Union Data Center Lead Technician
Listed on 2026-03-09
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Telecoms Engineering, General Labor
CBRE DIRECTLINE, a CBRE Data Center Solutions business, is a leading technology infrastructure services provider enablingmission critical data center infrastructure for the world’s technologyleaders. Catering to a broad spectrum of technology and client requirements, 1200+ skilled technicians deliver over 1000 projects annuallyacross data center markets in the US and APAC. DL has proven success in the deployment of next-generation infrastructure technologies across the datacenter lifecycle;
from design & planning, install & build through Day 2maintenance, technology upgrades & retrofits, including delivering thelatest wave of AI/ML platforms.
About the Role:
This role primarilyinvolves the installation and decommissioning of network and cablinginfrastructure within a Data Center environment. A key aspect is the continuouspursuit of sustainable, repeatable, and improved solutions and processes. The individual is expected to provide leadership to crews and provide structuredfeedback on project progress to various stakeholders, ensuring high-quality workmanship, maintaining Data Center cleanliness, and adhering to allproduction, safety, and quality standards, codes, and industry best practices.
The role also requires collaboration with stakeholders to resolve projectobstacles and the ability to read and comprehend blueprints and buildingdocumentation. A broad understanding of Data Center infrastructure technologies is essential.
- Installation/decommissioningof network and cabling infrastructure in a Data Center environment.
- Deliversustainable and repeatable solutions and processes, always with an eye on improvement.
- Providestructured feedback on project progress to Stakeholders.
- Exhibitquality workmanship on all work and maintain Data Center cleanliness.
- Followall production, safety and quality standards, codes, and industry best practices.
- Collaborate with various Stakeholders to remove project obstacles.
- Reading and comprehending blueprints and building documentation/redline work.
- Broad understanding of Data Center infrastructure technologies.
- Knowledge and use of basic telecom hand tools.
- Mustbe capable of leading a crew of 1-5 technicians.
- Must understand customer service, perform job walks and communicate with customer for job requirements.
- Accept responsibility of outcome of work performed by him/her and/or by employee thatdirect report to him/her.
- Clear understanding of job safety requirements.
- Beable to read and understand job floor plan.
- Shouldbe familiar on wiring schemes and wiring testing.
- Shouldbe able to pull all types of low voltage cables.
- Shouldunderstand and be capable in performing field terminations and labeling.
- Capableof maintaining orderly paperwork, capable of running midsize to large project sand service jobs.
- Possessskill to layout MDF and IDF closets, be able to dress all types of cable and perform all types of terminations and should include basic understanding offiber equipment, all types of cable and fiber terminations.
- Basic understanding of both copper and fiber cable testing and troubleshooting.
- Capableof working in Data Centers.
- Shallbe able to work on analog, DSL, and be able to extend T1 lines.
- Beable to patch network equipment.
- Trackand submit timesheets for crew reporting
- Perform job walks
- Maintaining paperwork and running service jobs
- Copper/Fiber(term, test, splice, troubleshoot)
- Responsiblyof outcome for work
- Trackand submit timesheets for crew
- Effectively communicate with Foreman, Leads, Tech)
- Understandingmetrics/SLA's and able to track
- Knowledge and understanding of network Handover
- Track lessons learned as they occur
- Coordinates with QAQC on quality status walks
- Knowledge and understanding of Project Close Out
- Identify the tech's strengths and weaknesses
When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. Weare dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values —respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of…
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