Data Center Mechanical Team Lead

CBRE; Minnesota; On-site; USD 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CBRE in Minnesota is seeking a Data Center Team Lead to guide specialized technical operations and ensure high-uptime for critical infrastructure. You will lead engineering teams, manage vendor networks, and uphold CBRE's operational standards in a demanding data center environment.

The role requires hands-on data center experience, the ability to supervise complex tasks, and a commitment to safety and reliability across cooling, power, and environmental systems.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma with 4-5 years of related experience or a combination of experience and education.
• Ability to meet physical requirements such as lifting up to 50 lbs and climbing.
• Prior shift management or supervisory experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to coach others and lead by example within CBRE RISE values.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and inspect the work of engineering staff to ensure tools and equipment are functional.
• Review monthly service summaries to identify recurrent issues.
• Develop and implement a preventative maintenance program for building systems.
• Inspect fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure optimal operation and client conditions.
• Estimate time and materials for repairs and manage inventory of supplies.
• Assist team with complex repairs, emergencies, and preventive maintenance.
• Apply advanced knowledge to improve methods and meet department goals.
• Lead by example and influence stakeholders across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Contribute to new products, processes, and standards within the organization.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Engineering knowledge

MS Office

Coaching others

Education

High School or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About This Role

CBRE is the global leader incommercial real estate and data center management. We operate the largestportfolio of mission-critical facilities in the world. Our teams keep thedigital economy running around the clock without interruption.

About This Role

CBRE is the global leader incommercial real estate and data center management. We operate the largestportfolio of mission-critical facilities in the world. Our teams keep thedigital economy running around the clock without interruption.

We are seeking a Data Center Team Leaderto lead one of our specialized technical operations. This critical rolerequires a professional with deep, hands-on data center experience. You mustunderstand complex infrastructure like cooling systems, redundant powersupplies, and strict uptime requirements.

In this role, your technical expertisewill directly protect our clients' most valuable digital assets. You will leadskilled engineering teams and manage complex vendor networks. Your backgroundin critical environments will ensure we maintain our industry-leadingoperational standards.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee and inspect the workperformed by engineering staff. Ensure that work is complete, equipment isfully functional, and client space is in prime working condition.
• Review monthly service requestsummaries to identify and address recurrent operational problems.
• Formulate and implement apreventative maintenance program to ensure that building machinery and systemsmeet or exceed their rated life.
• Inspect building systemsincluding fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure the operation of equipmentis within design capabilities and achieves environmental conditions prescribedby the client.
• Review assigned workorders. Estimate time and materials needed to complete repairs. Maintain aninventory of adequate supplies and tools and order necessary materials.
• Assist team with complexrepairs, emergencies, and preventive maintenance.
• Apply advanced knowledgeto seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual anddepartment objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own jobdiscipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within theorganization function.
• Coach others to developin-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and modelbehaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipate potentialobjections and persuade others, often at senior levels and of divergentinterest, to adopt a different point of view. Impact the achievement ofcustomer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-disciplineteams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design ofprocedures and policies.
• Contribute to newproducts, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support ofachieving functional goals.
• Communicate difficult andcomplex ideas with the ability to influence.

What You’ll Need

• High School Diploma, GED, ortrade school diploma with 4-5 years of job-related experience. In lieu of adiploma, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Priorshift manager or supervisory experience preferred.
• Meet the physical requirementsof this role including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders,and the ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.
• Willingness to take a newperspective on existing solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of MicrosoftOffice products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. Organizationalskills with an advanced inquisitive mindset. Sophisticated math skills. Abilityto calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and otherfinancial-related calculations.
• Ability to impact a rangeof customer, operation, project, or service activities within own team andother related teams. Capability to work within broad guidelines and policies.Proficiency in coaching others and sharing in-depth knowledge of own jobdiscipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.Skill in leading by example and modeling behaviors that are consistent withCBRE RISE values. Ability to build consensus and convince others to reach anagreement
• The minimum salary for the Data Center Team Lead position is $85,000 / $40.87 hr annually and the maximum salary of $98,000/$47.12/hr annually .
• 401(K)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• 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).