Critical Data Center Facilities Manager - Sydney

• Critical Data Center Facilities Manager
• Sydney

Job ID

283087

Posted

15-Jul-2026

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest:

Building Management, Data Centers, Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s)

• Sydney
• New South Wales
• Australia

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• This role is to support CBRE's on site static client that's operates Hyperscale Data Center environment.
• Role opening now for August /September intakes 2026
• Site based role
• Huntingwood, Sydney
• Mon to Friday 37.5 hours weekly role
• Full time permanent role with CBRE

About Us – CBRE Data Center Solutions

• CBRE Data Center Solutions (DCS) is a global leader in delivering integrated real estate, facilities, and technology solutions across the entire data centre lifecycle.
• Our team brings deep expertise across all DCS service lines, combining capital markets insight with technical excellence to unlock value for data centre owners, occupiers, and investors worldwide

About the Role:

As a CBRE Data Center Manager, you will manage the team responsible for providing preventative maintenance and repair services for a client facility or specialized portions of a mixed use facility.

This job is part of the Critical and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for technical maintenance services in critical client environments.

What You'll Do:

• Provision of leadership and guidance, advice, coaching and direct support, where required to deliver best practice selection, training, assessment, recognition/reward and appraisal systems.

• Deliver effective business communication through advice, review, leadership and direct contribution to management and team meetings, briefings, consultation forums, correspondence, publicity, monthly and ad-hoc reporting and other publications, as appropriate.

• Create a learning environment on the site by providing the appropriate training and development planning for each member of CBRE staff. Ensure basic training needs are delivered, employees are fully competent to undertake their roles, and are able to reach their full future potential.

• Talent manage staff to ensure an appropriate training plan and career progression is identified.

• Ensure that across the services we provide for CBRE's Client on-site (CE and FM) that effective and efficient systems are in place to: Plan the work ahead, manage the work daily on the ground, communicate the issues around the work to the key stakeholders and measure our performance at completing work on time and the performance of our staff.

• Effectively lead management related activities including regular management meetings; development of operational procedures; fostering of good relationships with the Client providing services of the highest standards.

• Be overall responsible for the day-to-day management of the Data Centre Critical Environment Operations team within the specified sites.

• Manage annual contract budgets and accounts. Produce site related financial, activity and other statistical information and reports as requested. To provide input into regular management reports and Budget submissions and reviews.

• Be the point of contact during significant events or multi-discipline technical escalations occurring within the specified sites.

• As necessary, participate in any business continuity plans the team may be involved in.

• Ensure data centre operations and CBRE business policies and processes are complied with at your sites i.e. effectively communicated, implemented and adhered to within the contract.

• Ensure the provision of healthy and safe working conditions and that both Client and CBRE health and safety policy’s and process is effectively implemented across both CBRE and subcontractors’ activities and are regularly reviewed.

• Ensure optimum staffing structures operate across contracts efficiently and ensure structures support peaks and troughs in workload, and disaster recovery.

• Ensure post holders are fully competent, and that effective succession planning arrangements are in place, monitoring staff retention rates and ensuring staff training & development plans are produced and implemented.

• Ensure all absence is fully covered by suitably trained and experienced staff to ensure full 24/7 coverage.

• Ensure appropriate control systems are in place to ensure statutory, policy and contractual commitments are met.

• Ensure a customer focus within all areas of operational activities, and that effective relationships are maintained with key Client's contacts. Ensuring contractually agreed SLA’s and KPI’s within the Scope of Works (SOW) are met and necessary record retention demonstrating adherence.

• Plan and schedule all maintenance subcontractors works and repairs. Ensure all accounts and documentation associated with these subcontractors is current and up to date on a monthly basis.

• Ensure all subcontractors deliver a quality and competent service and that all contractual obligations are met.

• Reach out to and liaise with global peers to ensure consistency across the accounts and compliance with Client’s policy standards and best practice.

• Manage and deliver repairs and minor project works, as required, within the data centre.

• Promote and maintaining the core Values of CBRE.

• Ensure the professional image of CBRE is presented onsite all times.

• Manage other tasks as directed by Client

What You'll Need:

• Managerial experience at Facility Manager or Contract Manager within a critical environment.

• Must understand all the associated safety code related requirements relative to providing the service. Experience with Health & Safety Risk Assessments and Control Measures.

• Experience of maintaining critical & temperature control conditioned environments.

• Detailed understanding and experience of the electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment, including: Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Fuel Systems, Switchgear, UPS systems, Battery banks, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Air handling units, chilled water systems, Fire Alarm systems, and Fire Suppression systems (pre-action sprinklers).

• Prior experience of managing large scale outsourced contracts (values in excess of $5 million annually).

• Prior operations management experience including team management, work scheduling, and performance reviews

• Prior exposure to maintenance scheduling and subcontractor management and supervision.

• Strong understanding of ticketing or workflow management systems and tools.

• Experience of managing escalation and emergency issues.

• Experience in vendor management, ability to manage and monitor progress to ensure objectives are achieved for outsourced support and projects.

• Familiarity with ISO/FISMA audit processes and documentation.

• Practical experience must include recruitment and line management/supervisory experience.

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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