Director, Data Center Solutions & Critical Facilities

Cushman & Wakefield; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

HSA/FSA

Retirement plan

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director, Solutions Data Centers to lead the design and articulation of integrated facilities management solutions for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and AI/HPC data center portfolios. This role is client-facing and pursuit-critical, translating complex requirements into deliverable operating models, staffing plans, and commercial constructs.

You will coordinate across Sales, Operations, HR, Finance, and Legal to assemble one integrated solution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Facilities/Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years in facilities management, critical facilities operations, or engineering services, including 5+ years with direct data center or mission-critical accountability.
• 5+ years in FM solutions development, bid management, or a senior operations role with direct ownership of staffing models and cost build-ups.
• Demonstrated experience building critical-facilities engineering staffing models and defending them to sophisticated technical clients.
• Working command of data center infrastructure: electrical distribution and redundancy topologies, UPS and generator systems, mechanical cooling including liquid cooling, BMS/EPMS, and fire life safety.
• Fluency in FM commercial models, SLA/KPI regimes, and pricing mechanics; advanced Excel modeling capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to author a technical solution narrative and present it to C-suite and engineering audiences alike.
• Willingness to travel domestically (typically 25-30%).

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for data center IFM pursuits across single-site, regional, and global portfolios.
• Interrogate client requirements and translate them into a defensible operating model.
• Build labor model, org chart, span of control, and scope matrix underpinning price.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, HR, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, Finance, EHS, Sustainability, Legal, and Technology to assemble an integrated solution.
• Author and orchestrate the technical response: solution narrative, staffing plan, mobilization and transition plan, technology stack, governance model, risk register, and exclusions schedule.
• Lead solution workshops, site walks, due-diligence visits, and client orals; defend the approach to client leadership and procurement.
• Conduct win/loss reviews and update standard solution assets and pricing templates.
• Maintain a reusable library of data center solution components and benchmark staffing ratios.
• Design the critical-facilities engineering operating model with on-site teams, 24x7x365 coverage, and remote ops integration.
• Set the maintenance program across all critical systems including electrical, mechanical, BMS/EPMS, fire life safety, and cooling.
• Define qualification/licensure matrices by jurisdiction and coordinate with Talent Acquisition for recruiting ramp.
• Benchmark engineering ratios against internal and industry data, articulating deviations.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Facilities/Construction Management, or related technical discipline

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director, Solutions Data Centers to lead the design and articulation of integrated facilities management solutions for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and AI/HPC data center portfolios. This role is client-facing and pursuit-critical, translating complex requirements into deliverable operating models, staffing plans, and commercial constructs.

You will coordinate across Sales, Operations, HR, Finance, and Legal to assemble one integrated solution.