Assistant Manager / Manager, Mechanical Design (Data Centre)

Agensi Pekerjaan GMRecruitment Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

GMRecruitment Sdn Bhd is seeking a Mechanical Design specialist to join our Design Delivery team, developing next-generation data centre designs across regional metros. Lead multi-site projects and ensure reliability, efficiency, and safety for mission-critical infrastructure.

The role requires 10+ years in data centre design, P.E. certification preferred, strong AutoCAD skills, and fluency in English and Mandarin to liaise with regional stakeholders. Willingness to travel is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of data centre detail design experience
• Mechanical Professional Engineer certification preferred
• Experience with airflow modeling, CFD, hydraulic calculations, and energy modeling

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of multiple regional data centre projects in parallel, on time and within budget
• Represent the design function in technical interviews with clients and vendors
• Develop tender and construction drawings, draft technical specifications, and conduct technical evaluations
• Review equipment specifications and shop/construction drawings for cross-discipline coordination, code compliance, and maintainability
• Own design quality assurance from 30%-90% design validation through to construction and inspection sign-off
• Engage with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to secure regulatory approvals
• Standardize construction methodology, inspection checklists, and material specifications across regions
• Design for next-generation AI workloads and cooling technologies

Skills

English fluency

Mandarin proficiency

AutoCAD

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

We're hiring a Mechanical Design specialist to join our Design Delivery team, developing next-generation data centre designs across regional metros. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and sustainability, shaping designs that meet the highest reliability, efficiency (PUE & WUE), and safety standards for mission-critical infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design of multiple regional data centre projects in parallel, on time and within budget
• Represent the design function in technical interviews with clients and vendors
• Develop tender and construction drawings, draft technical specifications, and conduct technical evaluations
• Review equipment specifications and shop/construction drawings for cross-discipline coordination, code compliance, and maintainability
• Own design quality assurance, from 30%-90% design validation through to construction and inspection sign-off
• Engage proactively with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to secure smooth regulatory approvals
• Standardize construction methodology, inspection checklists, and material specifications for consistent quality across regions
• Design for next-generation AI workloads and emerging cooling technologies

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of Data Centre detail design experience, including 5+ years in a principal engineer / MEP manager capacity (for Manager level); relevant proven experience for Assistant Manager level
• Mechanical Professional Engineer (ACMV and Fire Protection), practicing certificate preferred
• Hands-on experience with airflow modeling, heat load calculation, hydraulic calculation, and CFD modeling (hot air re-entrainment, temperature rise simulation, boundary noise, prevailing wind studies)
• Experience designing and selecting make-up water tanks, thermal storage tanks, centralized diesel storage systems, goods/fireman lifts
• Familiarity with cooling technologies: direct & indirect evaporative cooling, closed-circuit heat exchange, dry coolers, magnetic bearing chillers, cold plate liquid cooling, immersion cooling
• Experience with Chiller Plant Operation Systems, sequence of operation, and PLC flow charts
• Energy modeling experience for Green Mark-certified data centres
• Hyperscale data centre, microelectronics, or other critical infrastructure background preferred
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; LEED credentials a plus
• Fluent in English and Mandarin (required for liaising with regional stakeholders)
• Willingness to travel based on business needs