Freeport Projects Hiring! Full Time Design Manager - Data Centre in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

Company Description 

Freeport Projects is a specialist project management service provider with extensive experience in large-scale project planning and delivery. The team brings in-depth knowledge of Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asia landscape, enabling effective execution of complex, mixed-use developments and implementing innovative projects that span multiple sectors. The company has successfully delivered retail, hospitality, industrial, and commercial office projects, offering candidates exposure to diverse and dynamic environments.

Role Description 

We are currently seeking Design Manager to support our expanding data centre projects in Malaysia and Hong Kong. The Design Manager is required to have a technical background, ideally from design consultancy or commissioning firm, in any of the CSA and or MEPH disciplines with a level of construction management experience, hence adept at managing the production of complex deliverables against project expectations of technical excellence; budget; milestone schedule objectives; and safe build techniques of the construction of projects related to data center facilities. Additionally, to support the Portfolio Management, Pre-con, Construction and Sales teams in the resolution of design related issues in a timely manner to avoid impact to either the construction programme or project budgets. 

Location

Malaysia & Hong Kong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the CS/MEPH engineering disciplines or Architecture - equivalent experience in a related engineering, architecture or other discipline field will be considered;
• Ideally Chartered in the relevant area or discipline expertise.
• Familiar with full project life cycle from: planning; design; permitting; construction and commissioning to IST
• If required, provide and/or coordinate technical support to DLR Operations – and in particular for diagnostics in the case of any major incident/outages
• Provide assistance with supplier/Vendor relationship management and the DLR OFCI VMI process
• If required, provide input as the business looks to continually innovate and improve process noting the ability to flex to suit ongoing initiatives and or other activities is important
• Likely areas of ad-hoc focus shall include, but not be limited to:

o   sustainability improvements

o   design/construction standards

o   design process improvements

o   master planning support

o   due diligence and pipeline activities

o   ongoing industry body engagement.

• Similarly provide support to HR and Finance in their dealings with the wider DE&C Group
• As required, provide and/or coordinate technical support for Sales Engineering when Customer requirements have the potential for significant engineering changes and or infrastructure impacts
• Provide and/or coordinate impact assessments/feasibility assessments of Customer solutions presented and provide assistance with technical information for ongoing costing/buildability purposes.

Responsibilities 

1. Project Technical Coordination

• Issue RFPs to 3rd party consultants, review and level bids and make recommendations to Subregional Design Lead for award;
• Managing and collaborating with all internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring design compliance to both Global DEG and Regional DEG standards; Escalate any DEG Deviations for approval in accordance with the DEG Deviation Process
• Review of the Basis of Design (BoD) and subsequent drawing/document issues
• Management of the design schedule to align with the construction Tender Event Schedule (TES) requirements
• Working with external Governance parties such as: Insurance; permitting; planning; fire
• Coordination of page-turn reviews with subsequent input/incorporation of internal stakeholder comments
• Alignment of Project Teams input into the DLR gating process
• Alignment on scope demarcation (with the Construction team) between appointed parties within the different design stages to align with the procurement strategy
• Attend all OAC meetings as technical resource to the Construction Team
• Communicating ad hoc project technical details to internal stakeholders as required
• Serve as technical manager for 3rd party A/E and commissioning teams on each project. Review commissioning plans and testing scripts
• Review OFCI equipment submittals and make recommendations to Procurement team
• For Build-to-Suit projects, act as the primary customer contact for the development of customized data centre development projects.
• Liaise with customer success team in post-lease projects
• Tour project sites during construction
• Attend Level 4 and 5 commissioning activities
• Participate in internal design team meetings to innovate and recommend new technologies or design concepts.

2. Project Cost & Schedule Control & Reporting

• Follow Gating Process, performing administrative duties such as reviewing budgets, issuing contracts and change orders, approval invoices
• Work with Delivery Team in the preparation and review of schedule/budgets and forecasts related to anticipated design and construction expenditures
• Creating the Project Information Document (PID)
• Chairing the G0 (if applicable), G1 gating calls
• Attend the G2 gating call
• Compilation of project monthly reports until G1 approval, monitoring the project budget including any cost implications of the design process
• Reviewing construction Requests for Information (RFI’s) as escalated by the A/E Consultants
• Project technical submittals - ensure these are closed out by the Project Team in a timely manner, providing point of contact for escalation and/or clarification for the Project Team
• Co-managing the commissioning process and Integrated Systems Test (IST)
• Participating in the lessons learned/continuous improvement process
• Communicating, championing and reporting on project milestone delivery and process requirements to align project teams to Freeport standard process
• Manage the reporting of project information into Freeport’s Insurance process
• Summarizing and reporting project metrics to ensure up-to-date and accurate corporate pipeline reporting.

3. Standards Alignment, Evolution & Process

•  Assist as requested by the Regional DEG Director or Global Design Standards Team in the updating and maintenance of Freeport’s Regional and Global DEG standards
• Provide feedback to the Regional DEG Director related to lessons learned and recommendation to DEG improvement.
• Management of standards, DEG management and procurement input to include:

o   Overseeing the implementation of new design systems and tools e.g. REVIT / BIM / BIM 360

o   Agree all standard project designs at key design milestones G0 to G2

o   Lead cross functional project and standards design reviews to implement standardisation

o   Ensure lessons learned are factored into current and future standards and project designs

• Attend Factory Witness Testing (FWT) as requested by greater Design Team.
• If required, collate/record/action updates of DEG documentation based on:

o   Feedback from the Operations Team

o   Gaps/inconsistencies etc. identified throughout project implementation

o   Ongoing market developments in projects, new market requirements, etc.

o   Governs technical design innovation and in particular incorporation of DfMA strategies