Critical Facilities Lead India Subcontinent | CBRE | BKC, Mumbai

CBRE is looking for a seasoned Critical Facilities Lead for a prestigious client based in BKC, Mumbai. The role will lead mission-critical engineering operations across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with responsibility for infrastructure reliability, incident management, engineering governance, asset lifecycle, CAPEX, risk & compliance, sustainability and engineering capability development. Candidates should have 12+ years of experience in Data Centers, BFSI, Technology, Critical Facilities or Corporate Real Estate environments with a B.E./B.Tech in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

1. Critical Facilities Operations & Reliability

• Lead Critical Environment and Engineering Operations across the portfolio.
• Ensure uninterrupted operation and operational readiness of all mission-critical infrastructure.
• Establish and maintain robust engineering governance frameworks.
• Drive Preventive, Predictive and Condition-Based Maintenance strategies.
• Review engineering performance, system reliability and critical asset health across sites.
• Lead annual shutdown planning and execution.
• Develop and implement reliability improvement initiatives.
• Ensure strict adherence to MOPs, SOPs and EOPs.
• Drive consistency in engineering standards and operating practices across locations.

2. Incident Management & Business Resilience

• Lead engineering response during critical incidents, emergencies and crisis situations.
• Manage escalation of critical infrastructure failures.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for significant incidents and drive Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Support Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery programs.
• Lead infrastructure resilience assessments and testing.
• Ensure lessons learned from incidents are implemented across the portfolio.

3. Asset Lifecycle & Capital Planning

• Develop lifecycle replacement strategies for critical engineering assets.
• Maintain critical asset registers, risk profiles and replacement roadmaps.
• Identify and mitigate End-of-Life / End-of-Support infrastructure risks.
• Support the development and prioritization of Capital Investment / CAPEX programs.
• Prioritize asset replacement based on reliability risk and business impact.
• Conduct technical reviews for infrastructure modernization and upgrade programs.

4. Engineering Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with client requirements, CBRE standards, statutory regulations and engineering best practices.
• Lead technical audits, engineering reviews and infrastructure risk assessments.
• Maintain the Critical Facilities Risk Register.
• Review and identify Single Points of Failure (SPOF).
• Develop mitigation strategies for risks related to power, cooling, fire protection and other critical infrastructure.
• Support internal, external and regulatory audits and drive timely closure of findings.
• Monitor engineering service providers and vendor performance.

5. Critical Engineering Projects

• Provide technical governance and oversight for infrastructure and engineering CAPEX projects.
• Review engineering designs and technical specifications.
• Support procurement and technical bid evaluations.
• Oversee commissioning, testing and handover of critical systems.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) where required.
• Validate operational readiness before project closure and handover.

6. Sustainability & Energy Optimization

• Drive engineering-led energy efficiency initiatives.
• Support organizational Net Zero and carbon reduction objectives.
• Optimize electrical and cooling system performance.
• Identify opportunities for energy and water conservation.
• Evaluate emerging engineering technologies and digital solutions that can improve reliability and efficiency.

7. Engineering Leadership & Capability Development

• Provide leadership to Engineering Managers, Chief Engineers and Site Engineering Teams.
• Develop engineering competency and capability frameworks.
• Coach and mentor engineering teams.
• Develop succession plans for critical engineering positions.
• Drive standardization of engineering practices.
• Promote innovation, digitalization and engineering analytics across the portfolio.