Director

Job Description : FACILITIES DIRECTOR SINGAPORE An exciting Facilities Director job has come available working for a leading financial institution in Singapore. Reporting to the Regional Lead of Facilities in Singapore, this role acts as the subject matter expert in delivering excellence in managing the critical systems operations covering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire, building systems and services as well as infrastructure planning and design in all offices across APAC. Ensure the critical MEP infrastructure supporting business operations is operated and maintained to the highest standards of reliability and efficiency and in accordance with the firm’s global engineering policies and procedures Manage preventive maintenance programmes and ensure compliance with maintenance objectives Develop metrics and KPIs to track energy performance, capacity utilisation, critical systems against operational goals Perform site visits as required to evaluate infrastructure conditions related to system design, installation and/or operation Refine and establish monitoring processes for campus infrastructure loads Develop infrastructure design and operational risk models to assist in right-sizing infrastructure levels to manage risk in a commercial fashion Drive design and operational standards to meet current and future requirements for data centre and technology spaces Manage capacity in data centres, technology spaces and trading environments and support technology change management processes Participate in real estate planning, design, development and execution of capital projects Work closely with Infrastructure Planning and Engineering to ensure the facilities comply with the organisation’s risk management and efficiency objectives Manage onsite vendors providing facility management critical systems operations services ensuring that all work is performed in accordance with the firm’s policies Project management support of critical infrastructure construction and upgrade projects Participate in development and management of annual operations and capital budgets for facilities Act as the Facility Management team stakeholder for critical system design and operational requirements for all new construction and expansion activity within critical environments Act as a team leader to more junior team members to develop them professionally and functionally To succeed in this Facilities Director role, you will need strong MEP skills, and the ability to read and understand MEP drawings, operations manuals, and technical specifications. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Minimum of 18 years' facilities management and/or engineering design experience preferably with financial institutions or other technology intensive organisations involving critical systems Broad understanding of critical systems infrastructure, risk mitigation practices for operation and maintenance of critical systems and demonstrated experience working with organisations in the planning and operation of critical environments Demonstrated experience developing and implementing energy management and environmental compliance programmes Demonstrated experience working with client organisations in the planning and operations of critical facilities Strong MEP skills. Ability to read and understand MEP drawings, operations manuals, and technical specifications Possess the ability to understand fundamental building codes and as well as ASHRAE and NFPA standards and guidelines Ability to write reports, develop presentations, and communicate technical concepts to non-technical management personnel is essential Professional Engineering license preferred but not required Strong communication skills Proficient with the suite of Microsoft Office software

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