APAC Engineering Design Authority Lead

IM Holdings Pte Ltd; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace in Hong Kong seeks an Engineering Design Manager to act as the engineering design authority for Asia Pacific capital projects, ensuring safety, resilience and compliance across bank standards.

The role coordinates project managers, consultants, contractors, landlords and internal stakeholders, delivering evidence-based recommendations with clear ownership and timelines to the Regional Head of Engineering.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in engineering.
• Professional registration is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Govern design reviews and approvals for Asia Pacific capital projects from brief and concept through construction, testing and handover.
• Assess multidisciplinary building services, controls and specialist systems for compliance, safety, resilience, sustainability, operational suitability and bank standards.
• Review critical power and cooling, fire and life safety, security, business-continuity and landlord/tenant interfaces.
• Challenge proposals, deviations and changes; ensure decisions and approvals are documented and traceable.
• Identify, record and elevate material technical, compliance, cost, programme and operational risks, then track actions to closure.
• Lead technical reviews and workshops, coordinating internal teams, project managers, consultants, contractors, landlords and operators.
• Support assurance gateways, audits, procurement, tendering, commissioning and operational readiness.
• Report concise, evidence-based recommendations, ownership and target dates to the Regional Head of Engineering.
• Maintain standards, templates, checklists and lessons learned.

Skills

Engineering design

Stakeholder management

Risk analysis

English fluency

Education

Degree in engineering

Professional registration advantageous

Job description

Mace in Hong Kong seeks an Engineering Design Manager to act as the engineering design authority for Asia Pacific capital projects, ensuring safety, resilience and compliance across bank standards.

The role coordinates project managers, consultants, contractors, landlords and internal stakeholders, delivering evidence-based recommendations with clear ownership and timelines to the Regional Head of Engineering.