Transition Engineering and QHSE Manager

About the Role

As the Transition Engineering and QHSE Manager (TEQ Manager) at CBRE Data Center Solutions, you will play a pivotal role in seamlessly integrating new and existing data center clients. You will leverage your deep expertise in electrical, mechanical, and fire protection systems, as well as QHSE best practices, to provide technical leadership during transitions. This includes conducting site audits, developing risk assessments, ensuring compliance, and delivering training. Working closely with the Transition Manager, you will contribute to all aspects of the transition process, ensuring its success through effective project management, clear communication, and proactive client engagement. Your engineering foundation, QHSE knowledge, and ability to build strong client relationships are essential to delivering a positive and successful transition experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As the Transition Engineering and QHSE Manager (TEQ Manager), you will play a critical role in the successful and seamless transition of new data center sites into the CBRE Data Center Solutions portfolio. Your key responsibilities during the initial transition phase will include:

• Due Diligence and Assessment
  • QHSE Due Diligence: Lead QHSE due diligence assessments to identify potential risks and compliance gaps during the initial site transition, ensuring a smooth and safe handover to CBRE operations.
  • Technical Assessment: Develop and implement initial risk assessments for the site, resulting in a proactive approach to hazard identification and mitigation.
  • Client Contract Review: Review and analyze existing site documentation, including critical infrastructure drawings, operating procedures, and emergency response plans, to ensure alignment with CBRE standards and best practices.
  • Asset Validation: Perform a thorough validation of critical infrastructure assets, confirming their existence, operational status, condition, and alignment with site documentation.
• Documentation and System Review
  • Documentation Review: Review existing site documentation, including critical infrastructure drawings and documentation; operating procedures (EOPs, SOPs, MOPs); emergency response plans; maintenance records; risk assessments and registers; chemical inventories and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
  • Data Collection and Integration: Collect and integrate relevant site data into CBRE's systems (SharePoint, Harbour, Quantum, etc.).
  • Critical Spares Inventory: Review the existing critical spares inventory and recommend necessary adjustments.
  • Playbook: Develop, complete, and implement transition playbooks.
• Risk Management and Mitigation
  • Risk Assessment Development: Develop and implement initial risk assessments and risk profiles for the site.
  • Gap Analysis: Identify gaps between the site's current state and CBRE's QHSE and operational standards.
  • Transition Plan Development: Contribute to the development of a comprehensive transition plan that addresses identified risks and gaps.
• Training and Onboarding
  • Initial Training Needs Assessment: Assess the training needs of existing site personnel.
  • Onboarding Support: Support the onboarding of new CBRE personnel to the site, including QHSE and technical training.
• Initial Program Implementation
  • Management of Change (MOC) Implementation: Implement CBRE's Management of Change (MOC) process.
  • Incident Reporting Process: Establish incident reporting procedures and ensure site personnel are trained on these procedures.
  • Chemical Management: Implement initial chemical management procedures, including SDS access and proper storage.
• Communication and Coordination
  • Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with the client, site personnel, and CBRE transition team members.
  • Transition Meetings: Participate in transition meetings to track progress and address issues.
  • Hand-off to Ongoing Operations: Establish a solid foundation for ongoing operations, with a clear hand-off to the site operations team once the transition is complete.
• Additional Responsibilities
  • Assessing asset condition and contributing to capital planning to prioritize infrastructure upgrades, replacements, and lifecycle investments.
  • Developing and implementing sustainability strategies to improve energy efficiency (e.g., reducing Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)), water usage effectiveness (WUE).
  • Coordinating with vendors and contractors to ensure compliance with service agreements and operational standards.
  • Willingness to travel 20-25% of the time to support site operations, client meetings, or critical incident response as needed.

Knowledge, Engineering Knowledge

• Operation, maintenance, and repair of data center critical infrastructure, including standby generators, UPS systems, PDUs, and ATSs.
• Air-cooled and water-cooled chilled water plants and distribution systems.
• CRAHs, CRACs; water treatment and filtration systems.
• Building Management Systems (BMS), EPMS, CMMS, and DCIM.
• Psychrometric charts, HVAC load calculations, hydronic pipe sizing.
• Reading electrical one-lines, chilled and condenser water diagrams; standard sequences of operation for electrical and mechanical data center systems.
• Electrical power calculations per NFPA 70 (NEC), coordination, arc-flash studies (NFPA 70E), maintenance practices (NFPA 70B).
• Industry standards including ASHRAE Datacom/TC 9.9 and OCP publications.
• Principles of preventative, predictive, and reactive maintenance; energy efficiency metrics (PUE, WUE).

Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Power BI for data analysis and reporting.
• Proficient in Bluebeam, CAD, and BIM software for technical documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to identify root causes and develop effective solutions.
• Project management experience; excellent customer service skills.

Talents

• Analytical: Objective in identifying patterns and root causes.
• Adaptable: Thrives in dynamic environments, managing multiple priorities.
• Focused: Maintains clear objectives and delivers results.
• Responsible: Takes ownership of commitments and delivers reliably.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, QHSE, or related field is preferred.
• Professional Engineering License is a plus.
• Health and Safety Certifications are a plus.
• Three to five years of experience in the data center industry, with a focus on design and/or operations, QHSE.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Transition Engineering and QHSE Manager position is $130,000 annually and the maximum salary of $150,000 annually. 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

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