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Managing Director - Europe Division - Data Centre Solutions

Job ID

185926

Posted

08-Nov-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Data Centers, Executive Management

Location(s)

Amsterdam '- Noord-Holland - Netherlands

Job Title: Managing Director - Europe Division

Business Sector: Data Centre Solutions

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

COMPANY PROFILE

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally, we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Purpose of the Job

CBRE’s Data Centre Solutions (DCS) is the world’s only fully integrated data centre real estate firm, offering global strategy, acquisition and disposition representation, project management, facilities management and technology services from a single provider. We serve 40% of the Fortune 100’s data centres, spanning primary, secondary, and tertiary markets across the globe. As an employer of choice, we heavily invest in our people to best serve these state-of-the-art facilities by offering mission critical and leadership training.

Job Purpose

• Act as the in-region executive leader for DCS, ensuring the delivery of growth, customer, people and financial targets

• Strategic leadership and development of the in-country teams and co-ordination of external resources, both in and out of country, to support the business

• Lead company and statutory Health, Safety and Quality compliance and standards

• Drive sustainable profitable growth in line with business goals and objectives aligned to the DCS strategic plan

• Deliver customer retention and win new business

• Lead the management and development of employees across the organization (operational, sales, contract support and management) making sure that the company culture and behaviours are displayed at all times

• Develop and deliver a sustainable and profitable project management business

• Own the preparation and delivery of country budgets and four-year strategic planning process

• The Regional MD has full decision-making responsibility and full P&L and budgetary control

Success will be measured by the overall performance of the business. Specific measures include:

• Exceptional QHSE compliance and accident record

• A strategically aligned business model with the Americas, APAC & Europe Division2

• Business development and growth

• Establishment of fully functional and self-sustaining Business Unit/s

• A fully recruited, trained team with established succession

• Brand recognition throughout the Critical Data Centre market

Desired skills / experience

• Commercial acumen

• Strong influencing / networking skills

• Ability to understand commercial and financial metrics

• Internal and external client management

• Industry knowledge in critical environment and/or data centre environments and one or more of the following: M&E, facilities management, projects, building or ICT services

• Excellent presentation skills - written, verbal and presentation

• Previous experience in a senior or executive management role which has included responsibility for services, culture, people and business growth

• Dealing with a range of people from junior to senior level including site employees, suppliers and customers

• Worked within a matrix organisation

Please Note:

All details are provided for guidance only; they do not necessarily limit the responsibilities and accountabilities of the job. Full details of employment terms are provided within offers of employment, and appropriate policies within the Company

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

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