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Union Data Center Chief Engineer

Job ID

240192

Posted

14-Oct-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Data Centers, Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s)

Kenilworth - New Jersey - United States of America

CBRE’s Data Center Solutions is the world’s only fully integrated data center real estate firm, offering global strategy, acquisition and disposition representation, project management, and facilities management from a single provider. We serve 40% of the Fortune 100’s data centers, spanning primary, secondary, and tertiary markets across the globe. As an employer of choice, we heavily invest in our people to best serve these state-of-the-art facilities by offering mission critical and leadership training.

**About the Role** :

As a CBRE Union Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for engineering operations and directing vendors and subcontractors. This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

**What You’ll Do** :

• Manage operations, assign work orders, and provide technical and procedural training of coworkers and subcontractors.

• Consult with clients to schedule preventive maintenance and other downtime to cut business interruption and inconvenience.

• Formulate and implement a preventive maintenance program to ensure that building machinery and systems meet or exceed their rated life.

• Monitor building systems including fire alarms, HVAC, and plumbing to ensure the operation of equipment is within design capabilities and achieves environmental conditions prescribed by the client.

• Oversee and inspect the work performed by engineering staff.

• Confirm that work is complete, equipment is fully functional and client space is in prime working condition.

• Respond to emergency situations, summoning additional assistance as needed.

• Apply extensive and diversified knowledge of principles, advanced techniques, and theories to create unprecedented solutions.

• Showcase in-depth expertise in cutting-edge theories, techniques, and/or technologies within own function.

• Use experience and knowledge of all job areas within a function, practical experience in several functional areas or businesses, or concentrated knowledge of a particular discipline to coach and guide others.

• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Negotiate with senior management, customers, regulators, or vendors to influence decisions of strategic importance. Anticipate potential objections, and persuade others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.

• Drive the direction and resource allocation for programs, projects, or services.

• Significantly impact the design of policies and procedures. Provide moderate impact on the business direction through the development of innovative services or products.

Liquid Cooling Experience is a plus

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma, GED, or trade school diploma with 8-10 years of job-related experience. In lieu of a diploma, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Prior shift manager or supervisory experience preferred.

• Meet the physical requirements of this role including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, and the ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.

• Multi-dimensional, conceptual, and innovative thinking to develop new solutions.

• Ability to identify and solves the most complex problems.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. • Expert organizational skills with an unrivaled inquisitive mindset.

*Should any element of this Job Description conflict with the provisions of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement will prevail

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The salary for the Union Data Center Chief Engineer position is $126.880 annually or $61.00/ hr and the maximum salary of 126,800 annually or $61/HR . The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance

**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)