Construction Project Design Manager (Contract)

Intel; Kulim; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel's Global Construction Engineering (GCE) organization is expanding to accelerate the Foundry manufacturing roadmap. The role focuses on leading discipline scope, coordinating design, and driving design quality and cost efficiency across complex semiconductor facilities.

You will work with factory partners, industrial engineering teams, and external A/E partners in a fast-paced, safety‑focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading architect-engineer design teams on semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
• Strong written, visual and verbal communication for technical topics.
• Ability to influence in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop discipline scope and engineering solutions for construction projects.
• Coordinate with contract design, construction, scheduling, and estimating resources.
• Define design criteria, lead scope definition and detailed design progress.
• Lead multidisciplinary design activities to meet objectives, schedule and budget.
• Collaborate with estimators to ensure costs are captured and budgets met.
• Adhere to Intel master specifications and change processes.

Skills

Design management

Construction engineering

Project coordination

Cost management

Change management

Safety culture

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

This is an exceptionally exciting moment to enter the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Global demand for advanced computing - driven by AI, automation, cloud infrastructure, and digital transformation - is fueling the largest period of growth and reinvestment the sector has seen in decades. Semiconductors are now recognized as critical to economic resilience, national security, and technological leadership, leading to unprecedented expansion in manufacturing capacity and innovation. For professionals in the field, this translates to rare opportunities to shape breakthrough technologies, contribute to globally significant projects, and be part of arguably the most rapidly evolving and impactful industry ever.

Intel's Global Construction Engineering (GCE) organization is responsible for the design and engineering of Intel's major manufacturing and cleanroom facilities worldwide. Our organization consists of highly specialized, in-house architects and engineers working in a deeply collaborative environment. Together with our factory, operations, and supply chain partners, we deliver some of the most technically complex construction programs in the industry - projects that demand precision, speed, and disciplined cost management.

Our vision is to be the world leader in semiconductor foundry construction engineering, and we are expanding our team to support the acceleration of Intel Foundry's manufacturing roadmap. We are seeking exceptional technical talent to join our organization who will thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working with leading-edge technology, and be motivated by opportunities to innovate and make meaningful business impact.

This is a hybrid Contract position in Penang, Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Develop discipline scope and engineering solutions for construction projects.
• Interface and coordinate with contract design, construction, scheduling, and estimating resources.
• Interface with facilities staff and project managers, factory partners, particularly the Industrial Engineering team, to determine the optimal facility design scope and engineering solutions that support evolving factory requirements and business needs.
• Define design criteria, lead scope definition and justification, develop design concepts, and oversee completion of positioning, programming, and detailed design.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities to ensure alignment with project objectives, schedule, budget, and constructability requirements.
• Work with estimators to ensure costs are captured and project budgets are met.
• Have strong knowledge of Intel's master specifications and standards, while utilizing established change processes to improve standards and drive innovative solutions.
• Collaborate and share learnings with counterparts at other sites across the globe.
• Build and drive a safety culture of caring in every business environment, from offices to construction sites, and from front-end planning through construction execution.
• Candidates with experience as a Design Manager on semiconductor manufacturing or advanced technology facility construction projects are highly encouraged to apply. Such experience may include leading architect-engineer ("A/E") firms, managing design execution, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, and driving design quality, cost, and schedule performance through project delivery.

Behavioural Traits

• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills for technical and business topics.
• Ability to communicate strategic and tactical concepts across a wide range of employees and management levels.
• Ability to influence and drive alignment in a highly matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering disciplines, organizations, external architect-engineer ("A/E") partners, and global teams.
• Strong orientation toward teamwork, customer service, and quality.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and workload management skills, with the ability to lead multiple projects of varying complexity.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, including the ability to resolve complex technical and project delivery challenges.
• Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and coordinating construction contract documents and engineering deliverables.
• Working knowledge of office productivity and computer applications.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and the adoption of new technologies and best practices.
• High attention to detail, accountability, and ownership in delivering commitments.
• Commitment to championing and sustaining a strong safety culture throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications: You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially con