Director, Data Center Solutions & Engineering

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

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield seeks 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. The role is client-facing and centers on engineering solutioning, staffing, and commercial constructs.

Responsibilities include building labor models, defining operating standards, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and defensible pricing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical eng or facilities/construct ion mgmt
• 10+ years in facilities management or critical facilities operations
• 5+ years in FM solutions development or senior ops with staffing ownership
• Experience building staffing models and defending to clients
• Working knowledge of data center infra: electrical distribution, UPS/gens, cooling, BMS/EPMS, fire life safety
• Fluency in FM commercial models, SLAs/KPIs and pricing mechanics; advanced Excel modeling
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present to C-suite
• Willingness to travel domestically (25-30%)

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for data center IFM pursuits across portfolios.
• Translate client requirements into defensible operating models.
• Build labor models, org charts, span of control and scope matrices.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, HR, Procurement, Finance, EHS, Legal and Tech.
• Author and orchestrate technical responses: staffing plan, transition plan, tech stack, governance.
• Lead workshops, site walks, due-diligence, client presentations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Excel modeling

Staffing models

FM solutions

Education

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

Tools

CMMS/IWMS

BMS/EPMS

Excel

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield seeks 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. The role is client-facing and centers on engineering solutioning, staffing, and commercial constructs.

Responsibilities include building labor models, defining operating standards, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and defensible pricing