Director of Engineering, APAC

Description

• Client & Stakeholder Engagement Act as primary technical and management liaison with clients and ownership teams.Provide leadership in negotiations, technical presentations, and crossfunctional collaboration. o Ensure clear communication across multiple languages and cultures, with English as the working language.
• Provide leadership in negotiations, technical presentations, and crossfunctional collaboration. o Ensure clear communication across multiple languages and cultures, with English as the working language.
• Oversee day-to-day office operations while ensuring alignment with global engineering strategies.
• Recruit, mentor, and retain a diverse and high-performing staff.
• Operational Excellence Develop and implement APAC engineering strategy, aligning with corporate objectives. o Drive innovation and best practices in mechanical, electrical, and integrated systems. o Ensure compliance with international, regional, and local codes and standards. o Travel up to 50% of the time across APAC to support project and office operations.
• Develop and implement APAC engineering strategy, aligning with corporate objectives. o Drive innovation and best practices in mechanical, electrical, and integrated systems. o Ensure compliance with international, regional, and local codes and standards. o Travel up to 50% of the time across APAC to support project and office operations.
• Lead and manage engineering teams across APAC offices (Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia).
• Act as primary technical and management liaison with clients and ownership teams.
• Project Delivery Lead projects from site/land acquisition through design, construction, commissioning, and integrated system testing (IST). o Coordinate with owners, clients, and consultants to align project scope, budget, and timelines. o Ensure adherence to hyperscale data center design, including AI/High Performance Computing (HPC) requirements. o Manage external engineering consultants and contractors to deliver on quality, safety, and schedule commitments.
• Lead projects from site/land acquisition through design, construction, commissioning, and integrated system testing (IST). o Coordinate with owners, clients, and consultants to align project scope, budget, and timelines. o Ensure adherence to hyperscale data center design, including AI/High Performance Computing (HPC) requirements. o Manage external engineering consultants and contractors to deliver on quality, safety, and schedule commitments.

Requirements

EA License No: 16S8194

This position requires a dynamic leader with strong technical, operational, and interpersonal skills, capable of thriving in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

We are seeking an experienced Director of Engineering (APAC) to lead our regional engineering and operations team across Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. This senior leadership role will oversee office operations, staff management, external consultants, and project delivery from land procurement through integrated system testing. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in hyperscale data center construction and AI-focused builds, ensuring alignment with client expectations, owner requirements, and global standards.

• Mobility: Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% regionally.
• Communication: Excellent English verbal and written skills; ability to present to clients, ownership, and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate complex regulatory and permitting environments in APAC.
• Leadership: Proven success managing diverse, multicultural engineering teams across multiple countries.
• High adaptability to evolving AI-driven data center demands.
• Experience: Minimum 15 years of professional engineering experience.At least 5 years of hands-on experience with hyperscale data center projects, including AI/HPC builds.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
• Demonstrated success delivering mission-critical facilities at scale.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with hyperscale data center projects, including AI/HPC builds.
• Minimum 15 years of professional engineering experience.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master's preferred).
• Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of hyperscale mechanical systems, integrated system testing, and large-scale data center construction practices.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance