Global Facilities Director – Data Center & Infrastructure

WD; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

WD is seeking a Facility Director to lead the FEM organization and oversee IFM partners, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations in a high-tech manufacturing environment. The role drives reliability, asset management, and continuous improvement across utilities, infra, and facilities.

You will develop long-term plans, manage large capital projects, and champion safety, EHS, and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, facilities management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, including leadership responsibility within manufacturing, semiconductor, high-tech, or other critical facility environments.
• Proven experience managing large-scale facility operations, multidisciplinary engineering teams & critical utility infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, HVAC, cleanrooms, process utilities, water/wastewater treatment & facility infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success leading facility reliability, asset management & continuous improvement programs.
• Experience managing large capital projects, operating budgets, contractors & service providers.
• Experience managing Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) partnerships is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of EHS compliance, risk management, business continuity, and sustainability practices.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication & decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, and Utilities operations.
• Ensure reliable operation of critical facility systems supporting manufacturing and business operations.
• Establish facility strategies, standards, procedures & performance metrics.
• Drive operational excellence, equipment reliability & continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead response during utility interruptions, facility incidents, and emergencies.
• Ensure facility availability and operational readiness meet current and future needs.
• Oversee reliability, performance, and lifecycle management of critical facility systems.
• Lead facility engineering, infrastructure planning, and capacity expansion initiatives.
• Establish long-term facility master plans and roadmaps.
• Deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget and quality standards.
• Review engineering designs, commissioning plans & handover requirements.
• Ensure adequate utility capacity, redundancy & resilience for growth.
• Develop asset management strategies and maintenance programs.
• Monitor performance, lifecycle costs & maintenance effectiveness.
• Lead RCA, 8D investigations & corrective actions.
• Promote safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Oversee IFM partners and vendor management.
• Develop annual budgets and manage OPEX, R&M & CapEx.

Skills

Leadership

Facility operations

Capital projects

IFM partnerships

EHS compliance

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Digital transformation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Facilities Management

Job description

WD is seeking a Facility Director to lead the FEM organization and oversee IFM partners, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations in a high-tech manufacturing environment. The role drives reliability, asset management, and continuous improvement across utilities, infra, and facilities.

You will develop long-term plans, manage large capital projects, and champion safety, EHS, and sustainability.