Data Center Supervisor

ABOUT CBRE DATA CENTRE SOLUTIONS

CBRE Data Centre Solutions (DCS) is a part of the CBRE Group with over 130.000 employees worldwide and delivers fully integrated real estate, facilities and technology solutions for data centre owners, occupiers and investors across the globe. As a dedicated business line within CBRE, DCS is dedicated to solving complex challenges within every stage of the data centre lifecycle.

We provide our employees with the best conditions to develop professionally and personally and to realise their full potential in the course of their career.

Join us now at Dublin (Ireland) and bring your unique talent and skills to our Team!

Tasks

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

The Electrical Supervisor is required to manage the Electrical Day Team, support management of the Shift Teams and be the point of escalation for the onsite CBRE team on any Electrical items. The Electrical Supervisor will have overall responsibility for all Electrical engineering aspects

including staff development, Electrical processes & procedures for the Data Centre. The Electrical

Supervisor will report to the Technical Manager but will work very closely with all team disciplines on site.

Summarised below are the main tasks that we anticipate would fall within the remit of this position.

What You’ll Do:

• Electrical Supervision of the operation, maintenance and repair of all critical environment
• systems while maintaining 100% uptime to all critical power systems.
• Develop a good working relationship with all members of CBRE staff and the Client representatives - Be the main point of contact for all client’s electrical requirements.
• Peer review and keep up to date all site electrical procedures including EOPs, SOPs, MOPs,
• Drills and AP’s when required or as scheduled by the procedure specialist. Develop sit procedures while keeping all documentation consistent with current client standards.
• Review all submitted vendor documentation (method statements & risk assessments) relating to Electrical systems prior to any works starting on site via the approved process. Workflow are assigned by sub-contractor specialist for review/approval.
• Review all vendor submitted service reports (Emergency, break fix & Maintenance reports)
• and ensure all outstanding or highlighted items on these reports are followed up with & closed out. Review meetings to be held between Electrical, Mechanical and Planning teams.
• Carry out QA on all vendor works completed on site relating to Electrical systems.
• Review equipment failures and deliver detailed root cause analysis and post-mortem reports to CBRE, Data Centre Management and global peers as required.
• Monitor & ensure all critical spares relating to the Electrical & Data Center systems are in place – ensuring quantities, critical components and stock is accurate to what is required.
• Be the point of contact for the shift team to support Electrical or Data Center escalation as per the site CBRE escalation procedure.
• Carry out full RCA’s for any technical issues on site providing detailed reports to local and regional management
• Ensure Emergency classification & notifications are correct, accurate & up to date for
• Electrical systems.
• Drive site wide energy efficiency through Energy saving innovations, extra works & projects.
• All energy saving works must be recorded & updated on the master energy register as part of site process.
• Assist the Technical Manger to review all subcontractor maintenance contracts to ensure vendor contractual works are technically aligned with site requirements. Attend sub-contract to review meetings & input into the vendor scorecards. Provide site specific Electrical systems training to the electrical team. Assist in the development and training of technicians to ensure robust succession plans for the Data Centre team.
• Keep the site syllabus & training curriculum up to date as the facility changes to ensure all staff are aware of new equipment or changes on site.
• Develop electrical examination questions & perform scenario’s as part of the CBRE site specific training program. Sign off on staff competencies for each level obtained, correcting examinations & providing reports/feedback on all assessments.
• Reach out to and liaise with local and global peers to ensure compliance with client standards and best practice.
• Report health and safety breaches through the ‘HAZARD’ process
• Ensure the professional image of CBRE is presented to clients and visitors at all times.
• Ensure the provision of a Safe and Healthy working environment. To include the wearing of the CBRE uniform and appropriate PPE when required.
• Assist the technical manager in technical staff management, development, and appraisal with the constraints of the contract and CBRE policies
• Assist technical manager on the recruitment of new staff by providing technical assessment or all new candidates interviewing to join CBRE team on site.
• Review all submitted drills and follow up on any actions – ensure quality of drills & detail i captured at all times.
• Qualifications, Experience and Character:
• An excellent understanding and experience of the electrical systems used in a data centre
• environment, including: Feeders, Transformers, Switchgear, UPS systems, Battery banks ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units.
• Experience of complex automatic control equipment, including relay logic, programmable logic controllers (PLC’s), building management systems, and their integration with the data centre infrastructure.
• Experience of medium voltage distribution systems and associated switch gear and protection equipment.
• Experience of MV and LV switching procedures and safety protocols
• Strong and committed team player with excellent communication and coaching skills with the
• ability to communicate intelligently and effectively with the client and with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the Data Centre systems.
• Willingness to work outside of normal hours to resolve technical issues in a 24/7 industry
• Computer literate with the ability to compile and submit monthly and annual reports, and t monitor and trend operational characteristics (load, capacity, environmental conditions etc.).
• Experience of complex automatic control equipment, including relay logic, programmable logic controllers (PLC’s), building management systems, and their integration with the Data Centre infrastructure.

Requirements

YOUR PROFILE

• Have an Electrical qualification to trade.
• Excellent general education is essential, ideally to degree standard.
• Have an understanding of what a Data Centre environment is, and the working
• restrictions applicable to such environments. Must be able to demonstrate a
• career showing continuous personal development with at least two years’
• experience in production or critical environments

Benefits

OUR BENEFITS - WHAT YOU´LL GET IN RETURN

• Future-proof job opportunity with a true development guarantee in one of the fastest growing Data Centre markets worldwide
• A demanding job with an interesting variety of responsibilities and high level of real management autonomy
• Working in an exceptionally motivated team
• TOP trainings with internationally recognized state-of-the-art certifications as well as a proper personal onboarding thanks to our "Welcome Days"
• Attractive salaries with annual increases and many other additional benefits
• International working environment with inspiring cross-border career opportunities
• A friendly and collegial working atmosphere combined with a dynamic and creative working culture
• DIVERSITY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and WORK-LIFE BALANCE are practiced values!

Do you need further reasons to join CBRE? Check our awards:

• Best Data Centre Operator 2025 (Data Centre World Awards)
• TOP Company 2025 (among the TOP 5% on Kununu)
• Commitment to Diversity and Talent Development Award 2025 (Datacloud Global Awards)
• Outstanding Contribution to Skills and Training Award 2025 (DCS Awards)
• Best Places to Work 2024 (Globe St´s)
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing (Indeed)
• Best Company for Career Growth 2024 (Wallstreet Journal)
• Outstanding Contribution to the Data Centre Industry 2024

ARE YOU THE EMPLOYEE WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

If yes, please submit your application documents (CV, selected certificates, no cover letter necessary) incl. your availability and salary expectations via our application system.

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