Director, Data Center Solutions & FM Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental coverage

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director of Solutions Data Centers to lead the design and articulation of integrated facilities management for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and AI/HPC data centers. You will translate complex requirements into operating models, staffing plans, and commercial constructs.

The role is client-facing and pursuit-critical, requiring collaboration with multiple functions to deliver integrated solutions with strong governance and measurable SLAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Facilities/Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years in facilities management with 5+ years in data center environments.
• 5+ years in FM solutions development, bid management, or senior operations with staffing/cost ownership.
• Fluency in FM commercial models, SLA/KPI regimes, and advanced Excel modeling.
• Willingness to travel domestically (25-30%).

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for data center IFM pursuits across portfolios.
• Translate client requirements into a defensible operating model.
• Build labor models, org charts, span of control, and scope matrices.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, HR, and others to assemble an integrated solution.
• Author and orchestrate the technical response: staffing plan, transition plan, tech stack, governance, risk registers.
• Lead solution workshops and client presentations; defend approach to leadership.
• Maintain reusable libraries of assets and benchmark staffing ratios.
• Design the critical-facilities engineering operating model and maintenance program.
• Define CMMS/EAM configurations, asset tagging, and remote monitoring integration.
• Quantify headcount, overtime, tools, PPE, and subcontracted services.
• Build site- and portfolio-specific staffing models and rosters.
• Define licensure matrices and coordinate with Talent Acquisition.
• Benchmark engineering ratios against internal/industry data.

Skills

Data center design

Facilities management

Staffing model development

Pricing and cost modeling

Excel modeling

RFI/RFP/RFQ processes

Client facing

Education

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

Tools

CMMS/IWMS platforms

BMS/EPMS systems

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Director of Solutions Data Centers to lead the design and articulation of integrated facilities management for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and AI/HPC data centers. You will translate complex requirements into operating models, staffing plans, and commercial constructs.

The role is client-facing and pursuit-critical, requiring collaboration with multiple functions to deliver integrated solutions with strong governance and measurable SLAs.