• Data Center Manager - Mechanical & Electrical

    CBRE (Charleston, SC)


    Data Center Manager - Mechanical & Electrical

     

    Job ID

     

    231236

     

    Posted

     

    29-Jul-2025

     

    Service line

     

    GWS Segment

     

    Role type

     

    Full-time

     

    Areas of Interest

     

    Data Centers, Engineering/Maintenance, Facilities Management

     

    Location(s)

     

    Charleston - South Carolina - United States of America

    About the Role:

    This role oversees the operations and development of a team of Critical Environment engineers onsite, ensuring

     

    they provide both Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Repair Services to the Client & their customers onsite

     

    (within agreed Service Level Agreement.) Also, assists the client, providing support for Data Center operations.

     

    Provide on-site support for the provision and maintenance of Critical Environment services.

    What You’ll Do:

    • Manage unforeseen circumstances that occur and provide relevant feedback to Client / CBRE

     

    management where necessary.

     

    • Mentor & motivate the Critical Environment team, providing them with regular feedback to ensure

     

    they continually improve. Identify areas for training where necessary.

     

    • Overall responsibility for Configuration Management (CM)MS Work Orders, Preventative Maintenance (PM), Configuration Management (CM), or Repairs within the agreed SLA timeframe, or escalate if issues cannot be resolved promptly.

    • Overall responsibility to ensure the completion of:

    • Facility infrastructure equipment installations within the agreed SLA timeframe and to

     

    applicable internal, manufacture and industry standards.

     

    • Information Technology equipment power installations, relocation and decommission

     

    requests within the agreed SLA timeframes and to applicable internal, manufacture and

     

    industry standards.

     

    • Daily routine checks and cleanup of the data halls and record their findings.

    • Mechanical and Electrical troubleshooting support (chiller, Computer Room Air Conditioning

     

    (CRAC), Computer Room Air Handler (CRAH), Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Power

     

    Distribution Unit (PDU), Static Transfer Switches (STS), etc.)

     

    • Ensure all deployments are installed to applicable internal, manufacture and industry standards.

    • Ensure that all records are updated following any changes made and that documentation is also kept

     

    up to date for all applicable processes.

     

    • Ensure that Method Statements and Risk Assessments are prepared and used for all tasks, providing

     

    safe working practices at all times.

     

    • Overall responsibility to manage relationship with Client, working with other CBRE stakeholders to ensure all MSA requirements are met.

    • Provides formal supervision to individual employees within single functional or operational area.

    • Recommends staff recruitment, selection, promotion, advancement, corrective action and

     

    termination.

     

    • Plans and monitors appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime.

    • Prepares and delivers performance appraisal for staff. Mentors and coaches team members to further develop competencies.

    What You’ll Need:

    • Bachelors Degree preferred. 6-8 years of experience in mechanical or electrical engineering, preferred.

    • Experience of leading and motivating a Critical Environment Team. Accredited training in the

     

    installation of DC Facilities Infrastructure and Building Management System (BMS), preferred.

     

    • Experience of leading and motivating a Critical Environment Team. A proven knowledge of Critical

     

    Facility or DC equipment and their components including UPS, PDU, STS, EG, CRAC, CRAH , etc.

     

    • A strong understanding of the Data Center environment, and the working restrictions applicable to

     

    such environments.

     

    **Equal Employment Opportunity:** CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

    **Candidate Accommodations:** CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [email protected] or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

     

    CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)