Data Center Mechanical Supervisor

CBRE; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Data Centre Supervisor Mechanical at the Dublin Campus to lead the Mechanical Day Team and coordinate maintenance of critical environment systems.

The role focuses on managing shift escalation, maintaining 100% uptime, developing procedures, and coordinating with clients and vendors to deliver reliable data centre operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with data centre HVAC and critical environment systems.
• Strong knowledge of Modbus/BACnet and BMS platforms.
• Proven leadership of mechanical teams in 24/7 environments.
• Willingness to work outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical supervision of operation, maintenance and repair of all critical environment systems while maintaining 100% uptime to all critical power systems.
• Develop a good working relationship with CBRE staff and Client representatives - be the main point of contact for mechanical requirements.
• Perform preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance on all Mechanical systems.
• Use CMMS to create work orders for tasks carried out on site, recording hours & comments on PMs ensuring compliance.
• Develop site procedures (EOPs, SOPs & MOPs) and keep documentation aligned with client standards.
• Review vendor documentation (method statements & risk assessments) relating to mechanical/controls systems before works start.
• Carry out QA on all vendor works completed on site relating to Mechanical systems.
• Provide site specific Mechanical training and assist in staff development.

Skills

Modbus

BACnet

BMS controls

HVAC systems

Team leadership

Education

Mechanical qualification (trade)

Degree level education (preferred)

Tools

BMS Controls/PC Networks

PLC’s

CMMS

Job description

Job Title: Data Centre Supervisor Mechanical

Location: Dublin Campus

Commence Date: Immediate

Work Times: Monday to Friday (8am – 5pm)

Purpose of the Job

The Mechanical Supervisor is required to manage the Mechanical Day Team, support

Job Title: Data Centre Supervisor Mechanical

Location: Dublin Campus

Commence Date: Immediate

Work Times: Monday to Friday (8am – 5pm)

Purpose of the Job

The Mechanical Supervisor is required to manage the Mechanical Day Team, support

management of the Shift Teams and be the point of escalation for the onsite CBRE team on any

Mechanical items. The Mechanical Supervisor will have overall responsibility for all Mechanical

engineering aspects including staff development, Mechanical processes & procedures for the

Data Centre. The Mechanical Supervisor will report to the Technical Manager but will work very

closely with all team disciplines on site.

Summarised below are the main tasks that we anticipate would fall within the remit of this

position.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical Supervision of the operation, maintenance and repair of all critical environment systems while maintaining 100% uptime to all critical power systems.
• Develop a good working relationship with all members of CBRE staff and the Client representatives - Be the main point of contact for the Clients mechanical requirements.
• Perform preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance on all Mechanical systems.
• Use CMMS to create work orders for tasks carried out on site, including recording hours & comments on all scheduled PM’s via CMMS ensuring compliance is achieved at all times.
• Provide input and development of site mechanical and controls procedures including EOPs, SOPs & MOPs. Develop site procedures while keeping all documentation consistent with current client standards.
• Review all submitted vendor documentation (method statements & risk assessments) relating to mechanical/controls systems prior to any works starting on site via the approved process.
• Work flows are assigned by sub-contractor specialist for review/approval.
• Carry out QA on all vendor works completed on site relating to Mechanical systems.
• Review equipment failures and deliver detailed root cause analysis and post-mortem reports to CBRE, Data Centre Management and global peers as required.
• Monitor & ensure all critical spares relating to the Mechanical & Data Center systems are in place – ensuring quantities, critical components and stock is accurate to what is required.
• Be the point of contact for the shift team to support Mechanical or Data Center escalation as per the site CBRE escalation procedure.
• Carry out full RCA’s for any technical issues on site providing detailed reports to local and regional management
• Ensure Emergency classification & notifications are correct, accurate & up to date for Mechanical systems.
• Drive site wide energy efficiency through Energy saving innovations, extra works & projects.
• All energy saving works must be recorded & updated on the master energy register as part of site process.
• Assist the Technical Manger to review all subcontractor maintenance contracts to ensure vendor contractual works are technically aligned with site requirements. Attend sub-contractor review meetings & input into the vendor scorecards.
• Provide site specific Mechanical systems training to the Mechanical team. Assist in the development and training of technicians to ensure robust succession plans for the Data Centre team.
• Keep the site syllabus & training curriculum up to date as the facility changes to ensure all staff are aware of new equipment or changes on site.
• Develop Mechanical examination questions & perform scenario’s as part of the CBRE site specific training program. Sign off on staff competencies for each level obtained, correcting examinations & providing reports/feedback on all assessments.
• Reach out to and liaise with local and global peers to ensure compliance with client standards and best practice.
• Report health and safety breaches through the ‘HAZARD’ process
• Ensure the professional image of CBRE is presented to clients and visitors at all times.
• Ensure the provision of a Safe and Healthy working environment. To include the wearing of the CBRE uniform and appropriate PPE when required.
• Assist the technical manager in technical staff management, development, and appraisal within the constraints of the contract and CBRE policies
• Assist technical manager on the recruitment of new staff by providing technical assessment or all new candidates interviewing to join CBRE team on site.

Qualifications, Experience and Character:

• Good level of experience of integration products and protocol exchange software such as Modbus, BACnet etc.
• Applicants must have a thorough understanding of the Controls theory related to HVAC systems and have an understanding of advanced software structure associated with BMS controls/PC Networks.
• An excellent understanding and experience of the mechanical and control systems used in a Data Centre environment, including: Generators, Fuel Systems, Building Management
• Systems and Controls, Air handling units, Variable Frequency Drives (VSDs), Fire Alarm systems, and Fire Suppression systems (pre-action sprinklers).
• Strong and committed team player with excellent communication and coaching skills with the ability to communicate intelligently and effectively with the client and with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the Data Centre systems.
• Willingness to work outside of normal hours to resolve technical issues in a 24/7 industry
• Computer literate with the ability to compile and submit monthly and annual reports, and to monitor and trend operational characteristics (load, capacity, environmental conditions etc.).
• Experience of complex automatic control equipment, including relay logic, programmable logic controllers (PLC’s), building management systems, and their integration with the Data Centre infrastructure.

Person Specification

• Education Have an Mechanical qualification to trade.
• Excellent general education is essential, ideally to degree standard.
• Training Have an understanding of what a Data Centre environment is, and the working restrictions applicable to such environments. Must be able to demonstrate a career showing continuous personal development with at least two years’ experience in production or critical environments
• Aptitudes Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills., with the ability to communicate intelligently and effectively with the client and with contractors.
• Numerate and computer literate. High software skills – MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Character Excellent motivational and influencing skills, with high levels of personal integrity.
• Capability to manage escalations which contain various degrees of ambiguity and either resolve or properly escalations in a timely manner, where appropriate
• Demeanour to manage customer expectations/escalations and shepherd customer concerns in high-pressure scenarios
• Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service.
• Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• A team player, able to work with CBRE and clients staff of all levels.
• The ability to learn quickly and to gain maximum benefit from extensive training and development programmes aimed at ensuring that any identified knowledge or experience deficiencies are addressed in the short term.
• Able to contribute effectively within the team, be a team player being able to work with CBRE and clients staff of all levels.
• Self-motivated, ability to work on own initiative and able to make sound decisions when needed.
• Organised, able to effectively prioritise and deliver within a dynamic and high pressure, business critical environments.
• Calm manner with the ability to work under pressure able to work under pressure, with changing, and often conflicting, priorities to meet deadlines

Experience

• The successful applicant needs to be experienced both in a technical capacity and as a strong people manager familiar with the development and review of teams, appraisals and the application of effective people management practice
• Experience of managing escalation and emergency issues demonstrating good communications with client, management, team members and vendors

All details are provided for guidance only, and do not necessarily limit the responsibilities and accountabilities of the job.