Engineering Director

JLL; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL Singapore is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to oversee technical services, smart building operations and stakeholder relationships on a flagship account. You will ensure delivery of hard services, manage subcontractors, and drive safety and compliance across the site.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in office environment facilities, engineering credentials, and strong communication to partner with clients and vendors in a fast-paced, global context.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in office environment technical services, control systems, or smart buildings.
• Degree or Diploma in Engineering.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-cultural global organization is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver hard services supervision and oversee subcontracted services.
• Collaborate with FM lead to manage site budgets and projects.
• Ensure KPI and SLA delivery through proactive service.
• Maintain on-site safety and compliance with regulations.
• Lead on-site team, provide direction and mentorship.
• Manage Building Operation System and smart building tech.
• Understand critical MEP systems and support client security.
• Coordinate with vendors to meet client culture and service standards.
• Lead monthly vendor management meetings.

Skills

Technical services

Facilities management

Client relationship

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

• Unprecedented business growth, working on an exceptionally exciting account with a Client recognised globally as a leader in their industry, you will be personally committed to building your knowledge of their business and relationships with stakeholders to implement strategies and projects to best support our success
• Advanced EQ and interpersonal skills will give you an edge when developing and managing relationships. Reading between the lines, maintaining a solution oriented approach and having a keen sense of empathy will enable you to function in a fast moving and high volume environment, with the trust of your stakeholders
• Able to navigate a highly matrixed organisation with finesse and balance Clients / stakeholders competing priorities, effectively evaluating and executing independently
• A people person, you’ll understand the value of true collaboration and build strong relationships with our HQ, peers and our accounts vendors / partners / project peers (eg, food, security, IT etc)
• Responsible for achieving all KPI’s and SLA’s in the Client contract through continuous delivery of exceptional quality service
• Ensuring that messaging is consistent and in line with your supervisor's direction, responding to client inquiries and concerns promptly, and with courtesy and enthusiasm.
• Building relationships by engaging clients in authentic, personable conversation. Take ownership of customer concerns and proactively seek to resolve them timely.
• Provide end to end service; take responsibility and accountability.

Client & Stakeholder Management:

• Unprecedented business growth, working on an exceptionally exciting account with a Client recognised globally as a leader in their industry, you will be personally committed to building your knowledge of their business and relationships with stakeholders to implement strategies and projects to best support our success
• Advanced EQ and interpersonal skills will give you an edge when developing and managing relationships. Reading between the lines, maintaining a solution oriented approach and having a keen sense of empathy will enable you to function in a fast moving and high volume environment, with the trust of your stakeholders
• Able to navigate a highly matrixed organisation with finesse and balance Clients / stakeholders competing priorities, effectively evaluating and executing independently
• A people person, you’ll understand the value of true collaboration and build strong relationships with our HQ, peers and our accounts vendors / partners / project peers (eg, food, security, IT etc)
• Responsible for achieving all KPI’s and SLA’s in the Client contract through continuous delivery of exceptional quality service
• Ensuring that messaging is consistent and in line with your supervisor's direction, responding to client inquiries and concerns promptly, and with courtesy and enthusiasm.
• Building relationships by engaging clients in authentic, personable conversation. Take ownership of customer concerns and proactively seek to resolve them timely.
• Provide end to end service; take responsibility and accountability.

Operations:

• Responsible for the delivery of all hard services including supervision and oversight of subcontracted services
• Collaborates with Lead Technical Service Coordinator/FM to manage the budget for site including support for project works
• Promotes high level of satisfaction among client users by promptly responding to their service requirements.
• Assures prompt response by other team members and selected contractors to exceed customer expectations at all times
• Demonstrates leadership, gives direction and mentors the JLL team on site to promote engagement and excellence in customer service and delivery
• Management of the Building Operation System (smart building management)
• Understanding of the critical MEP systems on site including UPS, generator, fire alarm etc. with an ability to support client security teams and their systems
• Ensures compliance with local legislative requirements, JLL and client best practice, policies and procedures.
• Develops a close working relationship with all of the vendors under his/her control to ensure that they fully understand the Client culture and are made to feel part of the team delivering a high quality of service.
• Develops a close working relationship with all of the vendors under
• Ensures delivery of PPM in line with agreed timelines and monitors vendors to ensure service delivery in line with KPI/SLAs
• Communicates in an open, honest, transparent manner at all times with the ability to tailor the message to specific audience and their needs
• Leads monthly management meetings with relevant vendors
• Collaborate with other Real Estate and Workplace Services (REWS) functions to ensure the delivery of major/minor capital works projects
• Must be prepared to be on call and work out of normal working hours where applicable

Finance

• Ensure that annual capex & opex budgets are prepared within the required timescales and relevant commentary is provided
• Manage overall project dependencies and ensure project deliverables stay on-budget.

Health & Safety Management

• Implement and manage safety procedures to ensure the provision of a safe working environment at all times.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations on fire, health and safety standards (as required).

The person we need will know:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in office environment technical services, control systems, controls engineering, IT and Smart buildings related field.
• Degree or Diploma in Engineering.
• Effective communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and in a team based environment
• Experience within a fast paced multi-cultural global organization would be beneficial
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills

The person we need will be:

• Confident, clear and comfortable communicating with diverse groups at all levels of the organisation
• Able to understand whether a high-level concise update is required or detailed analysis and insight
• Thoughtful and concise in written comms, with an eye for detail, always thinking a step ahead and aware of others perspectives
• Self motivated, high energy and a natural people person who enjoys collaborating
• Familiar with matrixed reporting lines, able to manage, prioritise and re-prioritise effectively
• Calm in stressful situations, rational and logical under pressure and adaptable to rapidly changing situations
• Goal oriented, able to maintain focus on deliverables in a high volume and high growth environment