Site/Account Director- Data Center Experience

JLL; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is seeking a lead for engineering operations at the Mumbai data center campus. You will own site uptime, governance, and commercial performance, coordinating with the client and vendors to ensure high availability and compliance.

Responsibilities include overseeing critical infrastructure, energy efficiency initiatives, and incident response, while managing budgets, audits, and stakeholder reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate Engineer with 5+ years’ experience or Diploma Engineer with 8–10 years’ experience.
• Experience managing large facilities with in-house substations and critical infrastructure.
• Strong people management across multi‑shift teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead operation and maintenance of critical infrastructure and substation systems.
• Oversee site governance, audits, and compliance with QMS/ISMS/EMS frameworks.
• Manage budget, CAPEX/OPEX, and vendor contracts; drive energy efficiency.
• Direct multi-disciplinary teams and act as primary client site contact.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

People management

Budgeting

Vendor contracts

ISO standards

Stakeholder communication

Education

B.E./B.Tech (Electrical)

B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical)

Diploma in Engineering

Tools

ServiceNow CMMS

Job description

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Role Summary

Lead engineering operations, technical governance, and account management for the Client’s data center campus at Airoli. Own site-level uptime, compliance, and commercial performance as the single point of accountability between JLL, the Client, and critical services vendors.

Critical Infrastructure & Site Operations

• Oversee operation and maintenance of substation and critical systems: Transformers, UPS, PAC/PAHU, FWU, Liquid Cooling, HT/LT Panels, Chiller plants, BMS, CPM, EPMS, SCADA, Fire Detection & Suppression.
• Manage DG set operations and HT installations (11kV–220kV); hold personal HT work authorization.
• Lead project transitions, equipment commissioning, and major works, ensuring quality assurance and documentation at each stage.

Maintenance & Vendor Governance

• Own Preventive and Breakdown Maintenance programs; manage work orders and asset tracking via CMMS (ServiceNow).
• Govern vendor and OEM performance across incident response, maintenance delivery, and contract renewals.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain statutory compliance records; lead audit preparation and attestations for JLL and the Client.
• Govern certification compliance across QMS, ITSM, ISMS, BCMS, EnMS, EMS, and OHSE standards.

Financial & Commercial Oversight

• Manage capital and operating expenditure from budgeting through delivery, including asset lifecycle planning.
• Hold commercial accountability for site engineering performance and vendor spend.
• Drive energy efficiency initiatives aligned to the Sustainability Management Plan.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and develop multi-disciplinary engineering teams across shifts, maintaining a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the Client’s primary site contact, representing JLL in governance reviews, QBRs, and senior stakeholder reporting.

Required Skills & Experience

• Graduate Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical) with 5+ years’ experience, or Diploma Engineer with 8–10 years’ experience.
• Proven experience managing large facilities with in-house substations and critical infrastructure as outlined above.
• Strong people management across multidisciplinary, multi-shift teams.
• Commercial acumen, with experience in budgeting, vendor contracts, and expenditure governance.
• Working knowledge of statutory requirements and ISO management systems.
• Strong communication skills; able to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Resilient and customer-centric; effective in fast-paced, high-availability environments.

Location:

On-site –Mumbai, MH

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

48

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