Site Engineer

Job title Site Engineer
Base location Bangkok
Reports to Operations Manager

Role Purpose
The Site Engineer supports the Operations Manager in keeping the data centre running safely, reliably and efficiently. The role coordinates planned and corrective maintenance, manages the facility management service provider (FMSP) and contractors on site, and keeps the records, cost data and performance reporting the Operations team and our customer rely on.
This is a hands-on, site-based role. The Site Engineer is the day-to-day point of control for maintenance scheduling, safety compliance, drills and monthly customer billing data, freeing the Operations Manager to focus on wider service delivery.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• Develop, plan and assign routine preventive maintenance (PM) and repair work orders to minimise equipment downtime and avoid operational disruption.
• Own the PM schedule, track completion against plan and follow up on overdue or deferred work.
• Oversee corrective repairs from fault report through to close-out, working with the FMSP and specialist contractors.

Health, Safety and Compliance

• Enforce safety protocols on site and ensure all maintenance work meets engineering standards and occupational health and safety regulations.
• Manage environmental, safety and health (ESH) compliance for the FMSP and all contractors, including permits to work, method statements and site inductions.
• Plan, run and record emergency and operational drills jointly with the FMSP and the customer, and track follow-up actions to closure.
• Support audits and inspections and maintain regulatory compliance records.

FMSP and Contractor Management

• Act as day-to-day contact for the FMSP and contractors, monitoring performance against agreed scopes and service levels.
• Verify completed engineering work before sign-off and raise issues with the Operations Manager where performance falls short.

Cost Management

• Track operating costs for the site and flag variances against budget to the Operations Manager.
• Manage costs for engineering work and spare parts, including raising purchase requests, checking quotations and verifying deliveries and invoices.

Asset Management

• Maintain an accurate asset register covering equipment condition, maintenance history and warranty status.
• Use performance and failure data to recommend repair, replacement or spares holding decisions.

Energy and Water Efficiency

• Monitor and report Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE).
• Identify trends and propose operational improvements to reduce energy and water use.

Customer Billing Data

• Collect, check and prepare monthly billing data (including power consumption) for the customer, to agreed deadlines.
• Reconcile billing data against metering records and resolve discrepancies before submission.

Record Keeping and Reporting

• Track equipment performance and maintain complete, up-to-date maintenance logs.
• Compile maintenance, cost and performance data into regular reports, summarising trends and forecasting future maintenance needs.

Candidate Profile

• Degree or diploma in mechanical, electrical or building services engineering, or equivalent.
• At least five years' engineering experience in facilities, maintenance or operations, ideally in a data centre or other mission-critical environment.
• Hands-on experience of planned preventive maintenance, work order systems and managing contractors or an FMSP.
• Good working knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements, permits to work and site safety practice.
• Familiarity with PUE and WUE, energy monitoring and asset management.
• Organised and accurate with numbers, comfortable with cost tracking, billing data and reporting in Excel.
• Clear communicator in English and Thai, able to work with customers, contractors and colleagues at all levels.

General

• The above principal accountabilities are not exhaustive and the jobholder may be required to undertake other duties as reasonably requested.
• The jobholder is required to comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• This job description will be reviewed periodically and may be amended in line with business needs.

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