Senior Facilities Engineering Leader

Mulia Property Development Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mulia Property Development Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an senior engineering leader to head IFM functions in Kuala Lumpur.

The role focuses on strategic planning, asset management, and maintaining high reliability across mechanical, electrical, fire protection, BMS, and infrastructure systems. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams, manage budgets, and implement best practices to enhance service availability, efficiency, and safety within flagship developments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related discipline.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) is highly desirable.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification in Engineering Management, Business Administration, or Asset Management will be an added advantage.
• Professional certifications such as Project Management, Facilities Management, are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head of IFM in leading the Facilities Management and operations.
• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering functions including Mechanical Systems, Fire Protection Systems, BMS, Gondola, Vertical Transportation, Civil & Structural Maintenance, Building Infrastructure.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop engineering strategies aligned with business objectives and long-term asset management plans.
• Analyse operational performance and identify opportunities for service improvement, operational efficiency, and cost optimisation.
• Prepare strategic business cases and technical papers for senior management approval.
• Develop short, medium, and long term engineering improvement plans.
• Support Facility Improvement Program and Building Improvement Program to improve building performance and services availability.
• Assist in preparing and managing annual operating and capital expenditure budgets.
• Evaluate engineering proposals using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA).
• Analyse commercial and operational implications of engineering decisions and present options to enable management decisions.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across Mechanical, ACMV, Fire Protection, Vertical Transportation, Civil, BMS and Infrastructure.
• Build a high-performance culture through performance management and succession planning.
• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programmes.
• Monitor engineering KPIs such as Asset Availability, PM Compliance, Equipment Reliability and Energy Performance.
• Lead root cause investigations for major equipment failures to achieve operational excellence.
• Develop engineering reliability improvement programmes and lifecycle replacement planning.
• Review engineering calculations, designs, shop drawings, specifications, and consultant recommendations.
• Manage engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and service providers ensuring budgets, schedules, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate tenant fit-out engineering reviews and infrastructure upgrades.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

MBA or postgraduate qualification in Engineering Management / Asset Management

Professional certifications such as Project Management, Facilities Management

Job description

Mulia Property Development Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an senior engineering leader to head IFM functions in Kuala Lumpur.

The role focuses on strategic planning, asset management, and maintaining high reliability across mechanical, electrical, fire protection, BMS, and infrastructure systems. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams, manage budgets, and implement best practices to enhance service availability, efficiency, and safety within flagship developments.