Data Center Project Manager

TERA Data Centers; Jawa Barat; Sur place; IDR 600 000 000 - 1 000 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

TERA Data Centers is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead full-cycle data center projects in Southeast Asia, from initiation through commissioning and handover. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and contracts while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other regional sites to deliver on time and within specification.

This role requires fluent English, strong stakeholder and cross‑cultural communication, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Engineering Management, Civil/Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or related disciplines.
• 8+ years of engineering project management experience, with at least 3 years as Data center Project Manager or equivalent.
• Experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, large industrial plants, or infrastructure projects; lifecycle including design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Proficiency in schedule, cost, contract, risk, quality, and HSE management tools including Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel, and Power BI.
• Excellent English reading, writing, and communication; fluency preferred.

Responsabilités

• Full-cycle project management from initiation to handover.
• Manage schedule, cost, quality, safety, and contracts; coordinate resources.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, ELV, fire, and civil interfaces.
• Lead design reviews, technical clarifications, and value engineering.
• Support bids in engineering delivery; lead project mobilization and planning.
• Oversee site construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Prepare weekly/monthly reports and manage cross-cultural project teams.

Connaissances

Project management

Stakeholder management

Multi-discipline coordination

English language

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management

Outils

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

Power BI

Description du poste

Responsible for full-cycle management of data center projects in Southeast Asia, from initiation, design, procurement, and construction to commissioning and handover. Manage schedule, cost, quality, safety, contracts, and multi-party coordination to ensure projects are delivered on time, with quality, within budget, and in compliance with Tier III/IV, redundancy, energy efficiency, and maintainability requirements.

Core Responsibilities

• 1.Full-Cycle Project Management

  Take overall responsibility for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and close-out. Develop project management plans, construction organization plans, and delivery strategies. Define project objectives, scope, milestones, resource requirements, and responsibilities.

• 2. Pre-Sales Support and Bid Management (Engineering Delivery Perspective)

  Support pre-sales and bidding activities for regional data center projects from an engineering delivery perspective. This includes assessing the feasibility and constraints of delivery-related requirements in tender documents, participating in construction organization, master schedule, resource requirement and allocation planning, identifying delivery risks and critical paths, supporting quantity and delivery cost estimation, and reviewing contract clauses related to delivery, acceptance, schedule, and liquidated damages. Assist the bid team in preparing the delivery section of technical proposals, participate in client clarifications and presentations, and lead project mobilization and delivery planning upon contract award.

• 3. Design Management and Technical Coordination

  Organize design reviews, drawing reviews, and technical clarifications. Coordinate interfaces among mechanical, electrical, ELV, fire protection, and civil disciplines. Review shop drawings, material and equipment submittals, RFIs, and technical changes. Drive design optimization and value engineering.

• 4. Government Approvals and External Coordination

  Lead or support project permits, approvals, inspections, and filing. Liaise with local government authorities, utilities, industrial parks, and power agencies in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to ensure compliant project execution.

• 5. Construction Management

  Supervise site construction progress, quality, safety, and housekeeping. Coordinate civil, MEP, ELV, and fire protection works. Organize site meetings and resolve technical, interface, and resource issues.

• 6. Testing, Commissioning, and Handover

  Organize single-equipment tests, system integration, and integrated performance tests. Review commissioning plans, scripts, and reports. Drive IST, Level 4/5 commissioning, final acceptance, documentation handover, training, and warranty transition.

• 7. Schedule Management

  Prepare and dynamically update the master project schedule. Identify critical paths, monitor schedule deviations, organize schedule reviews, and drive corrective actions to ensure key milestones are achieved on time.

• 8. Cost and Contract Management

  Manage project budget, cost forecasting, cash flow, payment milestones, variations, and claims. Review quantities and contract performance to control costs and improve project profitability.

• 9. Quality and HSE Management

  Establish and implement project quality and HSE management systems. Organize quality acceptance, NCR/CAR close-out, and safety inspections to ensure zero major quality and safety incidents.

• 10. Contractor and Supplier Management

  Participate in tendering, bid evaluation, contract negotiation, and supplier management. Monitor subcontractor and supplier performance, drive timely rectification close-out, and maintain good working relationships.

• 11 Risk and Change Management

  Establish project risk registers and issue logs. Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and response. Manage change control processes, elevate major risks, and support management decision-making.

• 12. Reporting and Communication Management

  Prepare weekly and monthly reports, dashboards, and management presentations. Organize project reviews, coordination meetings, and client meetings to ensure transparency and action closure.

• 13. Team and Cross-Cultural Management

  Lead the project team, define responsibilities and performance targets, organize training and lessons-learned sharing, and coordinate multinational teams, clients, consultants, general contractors, and subcontractors to drive efficient cross-cultural collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Engineering Management, Civil/Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or related disciplines.
• 8+ years of engineering project management experience, with at least 3 years as Data center Project Manager or equivalent.
• Experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, large industrial plants, or infrastructure projects. Familiarity with the full lifecycle of design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong multi-discipline interface management capability, with basic knowledge of mechanical, electrical, ELV, fire protection, and civil interfaces.
• Proficiency in schedule, cost, contract, risk, quality, and HSE management tools, including Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel, and Power BI.
• Excellent English reading, writing, and communication skills; able to independently prepare English reports and chair English meetings. Fluency in English is preferred.
• Strong cross-cultural communication, organizational coordination, negotiation, and upward management skills. Able to work in a multi-country, multi-project environment.
• Willing to be based on-site long-term or travel frequently across Southeast Asia. Strong stress tolerance and on-site decision-making capability.

Preferred

• Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or equivalent.
• Experience in Thailand, Malaysia, or Indonesia, with knowledge of local regulations, approvals, energization, and acceptance processes.
• Full delivery experience in Uptime Tier III/IV data centers.
• Background with local design institutes, consultants, general contractors, or owners in Southeast Asia.
• Familiarity with Thailand EIA/Factory Act, Malaysia UBBL/DOSH/Energy Commission, Indonesia SNI/K3/PUPR/PLN, and similar local systems.
• Experience in supporting bids, pre-sales, or contract reviews from an engineering delivery perspective.
• Familiarity with BIM, EDMS, project management information systems, and digital tools.
• Proficiency in Chinese, Thai, Bahasa Malaysia, or Bahasa Indonesia is an added advantage.

Working Conditions

• Based at project sites, with possible rotation among Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia depending on project phase.
• Overtime or shift work may be required during commissioning and handover.
• Compliance with local labor laws, visa requirements, and project HSE rules.