Critical Engineering Operations Manager (Bank)

Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd is seeking a Critical Engineering Operations Manager to oversee critical facilities projects within a banking environment. The role focuses on minimizing operational disruption, ensuring resiliency, and aligning IT projects with facilities operations.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, banking project experience, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams. On-site work in Hong Kong is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field.
• Experience as a Critical Facilities Engineer with banking industry project management.
• Knowledge of data centers, power distribution, HVAC, UPS, and environmental monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate project managers' approaches to works to minimize impact on banking operations and ensure compliance with industry best practices.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize interruptions to business operations.
• Collaborate with project teams, facilities managers, and BCIM professionals to integrate projects into existing critical infrastructure.
• Incorporate resiliency, redundancy and failover into designs to ensure continual critical operations.
• Provide technical guidance and cost estimates for upgrades or replacements needed to support projects during budgeting.
• Oversee vendors and contractors to ensure timely delivery while maintaining quality, safety and resilience standards.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Registered Engineer a plus

Job description

Critical Engineering Operations Manager (Bank)

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented peopleand empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

As a Critical Facilities Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to review and assess project managers' approaches to critical facility project works in order to minimize disruptions to banking operations. You will provide expertise in logistics, operations, and techniques to ensure the design, resiliency, and efficient functioning of critical infrastructure supporting IT projects. Collaborating closely with project teams, you will provide advice to project managers to integrate project schedules seamlessly into existing operational environments, while maintaining high levels of availability, reliability, and resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate project managers' approaches to works, including logistics, operations, and techniques, to minimize impact on banking operations and ensure compliance with industry best practices
• Identify potential risks associated with project implementations affecting critical facilities, and develop mitigation strategies to minimize interruptions to business operations
• Collaborate with project teams, facilities managers, and BCIM professionals to seamlessly integrate CFE projects into existing critical infrastructure while optimizing resource utilization and minimizing disruptions
• Incorporate resiliency considerations, redundancy measures, and failover mechanisms into project designs, ensuring continual critical operations
• Provide technical guidance and cost estimates for critical infrastructure upgrades or replacements needed to support projects during the budgeting process
• Provide life cycle advice and maintenance strategy requirements
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal policies related to critical facility operations and maintain accurate documentation on design specifications, maintenance procedures, and incident reports
• Oversee vendors and contractors to ensure timely delivery of services and products, while maintaining quality, safety, and adherence to resilience standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field
• Registered Engineer a plus
• Proven experience as a Critical Facilities Engineer, with expertise in project management within the banking industry
• Thorough knowledge of critical facility infrastructure, including data centers, power distribution, HVAC systems, UPS systems, and environmental monitoring
• Familiarity with design standards, resilience principles, and best practices for critical facility operations within a banking environment
• Proven track record of integrating into a team and showing collaboration when difficult problems arise

Location: On-site –Hong Kong, SAR, China