Director of Data Center Solutions & IFM

Cushman & Wakefield; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid and unpaid time away from work

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

You will drive solution narratives, staffing plans, mobilization, and governance, collaborating across Sales, Operations, HR, Procurement, Finance, and Legal to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Facilities/Construction Management, or a related technical discipline; equivalent military or trade-progression experience will be considered.
• 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, bid management, or a senior operations role 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 and redundancy topologies, UPS/generator systems, mechanical cooling including liquid cooling, BMS/EPMS, and 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 author a technical solution narrative and present to C-suite and engineering audiences alike.
• Willingness to travel domestically (typically 25-30%).

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for data center IFM pursuits across single-site, regional, and global portfolios.
• Translate client requirements into a defensible operating model.
• Build labor models, org charts, span of control, and scope matrices for pricing.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, HR, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and Technology for integrated solutions.
• Author and orchestrate the technical response: narrative, staffing plan, mobilization and transition plan, tech stack, governance, risk register.
• Lead workshops, site walks, due-diligence visits, and client presentations to engineering leadership.
• Conduct win/loss reviews and improve standard assets, libraries, and templates.
• Maintain library of data center solution components and benchmark staffing ratios.
• Design the critical-facilities engineering operating model including on-site teams and 24x7 coverage.
• Define the maintenance program for critical systems (electrical, cooling, BMS/EPMS, fire life safety).
• Set engineering technology approach: CMMS/EAM config, asset tagging, remote monitoring, analytics, digital twin.
• Quantify the engineering solution: headcount, overtime, tools, PPE, spares, and subcontracted services.
• Develop site- and portfolio-specific engineering staffing models and rosters.
• Define licensure matrices by jurisdiction and coordinate with Talent Acquisition.
• Benchmark engineering ratios against internal/industry data and justify deviations.

Skills

Solution architecture

Data center FM

RFP/RFI analysis

Pricing modeling

Stakeholder alignment

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

CMMS/IWMS platforms

BMS/EPMS

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

You will drive solution narratives, staffing plans, mobilization, and governance, collaborating across Sales, Operations, HR, Procurement, Finance, and Legal to