On-Site Data Centre Facilities Leader

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated is seeking a Critical Facilities Manager in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The role leads the on-site operations, maintenance, and vendor management for a data centre or critical facility, ensuring HSE compliance and financial oversight.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant engineering degree, is a Certified Data Centre Professional, and has 6–8 years of engineering or critical environment experience with 2–3 years in Tier III/critical facilities.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a mechanical, electrical or operational engineering discipline.
• Must be Certified Data Centre Professional.
• 6–8 years of relevant engineering or critical environment experience.
• 2–3 years’ experience in operation of electrical and mechanical services in Tier III or equivalent data centre.
• Excellent people skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of client and vendor staff.
• Hands-on experience and knowledge in M&E and building related systems (CRAU, chillers, PDU, UPS, Switch Gears Ops, DX cooling, cabling).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; good presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and lead the on-site team for day-to-day operational management, team management and vendor management.
• Oversee site facility management (operation & maintenance), finance, HSE management and procurement & vendor management.
• Implement preventive and planned maintenance programs and ensure compliance with specifications and ordinances.
• Coordinate with Engineering Team for business-critical failures and ensure timely escalation and remediation.
• Monitor performance of specialist contractors and ensure adherence to budgets and SLAs.
• Maintain asset information in CMMS and ensure statutory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Vendor management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor/Master in Mechanical/Electrical/Operational Engineering

Certified Data Centre Professional

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated is seeking a Critical Facilities Manager in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The role leads the on-site operations, maintenance, and vendor management for a data centre or critical facility, ensuring HSE compliance and financial oversight.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant engineering degree, is a Certified Data Centre Professional, and has 6–8 years of engineering or critical environment experience with 2–3 years in Tier III/critical facilities.