Regional Engineering Design Manager

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in November subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

The role:

The Engineering Design Manager is the bank’s engineering design authority for Asia Pacific capital projects, ensuring designs are safe, resilient, compliant, deliverable, operationally suitable and aligned with business, workplace and real estate strategy.

The postholder coordinates project managers, consultants, contractors, landlords, operators and internal stakeholders; identifies risks, opportunities and decisions; and reports clear recommendations to the Regional Head of Engineering.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Govern design reviews and approvals for Asia Pacific capital projects from brief and concept through construction, testing and handover.
• Assess multidisciplinary building services, controls and specialist systems for compliance, safety, resilience, sustainability, operational suitability and bank standards.
• Review critical power and cooling, fire and life safety, security, business-continuity and landlord/tenant interfaces.
• Challenge proposals, deviations and changes; ensure decisions and approvals are documented and traceable.
• Identify, record and escalate material technical, compliance, cost, programme and operational risks, then track actions to closure.
• Lead technical reviews and workshops, coordinating internal teams, project managers, consultants, contractors, landlords and operators.
• Support assurance gateways, audits, procurement, tendering, commissioning and operational readiness.
• Report concise, evidence-based recommendations, ownership and target dates to the Regional Head of Engineering.
• Maintain standards, templates, checklists and lessons learned.

You’ll need to have:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline; professional registration is advantageous.
• Significant design-management, technical-assurance or project-engineering experience in complex, high-specification environments.
• Proven multidisciplinary review experience from concept through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Experience managing technical risks, changes, non-conformances and escalation across procurement and operational readiness.
• Strong stakeholder-management capability and knowledge of applicable building, fire, health and safety, environmental and engineering requirements.
• Banking, mission-critical, data-intensive, trading, office or other business-critical experience.
• Familiarity with resilient systems, critical power and cooling, fire and life safety, security, business continuity, sustainability and carbon reduction.
• Regional or multinational experience; Professional Fluency in English is mandatory; Cantonese and/or Mandarin capability is desirable
• Multidisciplinary design review, risk-based assurance and objective technical challenge.
• Working knowledge of Hong Kong and other Asia Pacific and international codes, standards and statutory requirements.
• Understanding of constructability, maintainability, whole-life cost, and cost/programme impacts.
• Excellent analysis, reporting, presentation and stakeholder communication, with proficiency in standard project and document-management tools.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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