Regional Engineering Design Manager

Mace Limited; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace Limited seeks an Engineering Design Manager to act as the engineering design authority for Asia Pacific capital projects, ensuring designs are safe, compliant and deliverable. You will coordinate project managers, consultants, contractors, landlords and internal stakeholders to deliver on time and to standard.

You will lead technical reviews, assess risk, and report clear recommendations to the Regional Head of Engineering, maintaining standards and driving assurance across the project

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Significant design-management or project-engineering experience in complex environments.
• Proven multidisciplinary review experience from concept through construction.

Responsibilities

• Govern design reviews and approvals for Asia Pacific capital projects from brief to handover.
• Assess building services, controls and systems for compliance, safety and resilience.
• Review power, cooling, fire safety, security and landlord/tenant interfaces.
• Challenge proposals, document decisions and track actions to closure.
• Identify and escalate technical, cost and schedule risks with mitigation.
• Lead technical reviews and workshops with internal teams and external partners.
• Support assurance gateways, audits, procurement and commissioning.
• Report recommendations and progress to regional engineering leadership.
• Maintain standards, templates and lessons learned.

Skills

Design management

Technical assurance

Project engineering

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Engineering degree

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 role:

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.

The postholder coordinates project managers, consultants, contractors, landlords, operators and internal stakeholders; identifies risks, opportunities and decisions; and reports clear recommendations to the Regional Head of Engineering.

You’ll be responsible for:

• 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 escalate 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.

You’ll need to have:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline; professional registration is advantageous.
• Significant design-management, technical-assurance or project-engineering experience in complex, high-specification 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 applicable building, fire, health and safety, environmental and engineering requirements.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline; professional registration is advantageous.
• Significant design-management, technical-assurance or project-engineering experience in complex, high-specification 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 applicable building, fire, health and safety, environmental and engineering requirements.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline; professional registration is advantageous.
• Significant design-management, technical-assurance or project-engineering experience in complex, high-specification 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 applicable building, fire, health and safety, environmental and engineering requirements.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.