Senior Subsea Engineer

Time dotCom Berhad; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Wellness account

Employee assistance

Learning opportunities

Certifications rewards

Job summary

Time dotCom Berhad in Malaysia is seeking a proactive Senior Subsea Engineer to co-manage submarine cable investments and act as a relationship manager for consortiums and projects. You will oversee on-site operations, budgeting, contract reviews, and cross‑functional collaboration with Finance, Regulatory, and Legal teams to ensure timely delivery and cost efficiency.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelors in engineering and 5+ years in subsea or international networks, with strong fibre optics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years in subsea or international network experience.
• Strong knowledge of fibre optic technology.
• Experience in project management and budgeting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional and international teams.
• Experience working with multiple partners and suppliers in different time zones.

Responsibilities

• Co-manage submarine cable investments to maximize technical, operational, and financial benefits.
• Act as a relationship manager for consortiums and projects.
• Oversee on-site supports, reports, and vendor site access for cables.
• Manage operation & maintenance aspects of subsea systems with other teams.
• Ensure billing milestones and payments comply with company processes.
• Plan and implement technical and operational requirements at cable stations.
• Review budgets and control approved budgets and payments.
• Prepare and review relevant contracts with stakeholders.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities and drive efficiencies.
• Collaborate with Finance, Regulatory, Legal, and Corporate Office Affairs.

Skills

Fibre optics

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Time-zone coordination

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Subsea Engineer to join our team at TIME. In this role, you will co-manage submarine cable investments to maximize technical, operational, and financial benefits for the company. You will act as a relationship manager for consortiums and projects, ensure smooth operations, and support new subsea initiatives.

• Ensure all deliverables and tasks towards the cable consortiums/projects are met on timely and efficient manner such as regular and ad-hoc reports, managing on-site supports, importations processes, site-access for vendors etc.
• To efficiently and effectively co-manage the operation & maintenance aspects of all subsea systems, with other teams to sustain its competitiveness and strategic importance to Company including participation in meetings by the relevant committees in the cable consortium(s) or project(s).
• Responsible for ensuring all billing milestones and invoice payments are met within expected timeline and in compliance with process established within the Company.
• To plan, manage and implement all technical and operational requirements at cable stations to sufficiently support the existing, future upgraded and new cable systems.
• Review for accurate budgetary planning and wisely manage and control of the approved Budget includes ensuring all payments are processed within the most predictable budgeting timeline.
• Ensure relevant agreements or contracts to be reviewed and prepared in timely manner, with full clarity on aspects that may affect the Company’s interest and with clear communications to relevant stakeholders in the Company.
• Proactively optimize and reduce costs on an ongoing basis, including internal initiative for cost optimization.
• Work across multiple teams internally to support proposal(s) for new and/or upgrading of submarine cable project for management’s considerations to meet business needs.
• Occasionally, to assist Sales teams internally to formulate and establish network solutions for customer.
• All other reasonable tasks required to deliver the role, as the industry landscape and business priorities evolve.
• Active engagement with other departments in the Company such as Finance, Regulatory, Legal, Corporate Office Affairs and others, while delivering and executing tasks described above related to submarine cable systems owned by the Company.

To be considered, you’ll need:

• Education:Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field.
• Experience:Minimum 5 years in a subsea or international network experience.
• Skills:
  • Good level of knowledge about fibre optic technology.
  • Project management.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a diverse, cross functional teams internally and externally, at the international level.
  • Capability to correctly understand internal requirements and translate it into network requirements and feasible and actionable items.
  • Have experience working with multiple partners and suppliers in different time zones.
  • Extended technical knowledge of submarine cable systems is an added advantage.

Our Commitment to You

At Time, we believe great work deserves great support. Here’s what you can look forward to when you join us:

• Comprehensive medical coveragefor you and your immediate family, including outpatient care, hospitalisation, dental and optical benefits.
• Wellness supportwith an annual spending account for health-related needs, alternative treatments, or even paid-up premiums for personal insurance.
• Employee assistanceduring life’s big moments, from celebrations to times of bereavement.
• Learning & growth opportunitiesthrough dedicated time for learning, access to LinkedIn Learning and rewards for upskilling.
• Cash rewardsfor recognised certifications and full reimbursement for up to two approved professional memberships each year.

*Only shortlisted candidates will benotified.