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

Agensi Pekerjaan GMRecruitment Sdn Bhd is seeking a Mechanical Design specialist to join our Design Delivery team. You will develop next-generation data centre designs across regional metros, balancing reliability, efficiency, and safety for mission-critical infrastructure.

You will lead designs, coordinate with clients and vendors, and ensure cross-disciplinary compliance while driving innovative cooling and AI-ready solutions across regions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of data centre detail design experience.
• 5+ years as principal engineer / MEP manager or equivalent.
• ACMV and Fire Protection practiced certificate preferred.
• Hands-on airflow modelling, heat load calc, CFD modelling.
• Experience designing make-up water tanks, centralized diesel storage, goods/fireroom lifts.
• Experience with cooling tech: direct/indirect evaporative cooling, chilled water systems.
• Experience with Chiller Plant Operation Systems and PLC flow charts.
• Energy modelling for Green Mark data centres.
• Hyperscale/critical infrastructure background preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; LEED credentials a plus.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin.
• Willingness to travel.

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 AHJs to secure regulatory approvals.
• Standardize construction methodology, inspection checklists, and material specifications for region-wide consistency.
• Design for next-generation AI workloads and emerging cooling technologies.

Skills

Data Centre Design

MEP Engineer

ACMV & Fire Protection

CFD Modelling

Heat Load Calculations

Airflow Modelling

AutoCAD

English & Mandarin

Willing to Travel

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