Data Center Site Lead: Uptime & Operations Leader

Keppel Ltd.; Malaysia; Hybrid; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Keppel seeks an experienced facilities/ electrical engineer to manage data center operations and maintenance, ensuring 100% uptime and safety compliance with regulatory and QEHS standards. You will coordinate change management, incident reporting, and audits while supervising junior staff and coordinating with vendors across projects.

The role requires 5+ years in data centers or critical environments, strong leadership, planning, and stakeholder management, with travel as needed to support

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data center or critical environment
• Experience in data center operations or critical facility management
• Strong leadership and people management with excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Good planning, organisational, and problem solving skills
• Ability to influence, collaborate, and drive outcomes effectively
• Customer-oriented with strong vendor and client relationship management capabilities
• Familiarity with QEHS standards and operational audits

Responsibilities

• Assist to manage data center operations and ensure 100% uptime
• Prepare Change Management document for major activity and attend Change Advisory Board meeting
• Develop a measured program based on KPIs and Service Level Agreements
• Escalate incidents and issues, preparing incident or root cause analysis reports
• Identify and carry out corrective and repair programs on electrical, mechanical, fire suppression and BMS systems
• Conduct technical inspection for project hand-over, participate in testing and commissioning
• Ensure electrical installations comply with Suruhanjaya Tenaga requirements and safety
• Maintain building utilities operations meeting municipal and government requirements (DOSH, DOE, BOMBA)
• Ensure equipment meets performance and Green Mark / TIA standards
• Ensure licenses are renewed in a timely manner
• Supervise and train junior peers (technicians, handyman, critical-space entrants)
• Respond to after-hours and disaster contingencies as required
• Prepare documentation for audits and client/internal reviews
• Support maintenance functions and related tasks as needed
• Travel overseas for assignments when required
• Communicate changes to main duties as needed by supervisor/head of department

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Customer orientation

Education

Diploma/Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

QEHS standards

Operational audits

Job description

Keppel seeks an experienced facilities/ electrical engineer to manage data center operations and maintenance, ensuring 100% uptime and safety compliance with regulatory and QEHS standards. You will coordinate change management, incident reporting, and audits while supervising junior staff and coordinating with vendors across projects.

The role requires 5+ years in data centers or critical environments, strong leadership, planning, and stakeholder management, with travel as needed to support