Data Center Mechanical Technical Program Manager

CBRE Group, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Data Center Mechanical Technical Program Manager to oversee the design of post facility ready mechanical upgrades and retrofits. You will coordinate internal stakeholders and external partners to create a shared execution plan for construction activities and align design services with project goals.

The role requires deep mission-critical design knowledge, significant HVAC experience, and 10+ years in mechanical engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Master's Degree and / or Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Need industrial or commercial HVAC experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify stakeholders and plan objectives, estimate tasks and align schedules.
• Monitor progress and risks; propose mitigation plans and de-risking strategies.
• Publish program metrics to drive consensus and decision-making.
• Organize ambiguous projects into longer-term objectives (6+ months).
• Build program teams and govern the lifecycle of team members.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience

Master's Degree and / or Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

About the role

We are currently seeking a “Data Center Mechanical Technical Program Manager “ to oversee the design of Post Facility Ready mechanical system upgrades and retrofits. This will include building design teams from internal stakeholders and external partners/providers, facilitating the creation of a shared execution plan, and overseeing design services provided by an external design team in support of construction activities. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of mission critical design and construction, as well as new product development and insertion.

What you’ll do

• Proactively identify stakeholders and work with them to strategize, plan, and prioritize objectives and success criteria. Estimate task durations, and ensure schedules and dependencies are aligned and support those objectives within an organization.
• Effectively monitor and communicate progress and risks. Propose mitigation plans, and align stakeholders on de-risking strategies.
• Measure and publish program and process metrics to drive consensus in teams’ understanding of issues and to drive decision-making.
• Seek out and apply relevant best practices from other processes and technologies.
• Organize ambiguous projects into clear longer-term (6+ months) objectives.
• Build effective program teams within and across an organization. Understand and address their needs to support them throughout their life cycles.
• Guide alignment on timelines, goals, and deliverables of related projects and teams.
• Manage escalations and unblock obstacles.
• Break down programs and processes into components that could be executed by less senior team members.
• Independently design and deliver optimized program communication plans including executive and key partner communications.
• Articulately represent the program across touchpoints.
• Independently determine program phasing and metrics that effectively address continuous improvement including Resource Stewardship.
• Optimize regular checkpoints and metrics dashboards.
• Ensure stakeholders are aligned on rationale for program pivots.
• Independently determine and collect data required to govern programs and effectively drive stakeholder decision-making.
• Independently maintain project trackers and status reports.
• Identify and execute program tasks, including proactively managing dependencies, while incorporating Product Excellence values, Product Inclusion, and brand trust and reputation.
• Define program governance structure by determining effective management of mitigations, postmortems, and escalation reports.
• Lead effective program stakeholder meetings.
• Independently develop change management rollout plans for programs including impact analysis.
• Across multiple teams, independently define, lead, and own program charter(s) that address scope, and timeline, OKRs, resourcing and risks/dependencies of moderately complex programs.
• Translate ambiguous program goals into clear and measurable objectives/milestones.
• Create project plans that break down a project into discrete phases aligned to the needs of stakeholders, include risks/dependencies, and support proactive identification of program constraints.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred: Master's Degree and / or Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Minimum 10 years experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Need industrial or commercial HVAC experience.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in evaporative and air based process chilled water cooling systems.
• Thorough understanding of mechanical engineering principles, practices, and related technical areas.
• Knowledge of industry construction methods and techniques.
• Ideally we would want someone who is familiar with mechanical cooling systems
• Ideally we are looking for someone who has been in construction or operations of large commercial buildings high rise, data centers, semi conductor, industrial processes etc.
• Possess advanced planning and communication management skills. Able to apply these skills in difficult situations.
• Proficiency in continuous improvement, execution, organizational change, and stakeholder management. Able to apply these skills in typical situations with minimal guidance.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend have been consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations.