Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer, 3rd Party Data Centers

CBRE Group, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer (3PDC) to support third-party data center projects. You will guide RAM analyses, review design docs, and interact with clients to ensure compliance and success.

The role requires 8–10 years of experience, collaboration across structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, and electrical teams, and familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, or NavisWorks. Travel ~25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 8–10 years of solid experience
• Strong understanding of large-scale, complex data center infrastructure
• Experience with cross-disciplinary teams including structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, electrical, and architectural
• Ability to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions
• Experience with data center projects inside and outside the US
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, or NavisWorks; Licensed PE desirable

Responsibilities

• Review and assist in the evaluation of third-party data center sites, ensuring technical compliance and adherence to standards
• Proactively identify collaborators and strategize, plan, and prioritize objectives and success criteria; estimate task durations and align schedules
• Develop RAM analysis to optimize data center reliability and efficiency
• Thoroughly review detailed design documents for third-party sites for accuracy and compliance
• Interact directly with clients to prepare all project elements
• Support senior engineers in compiling documentation for presentations and contracts
• Assist operations with day-to-day documentation questions and help improve program standards
• Collaborate to identify opportunities for optimization of standard engineering programs for Technical Due Diligence
• Coordinate documentation of mechanical design for data center projects

Job description

About the role

The purpose of this position is to support third-party data center (3PDC) projects for CBRE’s clients, and provide technical guidance and input. The Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer (3PDC) will be primarily responsible for supporting Senior Engineers across the program with documentation updates during technical due diligence for new and existing facilities. The ideal candidate should possess a working knowledge of electrical power systems, security, civil, structural, architectural, and other relevant disciplines.

25% travel anticipated

What you’ll do

• Review and assist in the evaluation of third-party data center sites, ensuring technical compliance and adherence to standards.
• Proactively identify collaborators and work with them to strategize, plan, and prioritize objectives and success criteria. Estimate task durations, and ensure schedules and dependencies are aligned and support those objectives within an organization
• Develop reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) analysis to optimize the performance and efficiency of data center operations.
• Thoroughly review detailed design documents for third-party data center sites, ensuring accuracy and compliance with requirements.
• Interact directly with clients in order to prepare all elements of the project.
• Supporting senior level engineering with tasks to compile documentation to be included in presentations and contracts.
• Support operations with day-to-day questions about documentation. Support the organization and improvement of program standards.
• Collaborate with the team to identify opportunities for optimization and improvement of standard engineering programs for Technical Due Diligence.
• Coordinate documentation of mechanical design for data center projects.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of solid experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Solid understanding of large-scale, complex data center infrastructure.
• A solid understanding of the commercial real estate industry in the areas of financial analysis, project management, construction, ethical practices, business operations, marketing, and business development.
• Experience and knowledge of working with cross-disciplinary teams, including structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, electrical, and architectural.
• The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.
• Experience with data center projects inside and outside of the US.
• Ability to solve outstanding problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, Projects, PowerPoint, MS Projects, etc.
• Expert interpersonal skills with an inquisitive mentality.
• Prefer experience with AutoCAD, Revit, NasvisWorks or equivalent Licensed PE is desirable

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend were consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Tuner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.