APAC Engineering Design Lead – Critical Systems & Compliance

Mace; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace combines global delivery consultancy experience to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The Engineering Design Manager is the bank’s engineering design authority for Asia Pacific capital projects, ensuring designs are safe, resilient, compliant, deliverable, operationally suitable and aligned with business, workplace and real estate strategy.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Significant design-management, technical-assurance or project-engineering experience in complex environments.
• Proven multidisciplinary review experience from concept through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Experience managing technical risks, changes, non-conformances and escalation across procurement and operational readiness.
• Strong stakeholder-management capability and knowledge of building, fire, health and safety, environmental and engineering requirements.
• Banking, mission-critical, data-intensive, trading, office or other business-critical experience.
• Familiarity with resilient systems, critical power and cooling, fire and life safety, security and business continuity.
• Regional or multinational experience; English fluency mandatory; Cantonese/Mandarin desirable.
• Multidisciplinary design review, risk-based assurance and objective technical challenge.
• Knowledge of HK and APAC/international codes, standards and requirements.
• Understanding of constructability, maintainability, whole-life cost, and cost/programme impacts.
• Excellent analysis, reporting, presentation and stakeholder communication with document-management tools.

Responsibilities

• Govern design reviews and approvals for Asia Pacific capital projects from brief to handover.
• Assess multidisciplinary building services, controls and systems for compliance, safety, resilience and operational suitability.
• Review critical power, cooling, fire and life safety, security and landlord/tenant interfaces.
• Challenge proposals, deviations and changes; ensure decisions are documented and traceable.
• Identify, record and elevate technical, compliance, cost, schedule and operational risks; track actions to closure.
• Lead technical reviews and workshops with internal teams and external partners.
• 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 management

Technical assurance

Stakeholder management

Project engineering

Risk management

Communication and presentation

English fluency (mandatory)

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Professional registration advantageous

Job description

Mace combines global delivery consultancy experience to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The Engineering Design Manager is the bank’s engineering design authority for Asia Pacific capital projects, ensuring designs are safe, resilient, compliant, deliverable, operationally suitable and aligned with business, workplace and real estate strategy.