Director, Data Center Solutions & Engineering Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Nashville 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 client-facing role converts complex requirements into deliverable operating models, staffing plans and commercial constructs.

The role emphasizes engineering solutioning and staffing—building the critical facilities engineering organization, wage and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Facilities/Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years in facilities management, critical facilities operations, or engineering services, including 5+ years with direct data center accountability.
• 5+ years in FM solutions development or senior operations 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, UPS/generator, cooling, BMS/EPMS, 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 present to C-suite and engineering audiences.
• 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 (RFI/RFP/RFQ, SLAs, KPIs, MOPs/SOPs) and translate into a defensible operating model.
• Build the labor model, organizational chart, span of control, and scope matrix underpinning price and governance.
• 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.
• Lead solution workshops, site walks, due-diligence visits, and client orals; defend engineering approach to client leadership.
• Conduct win/loss reviews and feed outcomes into standard assets and pricing templates.
• Maintain a reusable library of data center solution components and benchmarks.
• Design the critical-facilities engineering operating model: on-site teams, 24x7 coverage, remote OPS integration.
• Solution the maintenance program across all critical systems including electrical, cooling, and fire life safety.
• Set the engineering technology approach: CMMS/EAM, asset tagging, BMS/EPMS integration, analytics, and reliability reporting.
• Quantify headcount, overtime, shift differentials, tools, PPE, and subcontracted services.
• Build engineering staffing models by site and portfolio with役 role mixes and shifts.
• Define qualification and licensure matrices by jurisdiction; coordinate TA ramp planning.
• Benchmark engineering ratios and justify deviations with data.

Skills

Solution architecture

Staffing models

Data center operations

Excel modeling

Project governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS/IWMS

BMS/EPMS

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield in Nashville 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 client-facing role converts complex requirements into deliverable operating models, staffing plans and commercial constructs.

The role emphasizes engineering solutioning and staffing—building the critical facilities engineering organization, wage and