Data Center Manager

About the Role:

As a CBRE Data Center Manager, you will lead the team responsible for delivering preventive maintenance and repair services for the client. In this role, you will oversee daily operations, ensure system reliability, and support critical infrastructure performance.

This position is part of CBRE’s Critical & Technical Services function, which provides specialized technical maintenance and operational support in mission-critical client environments.

This is a dayshift position and requires on-site presence at the Data Center facility based in Houston, TX.

What You’ll Do:

• 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.

• 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.

What You’ll Need:

Technical Skills & Data Center Operations:

• Skilled in monitoring, troubleshooting, and supporting maintenance activities for UPS systems, diesel generators, ATS/STS equipment, PDUs, HVAC, CRAC/CRAH units, and power distribution infrastructure.

• Hands-on experience utilizing BMS, EPMS, DCIM, and SCADA platforms for facility monitoring, alarm response, incident management, and uptime assurance.

• Strong background in preventive maintenance, vendor coordination, remote hands support, structured cabling, change management, commissioning support, and maintaining operational excellence within high-availability data center environments.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Leadership & General Skills:

• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.

• 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.

• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of a global leader in commercial real estate and investment services that help businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact! Our collaborative environment is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service, and excellence — and we value the varied perspectives, backgrounds, and skills of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your full potential!

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

Our Values in Hiring

At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

Disclaimers

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have 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.

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