Electrical Resident Engineer - Data Center

Turner & Townsend; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced electrical engineer with a Bachelor's degree. The ideal candidate will have 15 years of experience, specifically in data center or advanced manufacturing projects. Responsibilities include conducting site inspections, preparing reports on quality observations, and attending meetings with project stakeholders. Strong communication skills are essential. The company promotes a flexible working environment and values diversity.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in electrical engineering, preferably with data center experience.
• Experience with Medium Voltage or High Voltage of 132 kW and above.
• Advanced knowledge of Engineering Electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily site walks to review progress and quality of works.
• Prepare Installation Inspection Report highlighting non-conformance.
• Attend meetings with client, architect, and contractor.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Communication Skills

Project Management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

• Conduct daily site walks to review progress, general quality of works, raise quality observations and provide updates to the project team.
• Review the agreed Inspection and Test Plan which will be developed by the General Contractor and provided to the Resident Engineer. Direction on quality and design to be directly through the Client.
• Attend Project meetings, and set up ad-hoc meeting with the GC/Design Consultants and any other project related stakeholders.
• Inspection of trenches, pits, voids, cable trays/raceways, jointing, panels, cabling terminations as per the agreed Inspection and Test Plan as issued to the General Contractor.
• Provide Weekly Reports on the site progress including but not limited to, metrics on mock-ups/benchmarks, RFIs, Technical.
• Conduct Equipment Installation to ensure all equipment are installed as per approved shop drawings and technical specifications.
• Prepare Installation Inspection Report (IIR) highlighting any non-conformance. Follow up with contractor for rectification and close‑out.
• Issue Non‑Conformance report (NCR) to General Contractor with information to CM where contractor is not complying with project contract drawings, approved shop drawings and specification. Follow up the timely closure of NCRs with the contractor.
• Monitor General Contractor’s construction activities and log activities in a weekly report.
• Attend Client, Architect, and Contractor (OAC) weekly meetings.
• In coordination with the GC’s QC Plan, attend and provide input to the meetings.
• Assess GC means and methods for compliance with the most stringent requirement of applicable global, national, and local standards, and immediately notify Client of any deficiencies.
• Evaluate the proper levels of protection during construction for equipment and systems and GC maintains Client's minimum standards outlined in the Equipment Protection Plan.
• Evaluate that the final installed product has been installed, checked inspected, and signed off, in order to proceed into commissioning.
• Record each and every defect/issue found as an Observation on Procore.
• Communicate safety observations to GCs daily and engage constantly to ensure issues are addressed and closed. Record these findings on Procore.
• Participate in GCs incident investigation and ensure that root cause is established and addressed with the effective control measures.
• Attend GCs safety committee meetings.
• Monitor and ensure that the General Contractor and Client’s separate contractors on site (“Separate Contractors”), along with the base building and site developer (if any), and any suppliers of Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (“OFCI”) equipment and other members of the Project Team are coordinated. Prevent scheduling issues and interference among the Project Team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 15 years of experience working in electrical engineering, preferably with data center experience, or advanced manufacturing projects.
• Medium Voltage or High Voltage of 132 kW and above experience.
• Advanced knowledge and proven delivery on Engineering Electrical systems and scopes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, and presentation skills are a must.
• Ability to work within a high‑performance, cross‑functional organization with challenging timelines, budget and goals.
• Ability to train and mentor colleagues on best practices for project management and execution.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

For more information, visit www.turnerandtownsend.com/.