Electrical Design Manager (Data Centre)

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an Electrical Design Manager to lead electrical design for regional data centre projects, ensuring reliability, availability, efficiency, and compliance with international best practices. The role oversees a broad team of consultants and engineers, driving safety, sustainability and cost targets while meeting tight delivery timelines. The ideal candidate has strong leadership, communication, and design delivery experience.

Qualifications

• Mechanical PE with practicing certificate preferred.
• 7 years in design consultancy;至少 2 years as principal engineer.
• Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills.
• Experience with Design Bid Build, Design & Build delivery.
• Experience in hyper-scale data centres or critical infra is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple greenfield and fit-out projects in parallel within budget and schedule.
• Develop design briefs and key metrics to ensure consistent quality across regional metros.
• Hold consultants and professional teams accountable to meet design intent and deliverables.
• Coordinate a consortium including planners, architects, engineers and LEED consultants.
• Partner with suppliers/designers to drive safety, efficiency and sustainability improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Influencing skills

Design management

Delivery oversight

Education

Mechanical Professional Engineer (PE) with practicing certificate

Job description

We are looking for an Electrical Design Manager who will be responsible in managing the Data Centre Design to meet reliability and availability requirements, efficiency and sustainability benchmarks (PUE & WUE), international best practices, regulatory requirements, safety in design, cost target and speed to market.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Electrical Design Manager is accountable for completing multiple projects in parallel (both greenfield and fit out), within budget and program.
• The project will span across regional metros. This role must develop design brief & key metrics to ensure consistency in design quality and requirements.
• As such, the Electrical Design Manager holds consultant and professional team accountable for meeting the project design intent and deliverables.
• They will manage a consortium of consultants and professional team which includes but not limited to town planner, architect, civil & structural engineer, mechanical and electrical engineer, environmental consultant, LEED consultant, and geotechnical engineer.
• He/ She will partner with suppliers and designers to drive improvement initiatives in safety, efficiency and sustainability.

REQUIREMENTS

• Mechanical Professional Engineer with practicing certificate (preferred)
• 7 years in design consultancy with at least 2 years in principal engineer position
• Excellent communication, leadership & influencing skills
• Experienced in Design Bid Build, Design & Build and other design delivery methodology
• Experience in hyper scale Data centre, micro-electronics or other critical infrastructure is preferred

Backed by global investment firm Bain Capital, Bridge Data Centres (BDC) is a Southeast Asia-based hyperscale data infrastructure builder committed to driving a fast-evolving digital future. We support our clients’ cloud-first and AI-driven strategies through hyperscale, build-to-suit, and colocation solutions. We build big, deliver fast, and stay cost efficient. Starting in Southeast Asia, our ambition is global. Together with Bain Capital’s sister platforms in Europe and the US, BDC is positioned to deliver 3 GW of capacity by 2030, empowering tech clients worldwide.