Project Manager

MKS Instruments, Inc.; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MKS Instruments, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to own capital engineering projects across multiple sites, delivering innovation, safety and performance improvements.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Program. You will lead end-to-end delivery, provide mechanical and electrical engineering support, manage budgets and timelines, and work with cross-functional teams to optimize project outcomes while ensuring compliance with HSE and CDM standards.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience with budgeting and delivery
• Experience in industrial/heavy industry environments
• Ability to develop scope, estimates and deliver complex projects
• Experience across multi-disciplinary teams at multiple sites
• Proactive, solutions-focused with strong problem-solving
• Resilience, adaptability and self-awareness

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end project delivery from concept to commissioning
• Provide mechanical and electrical engineering expertise to improve performance
• Manage budgets, timelines and resources to deliver outcomes
• Collaborate with operational teams for value-driven solutions
• Deliver projects safely, promoting zero harm culture
• Interpret and challenge designs, drawings, specifications (CAD)

Skills

Project management

Operations engineering

Budgeting

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

A Day in Your Life at MKS: As a Project Manager, you will take ownership of capital engineering projects across multiple sites include delivering innovation, safety, and performance improvements across a busy operational function. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Program.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Supporting the Senior Program Manager for end-to-end project delivery, from concept and design through to commissioning.
• Providing mechanical and electrical engineering expertise to support operational performance and improvements.
• Managing project budgets, timelines and resources, ensuring investments deliver expected outcomes.
• Partnering closely with operational teams to deliver practical, value-driven engineering solutions.
• Deliver projects safely, promoting a zero harm / zero incident culture.
• Provide expert mechanical and electrical engineering support across capital projects.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, contractors and site teams.
• Apply value engineering and best practice to optimize project outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and performance improvements.
• Ensure compliance with all engineering, HSE, and CDM regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across regional operations.
• Interpret and challenge technical designs, drawings and specifications (CAD).

Skills You Bring:

• Strong operational engineering/project experience within an industrial environment or heavy industry, manufacturing, aggregates, asphalt, concrete or similar.
• Qualifications in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering (Degree or equivalent experience).
• Proven project management experience including budgeting and delivery.
• Ability to help develop scope, estimate and deliver complex projects.
• Experience working across multi-disciplinary teams in a multi-site environment.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong problem-solving ability.
• High levels of resilience, adaptability and self-awareness.

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Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations. Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs.

We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.

MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

At MKS, it's all about courage, big ideas, and a serious passion for innovation.

Winning here is about exploring possibilities, taking action, and solving our customers’ toughest challenges.

It's not just a job – it's what you make of it.

While you shape your role and make it unique, we invest in you with on-the-job and formal training, as well as educational assistance.

Curiosity is key at MKS - ask questions, own your path.

Our success comes from celebrating the unique skills, diverse perspectives, and lived experience of employees from over 100 countries.

The goal is to make sure that everyone feels that they belong.

Diversity isn't just a nice-to-have; making sure everyone feels included is a big deal for us.

Our group of ~10,000 employees serves semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial markets.

With over 3,800 patents, our products are enabling advancements in 5G, renewable energy & storage, artificial intelligence, cloud technology, and big data.

We're the behind-the-scenes support for some amazing technology.

MKS Inc enables technologies that transform our world.

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