Critical Engineering Operations Manager (Bank) - Working Location: Central

Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd is recruiting a Critical Engineering Operations Manager in Hong Kong for the bank sector. The role centers on reviewing project approaches to critical facilities to minimize banking disruptions and ensure resiliency of IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities include guiding design with regard to power, HVAC, and data center reliability, managing project risks, and coordinating with facilities teams to seamlessly integrate works while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field required.
• Registered Engineer status is a plus; experience in critical facilities recommended.
• Proven experience as a Critical Facilities Engineer within banking or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess project managers' approaches to critical facility works to minimize banking operation disruptions.
• Provide expertise in logistics, operations, and techniques to ensure design resiliency and continuous IT project functioning.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize business interruptions.
• Collaborate with project teams and facilities managers to integrate projects into existing infrastructure with minimal disruptions.
• Incorporate resiliency, redundancy, and failover into designs and provide life cycle maintenance guidance.
• Oversee vendors and contractors, ensuring timely delivery, quality, safety, and compliance with resilience standards.

Skills

Project management

Banking industry knowledge

Critical facilities

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field

Registered Engineer a plus

Tools

Environmental monitoring systems

Job description

Critical Engineering Operations Manager (Bank) - Working Location: Central

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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.

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

Required Skills and Experience

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