Project Manager
Arup
Date: 4 hours ago
City: Johor Bahru
Contract type: Full time

Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex data center (DC) projects. This role is pivotal in ensuring timely, high-quality, and ethical execution across planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover. You will drive results through expert leadership, cross-cultural coordination, and strategic project management practices. This is a 12 months contract role.
The Opportunity
You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.
Is this role right for you?
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
Please see a list of Arup’s Malaysia benefits below:
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Arup provide an environment where you will make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.
Our Application Process
Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.
Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.
REF-SEA-DC
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex data center (DC) projects. This role is pivotal in ensuring timely, high-quality, and ethical execution across planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover. You will drive results through expert leadership, cross-cultural coordination, and strategic project management practices. This is a 12 months contract role.
The Opportunity
- Lead the full project lifecycle of DC builds—from planning and design coordination to commissioning and client handover.
- Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary project team including engineering, safety, planning, and QA/QC specialists.
- Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and COLO clients, navigating cultural and technical complexities.
- Ensure governance, documentation, and project controls align with best-in-class project management practices.
- Oversee commissioning, O&M transition, and final documentation, ensuring a seamless handover process.
You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.
Is this role right for you?
- PMP certification and 12–15 years of project management experience, with 5+ years in data center or mission-critical environments.
- Fluency in Mandarin and English (spoken and written), with strong cross-cultural communication skills.
- Proven success delivering fast-track COLO projects under tight schedules and quality constraints.
- Deep technical knowledge of MEP, C&S, EHS, commissioning, and operational integration.
- High integrity, ethical leadership, and the ability to foster performance-driven teams.
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
Please see a list of Arup’s Malaysia benefits below:
- Flexible working hours
- Paid maternity leave for 98 days
- Paid paternity leave for 7 working days
- Birthday leave
- Mobile phone allowance
- Travel allowance
- Purchase Additional leave of up to 20 days (permanent employees)
- International mobility opportunities
- Paid Annual subscription to relevant Professional association.
- Reimbursement of Professional Engineers application and examination fees
- Exam Leave (6 days)
- QP allowance
- Master’s Degree Sponsorship Scheme
- Car allowance for Associates and above.
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Arup provide an environment where you will make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.
Our Application Process
Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.
Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.
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