Mechanical Design Manager (Data Centre)

A leading data centre organisation is seeking a Mechanical Design Manager to join their team in Kuala Lumpur. This role offers you the opportunity to shape the future of data centre design across regional metros, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and sustainability benchmarks. You will be at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions for both greenfield and fit-out projects, ensuring designs meet international best practices, regulatory requirements, and local climate conditions.

What you'll do:

As a Mechanical Design Manager Data Centre based in Kuala Lumpur, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality mechanical designs for multiple regional projects. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating closely with internal teams, clients, vendors, and regulatory authorities to ensure each project meets stringent reliability, efficiency, and sustainability standards. You will be responsible for managing the entire design process from concept through construction documentation, including technical evaluation and quality assurance. Success in this role requires a keen understanding of local climate impacts on data centre operations, proficiency in drafting specifications and reviewing equipment selections, as well as the ability to standardise methodologies while tailoring solutions for specific sites. Your commitment to maintaining regulatory compliance and fostering positive stakeholder relationships will be essential as you drive desirable outcomes across concurrent projects.

• Oversee the completion of mechanical design for several data centre projects simultaneously, ensuring all deliverables are met within budget and programme constraints.
• Develop new data centre designs that achieve reliability and availability targets, optimise for local climate conditions, and adhere to sustainability benchmarks such as PUE and WUE.
• Attend technical interviews with clients and vendors, providing expert input during tender processes and construction drawing development.
• Draft tender specifications, conduct technical evaluations, and perform technical downloads to construction and operation teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Review equipment specifications, shop drawings, and construction documents to guarantee coordination with other disciplines and compliance with codes.
• Validate construction drawings and inspect testing results to maintain high standards of quality control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare general contractor tender documents and evaluate submissions for regulatory compliance and build-to-suit requirements.
• Standardise design methodologies while developing site-specific solutions that address unique project needs across different locations.
• Maintain positive relationships with authorities having jurisdiction through pre-consultation activities that influence outcomes favourably.
• Monitor changes in planning policy or law that may affect property development, ensuring all designs remain compliant.

What you bring:

Your extensive background as a Mechanical Design Manager Data Centre will enable you to bring proven expertise in managing complex projects across multiple regions. You possess deep knowledge of mechanical engineering principles relevant to data centre environments—ranging from airflow modelling to advanced cooling technologies—and have demonstrated success in overseeing concurrent fast-track projects. Your interpersonal skills allow you to collaborate effectively with diverse teams while maintaining clear communication with clients and regulatory bodies. You are adept at problem-solving through innovative design approaches that balance cost targets with sustainability goals. Your proficiency in AutoCAD ensures precise drafting capabilities while your familiarity with industry certifications like LEED highlights your commitment to environmental standards. With fluency in English and Mandarin plus readiness to travel as needed, you are well-equipped to navigate multicultural settings and drive successful outcomes.

• Proven experience in mechanical design across regional metros with a strong track record in delivering detail designs for data centres.
• Mechanical Professional Engineer (ACMV and Fire Protection) certification with practising certificate is highly preferred.
• At least 10 years’ experience in data centre detail design with over 5 years in principal engineer or MEP manager roles.
• Expertise in mechanical studies including air flow modelling, heat load calculation, hydraulic calculation, computational fluid dynamic modelling for hot air re-entrainment, rate of temperature rise simulation, boundary noise simulation, prevailing wind influence on hot air exhaust.
• Experience in designing and selecting equipment for make-up water tanks, thermal storage tanks, centralised diesel storage systems, goods lifts, fireman lifts.
• Familiarity with advanced cooling methods such as direct & indirect evaporative cooling, closed circuit heat exchange systems, dry coolers, magnetic bearing chillers, cold plate liquid cooling and immersion cooling.
• Hands-on experience with chiller plant operation systems including sequence of operation & PLC flow chart development.
• Competence in energy modelling for Green Mark Data Centre certification processes.
• Background in hyper scale datacentres or micro-electronics/critical infrastructure is advantageous.
• Proficiency in English and Mandarin is required due to frequent liaison with regional stakeholders; AutoCAD skills for design/drafting are essential; LEED professional credentials are preferred; willingness to travel based on business needs.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out by offering flexible working opportunities tailored to support your work-life balance while encouraging ongoing training for professional growth. Their commitment to inclusive practices ensures everyone’s voice is heard within collaborative project teams. You will benefit from supportive leadership that values knowledge sharing across disciplines—creating an environment where learning is continuous and achievements are celebrated together. The company’s focus on sustainability means you’ll contribute directly to environmentally responsible solutions that set industry benchmarks for efficiency. By joining this team you become part of a network dedicated not only to technical excellence but also communal success through dependable partnerships built on trust and mutual respect.

What's next:

If you are ready to take your career further by contributing your expertise to impactful regional projects within a supportive environment—apply now!

Alternatively, you may reach out to me (Jarod) on WhatsApp (+60123779618) with your latest CV

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