Data Centre Operations GM: 24/7 Mission-Critical Leadership

CREW by HRNET; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

The role emphasizes manpower planning, budget control, and stakeholder management, with a focus on reliability and energy efficiency in a large data centre campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Facilities Management or related discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in Data Centre / Mission Critical / High-Availability Operations.
• Senior leadership experience managing large technical/engineering teams and 24/7 operations.
• Experience managing multiple facilities or data centre campuses.
• Strong knowledge of electrical/mechanical critical infra: UPS, generators, cooling, BMS/EPMS.
• Experience in commissioning, handover, incident management, RCA and business continuity.
• Mandarin proficiency for vendor/client communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee critical electrical & mechanical infrastructure and drive uptime.
• Lead Data Centre Managers, Engineers, Shift Leads and technical operations teams.
• Drive KPI, reliability, energy efficiency, productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own manpower planning, OPEX/budget, and vendor performance.
• Establish SOP, MOP, EOP and change management; govern operations.
• Manage customers, contractors, vendors and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Data centre ops

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

Mandarin proficiency

Large team management

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Facilities Management

Job description

The role emphasizes manpower planning, budget control, and stakeholder management, with a focus on reliability and energy efficiency in a large data centre campus.