CBRE · 17 hours ago
Data Center Operations Manager - Critical Facilities HVAC and Electrical
Ashburn, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expCBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment, and they are seeking a Data Center Operations Manager to oversee the performance and reliability of a mission-critical data center. The role involves managing a team for preventative maintenance, ensuring uptime, and fostering client relationships while maintaining compliance with service level agreements.
CommercialFinancial ServicesProperty DevelopmentReal Estate
Responsibilities
Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees
Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed
Manage the relationship with the client while working with other stakeholders to meet all MSA requirements
Responsible for ensuring the completion of configuration management, work orders, preventative maintenance, and repairs within the agreed SLA timeframe
Operational Leadership :
Ensure uptime and resilience, targeting 99.999% availability for critical systems. Oversee the integration of facilities and IT operations, synchronizing power, cooling, and deployment activities to minimize risk and downtime. Drive automation and continuous improvement to optimize performance, energy efficiency, and incident response
Team Management:
Direct all aspects of staffing, onboarding, training, development, and performance management. Establish coverage and cross-training plans. Serve as the primary operational contact for clients and senior stakeholders, ensuring transparent communication and rapid escalation of critical issues. Fulfill and document all MSA requirements
Critical Infrastructure:
Oversee configuration management, maintenance, and repairs to meet or exceed SLAs. Ensure all infrastructure installations are completed to standard and within agreed timelines. Maintain rigorous change control, method statements, and risk assessments
I T Operations :
Manage IT equipment installations, relocations, and decommissions, ensuring compliance with internal and industry standards. Coordinate with IT teams on capacity planning, rack layout, cable management, and physical security. Maintain accurate documentation for all changes
Resolve unforeseen circumstances that occur and inform the client or Sr. management when needed
Verify facility infrastructure equipment installations are within the agreed SLA timeframe
Oversee Information Technology equipment power installations, relocation and decommission requests
Check daily routine cleanup of the data halls and review findings
Confirm all deployments are installed to applicable internal, manufacturer, and industry standards
Ensure that all records are updated following any changes made. Ensure that documentation is also kept up to date for all applicable processes
Prepare Method Statements and Risk Assessments and present to Sr. management
Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement
Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered
Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems (UPS, generators, switchgear, PDUs, cooling, BMS/SCADA, fire/life safety)
Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems
Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc
Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset
Preferred
Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems (UPS, generators, switchgear, PDUs, cooling, BMS/SCADA, fire/life safety) is preferred
Experience with IT deployments and standards-based installations is preferred
Familiarity with ServiceNow and Facility monitoring tools is preferred
Solid understanding of change, configuration, and incident/problem management processes is preferred
Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental vision
PTO
401k
Company
CBRE
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