Cushman & Wakefield · 7 hours ago
Director of Technical Services/Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$193K/yr - $227K/yr
15+ years expCushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm, and they are seeking a Director of Technical Services to lead the engineering and maintenance service delivery for building infrastructure. This role focuses on enhancing service quality, ensuring staff training, and delivering efficient engineering solutions while collaborating with senior operations and company leadership.
CommercialCommercial Real EstateConsultingLeasingLegalProperty Management
Responsibilities
Provide national program leadership for the engineering team as well as support in the local market; Setting up a “local engineering leadership team” from property-level engineers to assist with implementation of the overall national engineering platform
Coordinate and plan monthly engineering meetings for the key sites in the portfolio, providing training materials/topics necessary to ensure industry and National Engineering process requirements compliance
Development, implementation and monitoring of technical programs, and policies and procedures as required by both National Operations and Engineering within accounts contractual scope
Works with account Facility Management leaders and manages Chief Engineers to implement and coordinate requirements such as safety, quality assurance, sustainability, energy management, Energy Star, C&W engineering disciplines, and combined energy and water tracking tools
In collaboration with the client and Platform team, design and deliver property- and system-specific technical and administrative training for on-site engineering personnel ensuring staff are trained to meet operational scope and delivering high quality technical services· Manages and oversees through the Chief Engineers, Engineering and operations staff to establish and implement preventive maintenance programs in order to reduce equipment downtime, maintain property system integrity, maximize efficiency and minimize operating costs while protecting the properties assets
Provides effective and prompt responses to requests from managers, stakeholders and clients
Establish and maintain a network of consultants/pre-qualified service providers to provide assistance and expertise to the portfolio in matters beyond the expertise of onsite operations staff (i.e. MEP design Engineer of record, Environmental, Structural, and Architectural)
Assists in scope definition, contract negotiations and bid reviews for service, and capital and expense replacement projects
Overall responsible for engineering budget and monthly variance of budgets
Provides direction and oversight to the operating staff for HVAC, MEP systems, Fire & Life Safety systems, Automation, Security, and OSHA compliance program
Ensures compliance with necessary training programs
Assists with the preparation of on account RFPs and RFIs for speciality vendor support, participates in new business presentations, portfolio expansion and site assessments
Provides leadership and direction for the implementation of account initiatives in regard to building infrastructure
Conducts physical property, mechanical, electrical and system reviews with team as needed or requested
Provides overall leadership and management of the on account technical services program
Qualification
Required
Four-year technical degree plus 15 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training
Minimum of 10-15 years of property infrastructure maintenance experience
Minimum of 5-10 years of management level experience in facilities/property maintenance, engineering, the installation and operation of Building Systems (HVAC, plumbing, Fire/Life Safety, etc.), project management, and supervision of skilled trades and technical staff
Technical proficiency in the mechanical, electrical and control systems used in the Property Management industry
Expertise in the operation, management and the cost controls of Property Operations
Knowledge and interpretation and application of applicable commercial building codes and standards
Experience reading and interpreting documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and BAS SOO
Strong understanding of project management processes
Basic Computing Skills in Outlook, Excel & Word
A high level of functional/technical knowledge of building system operation is necessary and must have proficiency in plumbing, HVAC, and electrical distribution systems
Must be able to prepare and present detailed reports on building operations and systems
Must be able to write professional business correspondence and procedural manuals
Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and internal and external customers
Ability to quickly define problems, gather and assess relevant data and information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to implement solutions and repairs and delegate to appropriate personnel
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Preferred
Completion of Technical school study relating to one or multiple disciplines in HVAC building systems, Electrical building systems, Building Controls, Fire/Life Safety, base building infrastructure, and Maintenance preferred
Operating Engineers License as required by local jurisdictions, and equivalent
Benefits
Health, vision, and dental insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life, and disability insurance programs
Paid and unpaid time away from work
Company
Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield is a real estate services firm that offers retail investment, energy management, and property services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$734.8MKey Investors
GreystoneCitizens BankVanke
2023-10-10Post Ipo Debt· $223.8M
2023-08-08Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2022-10-13Post Ipo Debt· $27.3M
Leadership Team
Matthew Bouw
CEO Asia Pacific & EMEA
Michelle M. MacKay
CEO
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