Data Center Technical Manager & Ops Leader

CBRE; Roanoke (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Technical Manager to lead a team responsible for mechanical operations, maintenance, energy management, and workforce development across a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings. This role sits within Engineering and Technical Services and focuses on preventive maintenance, repairs, and support.

The successful candidate will supervise staff, coordinate daily activities, manage budgets, and drive improvements in maintenance programs while ensuring safety and reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in 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.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mind.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• 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.
• Manage operations and maintenance for assigned facilities. Assist in the development of operating and capital budgets.
• 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.
• Facilitate the acquisition of new management contracts and maintain as-built drawings.
• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing & development

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Coaching & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

CBRE is seeking a Technical Manager to lead a team responsible for mechanical operations, maintenance, energy management, and workforce development across a facility, campus, or portfolio of buildings. This role sits within Engineering and Technical Services and focuses on preventive maintenance, repairs, and support.

The successful candidate will supervise staff, coordinate daily activities, manage budgets, and drive improvements in maintenance programs while ensuring safety and reliable