Maintenance Engineer (Electrical/ Mechanical)

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Ulu Tiram; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd seeks a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical) to lead and execute maintenance across critical facility systems within our data centre environments. You will drive system integrity, safety, and reliability through proactive inspection, documentation, and hands-on operations.

You will coordinate with project and onsite teams for system integrations, commissioning, and continuous improvements while adhering to SOPs and Change Control requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field with 5+ years of relevant Data Centre experience.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, HVAC, standby power, UPS, and related infrastructure.
• Proficient in documentation, SOPs, and ERP/Change Control practices.
• Proficient in English; ability to write detailed work scripts and incident reports.
• Experience using CMMS and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance tasks and monitor performance in a critical environment.
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance and inspection of critical environment systems (Electrical, Mechanical, Fire).
• Supervise vendors and ensure maintenance work aligns with SOPs.
• Handle Change Control and LOTO processes.
• Provide technical support for testing and commissioning of new facilities.
• Train engineers and technicians on on-site operations.
• Manage inventory of critical spare parts and purchase requests.
• Ensure SLA compliance including incident response and reporting.

Skills

Electrical systems

HVAC systems

Fire protection systems

Data centre operations

Maintenance management

Technical troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical/ Mechanical)

I. The Maintenance Engineer (Electrical/ HVAC/ Fire System) responsibilities include but are not limited to generating the sequence of operation and system architectures of onsite facilities electrical systems.

II. Review of onsite system architectures and as built documentations, ensuring the accuracy of documentation is up to date.

III. As a subject matter expert on all Electrical/ HVAC/ Fire System for all facilities, provide technical proposal and recommendation, ensure systems are functioning as per design intent and operational readiness.

IV. Work closely with project team and onsite team members for system integrations and improvement, participate in commissioning activities, ensuring successful systems integration to new and current facilities.

V. Ad hoc liaising with overseas vendors may be required from time to time for system works, technical discussions and system improvement/upgrades. Participate in customer meetings, representing BDC as site subject matter expert on Electrical/ HVAC/ Fire System.

VI. Develop and implement Electrical/ HVAC/ Fire System related policies, procedures best practices and standards, ensuring local activities adhere to local standards. Making recommendations for system level enhancements to eliminate potential issues.

VII. Create a standard for maintenance procedures and checklist, ensuring scalability and sustainability.

VIII. The position requires strong critical environment technical skills and routinely conduct of hands‑on operations and inspection work on a variety of critical facility systems and equipment in an operating critical environment.

IX. Responsible for protecting and improving the value of our assets and ensuring the critical engineering systems reliably perform their intended function. Position is required to perform hands‑on operations, conduct equipment/system functional inspection and troubleshooting prior calling vendor/equipment supplier specialist on‑site.

X. Work requires strong formal conduct of operations skills, technical expertise, personal accountability, and flawless execution of work activities commensurate with a highly critical environment and associated expectations for exceptional customer satisfaction and confidence.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Overall Lead for maintenance task assigned and monitor performance of assigned responsibilities. Perform repair and/or troubleshoot ensuring that work performed in critical environment is accomplished efficiently with a minimum amount of disruption and inconvenience to customer.
• 2. Responsible for the day‑to‑day maintenance, and inspections of assigned critical environment systems, which may include the following Electrical/ Mechanical/ Fire System on mechanical (including HVAC, computer room air conditioners, chillers, and plumbing) electrical (including UPS, DC battery systems, PDU, generators, transfer switches, and switchgear).
• 3. Responsible for supervising prior to sign‑off the maintained equipment/system done by maintenance vendor or OEM vendor. Ensure maintenance vendor follows closely to the maintenance work method statement without deviation and sign off for each work step. Should abnormality occur, call for work halt and escrow to monitoring centre and seek for Maintenance Manager work clearance prior proceed to perform troubleshoot and/or investigation.
• 4. Process Change Control Application Process work efforts (including 3rd party contractors) for the safe and compliant operation, maintenance (corrective and preventive), and modification of critical equipment. Ensure standard operating procedures and maintenance work instructions are up to standard.
• 5. Perform the role of technical support onsite, guiding team members on first level fault analysis with vendor discussions. Provide direction and guidance for team members on new facilities testing and commissioning, working closely with the project team.
• 6. Provide on‑the‑job training and technical support to engineers and technicians.
• 7. Monitor critical spare parts level of inventory onsite to support continuous operation without impact. Provides recommendations to Manager for the quantity and types of critical parts required to support the facilities operation.
• 8. Deliver all maintenance tasks for customer’s service level agreement always comply to the SLA covers such as, incident to elevate to customer within 15 minutes upon reported to monitoring centre, written incident report issue within 24 hours, etc.
• 9. Monitor work order for Preventative and Corrective maintenance on critical systems. Consult with team members and staff as appropriate to identify and order necessary materials to complete all maintenance and perform necessary work. Finalize work orders by completing necessary documentation.
• 10. Develop safe maintenance Change Control Application. Implement or ensure implementations of Change Control Application or work method statement including LOTO (log out/tag out) required under Change Management Workflow Process for assigned facilities and systems.
• 11. Perform all work safely in accordance with the governing Safety Program. Comply with company policy and local law for the safe storage, usage, and disposal of hazardous materials. Maintains a clean and safe workplace.
• 12. Implement SOP and ERP and have in‑depth understanding of the critical system/facilities.
• 13. Update tools and supply inventories as appropriate. Specific duties include but are not limited to preparing and submitting purchase‑order requests, developing sources for stock materials, and performing periodic checks for supplies.
• 14. Identify safety hazards within the critical environment, everyone has a role to play to ensure that our coworkers and customers work in a safe environment. Work safety is a key area of focus, staff should put on proper PPE while carrying out their work and comply with safety work rules.
• 15. Ensure that compliance with all regulatory laws and guidelines is met as they relate to the operation of the building’s infrastructure and including work deliveries. Responsible for alerting your reporting manager or senior management of any discrepancies.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient in English through all mediums of communication. Ability to write and review good quality detailed work scripts, methods of procedure, and standard operating procedures. Prepare incident report.
• Good knowledge of all laws that govern building management and maintenance, including building safety, emergency evacuation and environment protection.
• Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering field with min. 5 years of relevant work experience in Data Centre environment or Hi‑tech factory/plant (e.g., semi‑conductor).
• Technical knowledge with hands on knowledge/experience and understanding of critical data center systems, focusing mainly on electrical systems, including and not limited to HVAC, Standby emergency power, uninterruptible power supplies, and associated infrastructure.
• Proficient in computer applications and software, including commercial computerized maintenance management systems, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

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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.

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.

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