Union Trainee

Company: CBRE
Location: Naperville
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Union Trainee

Job ID

212484

Posted

25-Mar-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Building Management, Facilities Management

Location(s)

Naperville - Illinois - United States of America

CBRE 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 bespoke 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 Union Trainee, you will work on projects, learn about the business, make industry connections, and develop both hard and soft skills related to the curriculum of your choice.

This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

What You'll Do:

• Work with a dedicated mentor to obtain hands-on industry experience.
• Help with research projects, attend team meetings, and assist with the creation of presentations.
• Perform administrative duties associated with the department.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams on special projects and requests.
• Attend company networking events, workshops, and online seminars.
• Use existing procedures to solve straightforward problems while having a limited opportunity to exercise discretion.
• Impact through clearly defined duties, methods, and tasks are described in detail.
• Deliver own output by following defined procedures and processes under close supervision and guidance.
  
  What You'll Need:
  
  
  • High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma with 1-2 years of job-related experience. In lieu of a diploma, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
  • Meet the physical requirements of this role including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, and the ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.
  • Ability to follow basic work routines and standards in the application of work.
  • Communication skills to exchange straightforward information.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.
  • Basic math skills. Ability to calculate simple figures such as percentages, discounts, and markups.
    Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
    
    *Should any element of this Job Description conflict with the provisions of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement will prevail.
    
    Why CBRE?
    
    We lead by example, guided by the needs of the cities we inhabit, the communities we build, and the world we live in. The more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we can see. A culture of respect, integrity, service, and excellence shapes our approach to every opportunity.
    
    Our competitive and comprehensive benefits program was designed to ensure you feel valued with benefits that support your and your family's mental, physical, emotional, and financial health.
    
    Maintain your career momentum with the best tools and training in the industry. You'll have everything you need to thrive in your role: challenging work, dedication to results, fast-paced assignments, and a culture of constant learning.
    
    Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are more than just values-they're a competitive advantage. By crafting a place where our employees are recognized for their contribution and allowed to grow, we regularly open ourselves and our business to new opportunities.
    
    The pay range for this position is subject to an applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. The negotiated rate for the Union Trainee position is $43,680 annually [or $21.00 per hour]. Please refer to the Collective Bargaining Agreement regarding pay scale.
    
    Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has 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).
    
    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.
    
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