Director, Data Center Solutions & Engineering

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental benefits

Retirement savings plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director, Solutions Data Centers in the United States. This client-facing role leads design and articulation of integrated facilities management solutions for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and AI/HPC data center portfolios.

It emphasizes engineering solutioning, staffing models, and commercial constructs. The role drives solution narratives, staffing plans, transition plans, and governance while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in facilities management or engineering services, incl. data center experience.
• 5+ years in FM solutions development, staffing models, and cost build-ups.
• Experience building staffing models defended to clients.
• Knowledge of data center infrastructure: electrical, cooling, BMS/EPMS, fire life safety.
• Fluency in FM commercial models, SLAs/KPIs, and Excel modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for data center IFM pursuits across sites and portfolios.
• Translate requirements into a defensible operating model with staffing plan and governance.
• Develop labor models, org charts, span of control, and scope matrices.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, HR, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, Finance, EHS, Legal, and Tech.
• Author and orchestrate the technical response: narrative, staffing, transition, tech stack, governance, risk.

Skills

Excel modeling

Data center infrastructure

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree (Mechanical/Electrical Engineering)

Tools

CMMS/IWMS platforms

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director, Solutions Data Centers in the United States. This client-facing role leads design and articulation of integrated facilities management solutions for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and AI/HPC data center portfolios.

It emphasizes engineering solutioning, staffing models, and commercial constructs. The role drives solution narratives, staffing plans, transition plans, and governance while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated