Data Center Electrical and/or Mechanical infrastructure Technical manager - North Central US region

CBRE; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CBRE seeks a Data Center Technical Manager to oversee mechanical operations, maintenance, and energy management for facilities and portfolios. You will lead cross-location teams, develop maintenance programs, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong leadership, technical expertise in data centers, and collaboration with clients and vendors to optimize performance and cost. CBRE offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is preferred.
• 10 years’ experience in Data Centers or Critical Facilities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with CBRE Technical Managers to establish and sustain operational processes for each location.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities; assist in operating and capital planning.
• Develop and maintain as-built drawings; drive new management contracts and renewals.
• Maintain communication with tenants, clients, and vendors; support incident response and client projects.
• Review and approve high risk emergency procedures; ensure safety policies are followed.
• Provide guidance on process standards globally; improve technical operational processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Technical Manager, you will assist with themanagement of the team responsible for all mechanical

As a CBRE Technical Manager, you will assist with themanagement of the team responsible for all mechanical operations, maintenance, communications, energymanagement, and workforce development programs for a facility, campus, or portfolio ofbuildings. Thisjob is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They areresponsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs onequipment and systems.

What You’ll Do:

• Work closely with other CBRE TechnicalManagers to help establish and sustain CBRE Critical Environment technicaloperational processes and procedures for each location in line with contractualrequirements and industry’s best practices.
• Manage operations and maintenance forassigned facilities. Assist in the development of operating and capital
• Drive the acquisition of new managementcontracts. Facilitate the development of as-built drawings.
• Maintain on-going communication with high profile tenants, clients, owners, facility management team and vendors.
• Recommend and implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an on-going basis. Create and maintain effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
• Provide technical support across all locations during incidents and deliver technical support for client projects.
• Review, comment and approve High Risk emergency operating procedures for clients worldwide.
• Provide strategic and operational support on process/standards across the Global portfolio.
• Continually evaluate our technical operational process and procedures with the team with continual improvement in mind.
• Support the management, production and ongoing use of the asset management plans for each client location.
• Ensure that the client contract provides healthy and safe working conditions and that both client and company health and safety policy and process is effectively implemented across both CBRE and subcontractors’ activities, and systems operated to ensure regular review.
• Support the management of ensuring all sites conform to the necessary legislation and statutory compliances.
• Present critical facility program and audit results and performance to CBRE and client senior management.
• Perform customer interface activities including scheduling, reporting of findings and results.
• Audit processes and procedures – perform audits on the PPM system, PPM reporting, Statutory files etc.
• Carryout compliance audits and identify any gaps & risks associated and ensure plan is in place to close these issues.
• Oversee development of operation procedural documents from commissioning documentation and site drawings. Support critical facilities commissioning standards within the accounts.
• Develop critical facilities operation procedural documents from commissioning documentation and site drawings.
• Provide support in the sales and pricing process, implementation, and delivery for all 3rd party critical facility vendor contracts. Ensure that all 3rd party scope, works and performance are in line with client contract requirements, audits and evaluations, and are completed and recorded.
• Target cost saving initiatives whilst maintaining a high level of contract support.
• Assists sales and marketing in development and preparation of expansion and renewal proposals.
• Coordinate the performance of raised floor performance evaluations, including technical environmental audits, analysis, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
• Provide support and training for the onsite engineering Managers/Supervisors.
• Deliver manager employee training programs relating to new and existing processes to improve awareness.
• Work with Technical Leads to develop, track and maintain procedures and policies.
• Manage technical library content and structure globally.
• Execute operational and performance risk assessment.
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
• Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• 10 years’ experience in Data Centers or Critical Facilities is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Data Center Technical Manager is $150,000 annually and the maximum salary of $165,000 annually . The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have 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 [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).