Director, Data Center Solutions (Hyperscale & AI/HPC)

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

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 client-facing role translates complex requirements into deliverable operating models, staffing plans, and commercial constructs.

You will partner cross-functionally across Sales, Operations, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Legal to assemble one integrated solution and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in facilities management or engineering services with 5+ years data center accountability.
• 5+ years in FM solutions development or bid management with staffing/cost ownership.
• Experience building staffing models for critical facilities and defending them to clients.
• Knowledge of electrical distributions (N+1, 2N, 2N+1), UPS, generators, cooling, BMS/EPMS, and fire life safety.
• Fluency in FM commercial models, SLA/KPI regimes, and 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 operating models and staffing plans.
• Build labor models, org charts, span of control, and scope matrices.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, HR, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, Finance, EHS, Sustainability, Legal, and Technology to assemble one integrated solution.
• Author and orchestrate the technical response: 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.
• Maintain a reusable library of data center solution components and benchmark staffing ratios.
• Design the engineering operating model: on-site teams, 24x7 coverage, on-call structures, remote ops, vendor-augmented models.
• Quantify the engineering solution: headcount, overtime, shift differentials, tools, PPE, training, spares, critical-spares strategy, and subcontracted services.
• Build staffing models by site and portfolio; define licensure matrices by jurisdiction.

Skills

Staffing models

Client-facing

Excel modeling

Solution architecture

Bid management

Communication to C-suite

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

CMMS/IWMS platforms

Excel

Asset data standardization tools

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 client-facing role translates complex requirements into deliverable operating models, staffing plans, and commercial constructs.

You will partner cross-functionally across Sales, Operations, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Legal to assemble one integrated solution and