comprehensive benefits package including medical, well‑being, financial planning, and short‑term incentive benefits.

This description is not an all‑inclusive list of the accountabilities of the job described. It describes the general nature of the job. Some aspects of this job may change over time, and this description may not be recorded immediately. The requirements stated represent the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities to qualify and satisfactorily perform this job. This document should not be construed as creating a contract of employment between CBRE Government & Defense Services and any of its employees or altering an employee’s at‑will employment relationship.