Data Center Team Lead - Night Shift

CBRE; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Data Center Technical Team Lead for an on-site role in Michigan City, IN. You will oversee preventative maintenance and complex repairs in a large data center operation, coordinating a technical team on 12-hour shifts (7pm–7am) with a 4-3-3-4 schedule.

The role requires DCS experience, mechanical and electrical aptitude, and the ability to work with tenants, vendors, and contractors. Hands-on leadership and modern facilities knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or equivalent technical training; Journeyman/Electrician or HVAC license preferred.
• Experience in staffing, training, coaching, and performance management.
• Ability to convey performance expectations and handle sensitive information.
• Ability to work shifts including weekends/holidays.
• Must meet the physical requirements of this role.
• Understand procedures and standards to solve moderately complex problems.
• Ability to analyze solutions using technical judgment and precedents.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities, set schedules, assign tasks, and mentor staff.
• Improve preventive maintenance programs and update manuals.
• Coordinate with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.
• Oversee building systems—fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, electrical; stay current with tech trends.
• Communicate with tenants, clients, owners, facilities team, and vendors.
• Respond to emergencies and customer concerns.
• Lead by example in CBRE RISE values and align stakeholders to agreements.
• Apply cross-discipline knowledge to meet team objectives.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues in systems and processes.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching/mentoring

Scheduling

Technical problem solving

MS Office

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.

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 role will be located on-site in Michigan City, Indiana. All applicants must have previous DCS experience in addition to mechanical and electrical aptitude. This role will have 12 hour shifts (7p-7a) with a 4-3-3-4 schedule.

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.

What You'll Need

• 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.

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).