Global Director of Technical Excellence

CBRE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is recruiting a Global Technical Director to provide strategic direction for hard-services excellence across the account. The role leads the Technical Team, drives technical processes, and mentors engineering staff while aligning with global standards and safety compliance.

The position requires 10+ years in technical leadership, experience with critical environments, and a track record of cross-region collaboration to ensure consistent technical delivery and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Technical Director or Senior Operational Leader within a technical environment.
• Knowledge of industrial and production environments, data centers or large server rooms, critical M&E systems, and complex HV and LV systems.
• High level of competency and understanding of Critical Environment electrical infrastructures.
• Comprehensive understanding of HVAC systems and plant operations within production or mission critical environments.
• Global experience of managing technical systems and working with managerial and operations personnel in varying geographical regions.
• Degree-level qualification in mechanical and electrical engineering is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Promote and advance a critical engineering mindset to ensure efficient and safe operation and maintenance of engineering systems to achieve 100% plant availability and uptime.
• Establish risk management protocols to ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Establish and maintain Incident Management protocols including reporting, Root Cause Analysis, mitigation/elimination plans and lessons learned.
• Collaborate with Regional Technical Managers and site and country leads to ensure that all sites meet their technical statutory requirements and the requirements of the SFG20 maintenance standard.
• Create and lead the technical community network, acting as a technical authority to provide leadership, guidance and support to country teams as needed.
• Govern Technical Standards Documentation (MOP, SOP, EOP, BCP, etc.).
• Design and implement and Technical Needs Assessments, produce gap analysis reports, and oversee the development of training plans to ensure all teams are competent and legally compliant according to their technical infrastructure and local legislation.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Technical ownership

Critical environment systems

HVAC/ M& E knowledge

Global/ multi-region experience

Stakeholder management

Compliance & safety knowledge

Mentoring & training

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical engineering

Degree in Reliability Engineering (desirable)

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is recruiting a Global Technical Director to provide strategic direction for hard-services excellence across the account. The role leads the Technical Team, drives technical processes, and mentors engineering staff while aligning with global standards and safety compliance.

The position requires 10+ years in technical leadership, experience with critical environments, and a track record of cross-region collaboration to ensure consistent technical delivery and