Senior Project Manager – Data Centre Project

Mys Engineering Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a fast-track data centre project in Kuala Lumpur. The role requires overseeing mobilisation through commissioning, coordinating multiple trades, and delivering on time, on budget and to the required quality standards.

The ideal candidate will manage complex interfaces between contractors, designers and vendors, maintain schedule discipline, and drive proactive risk mitigation while ensuring safety and compliance throughout

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 8–12 years of project management experience.
• Data centre project experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership and on-site delivery capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful execution and delivery of the project.
• Establish execution strategy, organisation and communication protocols.
• Coordinate civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, ELV, ICT and data centre systems.
• Monitor progress, manage risks and drive recovery plans when needed.
• Interface with client, consultants, contractors, OEMs and stakeholders.
• Ensure safety, quality and compliance with Malaysian standards.

Skills

Leadership

Project Planning

Risk Management

Team Coordination

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

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We are seeking an experienced and highly driven Senior Project Manager to lead the execution and delivery of a fast-track data centre project in Kuala Lumpur.

The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for managing the project from mobilisation through construction, testing & commissioning and final handover, ensuring that the project is delivered safely, on schedule, within budget and to the required technical and quality standards.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring an individual who is comfortable working in a demanding, schedule-driven environment and capable of coordinating multiple contractors, consultants, vendors and stakeholders simultaneously.

The Senior Project Manager must be able to anticipate problems before they affect the programme, make timely decisions and maintain strong control over project execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Overall Project Leadership

• Take overall responsibility for the successful execution and delivery of the project.
• Establish the project execution strategy, organisation structure, reporting requirements and communication protocols.
• Lead project mobilisation and ensure that resources, contractors, materials, equipment and site infrastructure are available in accordance with the project programme.
• Act as the primary project interface between management, client, consultants, contractors, OEMs and other stakeholders.
• Provide clear leadership and direction to the project team.
• Develop, review and maintain the master project programme and detailed construction schedules.
• Identify the project's critical path and continuously monitor activities that could affect completion.
• Establish short-term look-ahead programmes covering critical construction, procurement, testing and commissioning activities.
• Monitor actual progress against planned progress and immediately identify slippages.
• Develop and implement recovery and acceleration plans where delays occur.
• Ensure contractors and suppliers commit sufficient manpower, equipment and resources to meet the required completion dates.
• Drive daily and weekly progress reviews with clear actions, responsibilities and deadlines.

3. Engineering & Technical Coordination

• Coordinate civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, ELV, ICT and specialist data centre systems.
• Ensure proper coordination between design, procurement and construction activities.
• Review drawings, specifications, method statements, technical submissions and construction requirements.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between contractors, consultants and OEMs.
• Ensure constructability issues and design conflicts are identified and resolved early.
• Maintain close coordination of critical infrastructure including power distribution, UPS, generators, cooling systems, fire protection, BMS, DCIM and associated systems.
• Ensure installation complies with approved drawings, specifications, applicable Malaysian requirements and project standards.

4. Procurement & Long-Lead Equipment

• Work closely with procurement and engineering teams to identify long-lead and programme-critical equipment.
• Monitor manufacturing, factory testing, delivery and site installation of critical equipment.Maintain a procurement and equipment delivery tracker aligned with the master programme.
• Escalate potential supply-chain delays early and develop mitigation measures.
• Coordinate with OEMs and vendors to ensure technical documentation, FAT, delivery, installation and commissioning requirements are achieved according to schedule.

5. Contractor & Subcontractor Management

• Manage the performance of main contractors, subcontractors, specialist contractors and suppliers.
• Establish clear deliverables and programme expectations for all contractors.
• Conduct regular contractor performance reviews.
• Ensure adequate manpower and supervision are maintained on site.
• Challenge underperformance and implement corrective measures where required.
• Coordinate interfaces between multiple work packages to avoid clashes, delays and rework.
• Ensure contractors close outstanding issues and defects within agreed timelines.

6. Cost & Commercial Control

• Work closely with commercial and quantity surveying teams on progress claims, variations and contractual matters.
• Assess the programme and cost implications of variations and design changes.
• Ensure changes are properly documented and approved before implementation wherever practicable.
• Identify potential commercial and contractual risks early.
• Support management in negotiations with contractors, suppliers and other project stakeholders.

7. Quality Management

• Ensure construction and installation works comply with approved specifications, drawings and quality requirements.
• Work closely with QA/QC personnel to establish inspection and testing requirements.
• Ensure non-conformance reports are promptly addressed and closed.
• Prevent repetitive defects and unnecessary rework through proper supervision and root-cause analysis.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and records throughout the project.

8. Health, Safety & Environment

• Champion a strong safety culture throughout the project.
• Ensure contractors comply with applicable Malaysian occupational safety and health requirements and project HSE standards.
• Participate in safety inspections, audits and management reviews.
• Ensure high-risk activities are properly planned, assessed and controlled.
• Promote the principle that programme pressure must never compromise safety.
• Establish the overall testing and commissioning strategy early in the project.
• Ensure construction sequencing supports progressive testing and commissioning.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, OEMs and client representatives during testing and commissioning.
• Monitor completion of pre-commissioning, functional testing, integrated systems testing and other project-specific acceptance requirements.
• Ensure defects and outstanding works are progressively closed rather than accumulated towards project completion.
• Manage documentation, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, training and other handover requirements.
• Drive the project towards successful client acceptance and final handover.

10. Stakeholder & Management Reporting

• Provide accurate and concise project updates to senior management.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project reports covering progress, programme, cost, procurement, quality, safety, risks and key decisions required.
• Maintain an updated project risk and issue register.
• Escalate critical matters early rather than waiting until they affect the project.
• Maintain professional relationships with the client, consultants, authorities, contractors and vendors.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Preferably 8-12 years of project management experience, with significant experience managing major construction, MEP or mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Previous data centre project experience is strongly preferred.
• Candidates with experience in mission-critical facilities, substations, power infrastructure, industrial plants, semiconductor facilities or other technically complex fast-track projects may also be considered.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems and multidisciplinary construction coordination.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects under aggressive completion schedules.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, OEMs and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Good understanding of project planning, procurement, commercial management, quality, HSE and testing & commissioning.
• Familiarity with Malaysian construction practices, statutory requirements and relevant authorities will be an advantage.
• Competency in project scheduling and management tools such as Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project is preferred.

KEY COMPETENCIES

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and decision-making ability.
• Excellent project planning and programme management skills.
• Ability to understand and manage critical-path activities.
• Strong technical and engineering coordination capabilities.
• Commercial and contractual awareness.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical ability.
• Ability to work effectively under significant time pressure.
• Excellent contractor and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• High level of accountability and ownership.
• Ability to identify risks early and implement practical solutions.
• Willingness to be highly visible and hands-on at project site.

THE PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for more than someone who can prepare reports and conduct meetings.

We require a project leader who takes ownership of delivery.

The successful candidate must be prepared to spend significant time on site, understand what is happening on the ground, challenge delays, resolve interfaces and drive contractors and project teams towards completion.

In a fast-track data centre environment, problems cannot simply be reported and they must be anticipated, understood and resolved quickly.

The right candidate will therefore combine technical competence, commercial awareness, strong leadership and an uncompromising focus on execution.

KPI's

Performance will primarily be measured against:

• Achievement of contractual and internal project milestones.
• Overall project completion against the approved programme.
• Management and recovery of programme delays.
• Procurement and delivery of critical long-lead equipment.
• Cost and variation control.
• Quality and reduction of rework.
• HSE performance.
• Contractor and subcontractor performance.
• Successful testing and commissioning.
• Timely closure of defects and outstanding works.
• Client acceptance and successful project handover.
• Accuracy and timeliness of management reporting.

SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE

Success means delivering a technically complex project under demanding timelines without compromising safety, quality or professional standards.

The Senior Project Manager will be expected to create urgency without creating chaos, maintain control when the programme is under pressure, and provide the leadership necessary to bring multiple parties together around one objective:

Safe, high-quality and on-time delivery of the data centre.