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Data Center Team Lead

CBRE

Richmond, VAJob$47–52.88/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$47–52.88/hr
Location
Richmond, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Data Center Technical Team Lead performs preventive maintenance and complex corrective repairs in a large data center operation. The role coordinates daily team activities, oversees building systems, and works with contractors, tenants, clients, facility teams, and vendors. It also improves preventive maintenance programs, responds to emergencies and customer concerns, and troubleshoots day-to-day and moderately complex issues.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Preventive MaintenanceCorrective RepairsTeam CoordinationStaff CoachingBuilding SystemsTechnical TroubleshootingSensitive CommunicationMicrosoft OfficeOrganizational SkillsAnalytical Judgment

Qualifications

Technical Training or EquivalentJourneyman or Electrician or HVAC LicenseState and Local LicensureStaffing and Performance Management Experience

Benefits

401(k) Match
Dental Insurance
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

About The Role:

As a CBRE Data Center Technical Team Lead, you will perform preventative maintenance and complex corrective repairs within a large Data Center operation. 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 :

  • 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.

  • Implement improvements for preventive maintenance programs on an ongoing basis. Maintain effective buildingspecific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.

  • Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel, and technicians.

  • Oversee all building systems including fire/life safety, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues. Must remain current with the latest technology trends. • Guide ongoing communication with tenants, clients, owners, facility management team, and vendors. Respond to emergency situations and customer concerns.

  • 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 that may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:

  • Training in a Technical discipline having served an apprenticeship or equivalent and / or a combination of experience and education will be considered. Journeyman/Electrician or HVAC license, preferred, and state and local licensures, where required.

  • 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.

  • Ability to work shifts that may include weekends and holidays.

  • Must meet the physical requirements of this role • Understanding of existing procedures and standards to solve slightly complex problems.

  • Ability to analyze possible solutions using technical experience to apply appropriate judgment and precedents.

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

  • Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Data Center Team Lead position is [$47.00 per hour] and the maximum salary for the Data Center Team Lead position is [$52.88 per hour]. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s 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 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.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [email protected] or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)

How this job compares

Set against the 1,226 open Facilities Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$47–52.88/hr
  • Virginia median$31–41/hr34 hourly ranges
  • US median$24–30/hr477 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $49.94/hr, is 38% above the Virginia median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the top quarter of Facilities Maintenance hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 46 open Facilities Maintenance jobs in Virginia and 1,226 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Facilities Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (784 postings).
Education
28 of the 1,226 open Facilities Maintenance jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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