Data Center Team Lead

CBRE HV; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Data Center Technical Team Lead to manage preventative maintenance and complex repairs within a large data center environment. You will coordinate daily activities, mentor staff, and align with CBRE RISE values to drive project success.

Responsibilities include overseeing fire/life safety systems, coordinating with contractors, and maintaining strong communication with tenants and stakeholders. Strong technical and leadership skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or equivalent in a technical discipline; journeyman or HVAC license preferred.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring and rewarding performance.
• Ability to convey performance expectations and handle problems; knowledge of safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities, establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff.
• Implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs and maintain maintenance manuals.
• Coordinate maintenance with outside contractors and tenant finish personnel.
• Oversee building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues.
• Maintain communication with tenants, clients, owners, facilities team, and vendors; respond to emergencies.
• Lead by example and align with CBRE RISE values to reach shared objectives.
• Apply disciplinary knowledge to achieve team and department goals.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues.

Skills

Staffing

Coaching

Mentoring

Performance evaluation

Retention

Education

Journeyman Electrician license

HVAC license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Data Center Technical Team Lead, you will perform preventative maintenance and complex corrective repairs within a large Data Center operation. This job is part of the Critical and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for technical maintenance services in critical client environments.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis. Maintain effective building specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
• Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues. Must remain current with the latest technology trends.
• Guide ongoing communication with tenants, clients, owners, facility management team, and vendors. Respond to emergency situations and customer concerns.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Training in a Technical discipline having served an apprenticeship or equivalent and / or a combination of experience and education will be considered. Journeyman/Electrician or HVAC license, preferred, and state and local licensures, where required.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Ability to work shifts that may include weekends and holidays.
• Must meet the physical requirements of this role.
• Understanding of existing procedures and standards to solve slightly complex problems.
• Ability to analyze possible solutions using technical experience to apply appropriate judgment and precedents.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.

Additional Information

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