Senior Critical Facility Leader - Data Centre Ops

Xircle Talent; Kulai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Client seeks a seasoned Engineering Operations leader to oversee on-site facilities, maintenance programs, and vendor coordination for critical data centre environments.

You will manage multi-skilled teams, ensure statutory compliance, and drive preventive and reactive maintenance across mechanical and electrical systems, partnering with the engineering team to resolve failures and improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical, electrical, or operational engineering.
• 6–8 years of relevant engineering or critical environment experience.
• 2–3 years operating electrical and mechanical services in Tier III or equivalent data centre or critical facility.
• Hands-on experience with M&E and building-related systems (e.g., CRAU, chillers, PDU, UPS, Switch Gears Ops, DX cooling, Network cabling, Security).
• Competence in Job Hazards Analysis (JHA).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with client and vendor staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to multi-skilled Engineering Operations teams, including staff and vendors.
• Ensure staff and vendors adhere to client policies and procedures within facilities.
• Escalate critical failures and assist the technical team with safety, analysis, rectification, and improvement reporting.
• Implement maintenance programs, preventive/planned maintenance, repair initiatives, and helpdesk management.
• Manage hard and soft service operations, ensuring procedures and standards are followed.
• Oversee site repair and maintenance by subcontractors, ensuring quality and compliance with specifications.
• Monitor contractor performance against budgets and contractual KPIs.
• Coordinate meetings with contractors and vendors to address underperformance and develop corrective actions.
• Ensure maintenance documentation supports asset management standards.
• Assist client with statutory compliance requirements and certifications.

Skills

Leadership

Vendor management

HSE awareness

Electrical & mechanical knowledge

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical/operational engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Unknown Client seeks a seasoned Engineering Operations leader to oversee on-site facilities, maintenance programs, and vendor coordination for critical data centre environments.

You will manage multi-skilled teams, ensure statutory compliance, and drive preventive and reactive maintenance across mechanical and electrical systems, partnering with the engineering team to resolve failures and improve reliability.