Director, Engineering

Job Title

Director, Engineering

Job Description Summary

The Director is an extension of GOS and Corporate Engineering Operations groups and is responsible for overseeing all market wide engineering and operational requirements, including but not limited to the C&W national engineering platform, in-direct review and support of significant capital projects, and major R&M projects. This position will have close interaction with Senior Management, Regional Engineers, and with Property Management.

Job Description

Essential functions and responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and oversight in Data Center environments, ensuring continuous uptime, system redundancy, and adherence to mission-critical infrastructure standards, including Tier-level compliance and SLA requirements.
• Lead engineering efforts by supporting critical systems such as power distribution, cooling infrastructure, fire suppression, and building automation systems to maintain optimal performance and risk mitigation.
• Partner with Data Center operations teams, site-level stakeholders, and client representatives to align engineering practices with business continuity objectives, incident response protocols, and performance optimization strategies.
• Support capacity planning and infrastructure scalability by collaborating with IT, facilities, and project management teams to ensure engineering systems meet current and future demand.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (e.g., Uptime Institute, ASHRAE, NFPA, OSHA) and contribute to audit readiness and documentation for mission-critical sites.
• Assist with development, implementation and monitoring of technical programs, and policies and procedures as required by both National Operations and Engineering.
• Works with clients and C&W facility management team to help implement and coordinate requirements such as safety, quality assurance, sustainability, energy management, Energy Star, C&W engineering disciplines, and combined energy and water tracking tools.
• Conducts periodic site inspections in accordance with the guidelines presented in the national Engineering platform to review client sites and check performance of C&W suppliers and self performing technicians.
• Conducts physical property, mechanical, electrical and system assessments as needed or requested
• Provides leadership and direction for the implementation of client and corporate initiatives
• Provides direction and consultation to the operating staff for HVAC, MEP systems, Fire & Life Safety systems, Automation, Security, and OSHA compliance
• Assists in scope definition, contract negotiations and bid reviews for service, and capital replacement projects
• Establish and maintain a network of consultants/pre-qualified service providers to provide assistance and expertise to the field in matters beyond the expertise of operations staff (i.e. MEP design Engineer of record, Environmental, Structural, and Architectural)
• Provides effective and prompt responses to requests from C&W leadership and clients

Key Competencies

• Communication Proficiency (oral and written)
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organization Skills
• Technical Proficiency
• Leadership

Important education 

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

• Two-year technical degree plus 3 to 5 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Completion of Technical school study relating to HVAC design and Maintenance preferred

Important experience

• Experience working in a data center environment
• Minimum of  10 years of commercial property experience
• Minimum of 3 years of management level experience in facilities/property maintenance, engineering, the installation and operation of Building Systems (HVAC, plumbing, Fire/Life Safety, etc.), project management, and supervision of skilled trades and technical staff
  • Experience in building operations
  • Experience managing unionized and non-unionized employees        

additional eligibility qualifications

• Operating Engineers License as required by local jurisdictions, and equivalent
• Technical proficiency in the mechanical, electrical and control systems used in the Property Management industry
• Expertise in the operation, management and the cost controls of Property Operations
• Knowledge and interpretation and application of applicable commercial building codes and standards
• Experience reading and interpreting documen