Associate Director - HVAC & CCMS systems

WE TAKE YOU ABOVE BEYOND Take your passion to the next level and work alongside other masters of their craft to build a fulfilling and rewarding career at Marina Bay Sands. Job Responsibilities Leadership, Team Management and Governance • Lead, organize and develop the HVAC & CCMS team, with clear accountability for operations support, asset management, engineering, projects and vendor governance. • Establish annual objectives, role-based KPIs and work plans aligned with Facilities and business priorities; review performance regularly and implement timely corrective actions. • Provide supervision, coaching, technical guidance, performance feedback, recognition, succession planning and structured capability development for team members. • Promote a strong safety, ownership and service culture, and ensure work is planned, reviewed and executed with appropriate risk controls and management oversight. • Ensure policies, standards, SOPs, records and technical documentation are current, controlled and consistently applied. • Engineering Design Review and Technical Assurance • Lead and approve engineering assessments, design briefs, basis-of-design criteria, calculations, equipment selections, control philosophies, sequences of operation, network architecture, drawings and technical specifications for HVAC and CCMS works. • Ensure designs meet operational requirements for capacity, reliability, redundancy, energy efficiency, cybersecurity interfaces, maintainability, accessibility, lifecycle value and future expansion. • Conduct design coordination, constructability, maintainability and operational-readiness reviews with consultants, contractors, vendors, IT/OT, Security, Fire Safety, Operations and other stakeholders. • Challenge technical assumptions and value-engineering proposals without compromising safety, statutory compliance, performance or asset life. • Ensure testing, commissioning, system integration, trending, functional performance verification, document handover and defect closure are completed before acceptance. HVAC and CCMS Operations Support • Provide engineering direction and timely support to the Facilities Operations team for plant operation, alarms, system abnormalities, recurring defects, comfort issues, indoor environmental concerns, critical incidents and operational recovery. • Ensure operating strategies, setpoints, schedules, alarm priorities, control sequences and escalation protocols support business needs while optimising energy and equipment performance. • Lead or oversee root-cause analysis for significant failures and recurring issues; define corrective and preventive measures and verify their sustained effectiveness. • Take a hands-on approach to troubleshooting complex HVAC and CCMS faults, working closely with the team and specialist vendors to diagnose issues, restore system performance and verify effective rectification. • Maintain asset registers, criticality assessments, lifecycle condition data, obsolescence risk, contingency plans, emergency response procedures, business continuity arrangements and long-term renewal or replacement strategies. • Coordinate planned outages, isolations, temporary arrangements and recovery plans to minimise operational disruption. Work Planning and Execution • Plan, prioritise and control preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, improvement works, A&A works and system upgrades across occupied and business-critical environments. • Ensure approved method statements, risk assessments, permits, access arrangements, shutdown plans, testing requirements and reinstatement checks are in place before work starts. • Monitor work quality, schedule, safety, coordination and site progress; resolve constraints promptly and escalate material risks or deviations. • Maintain a visible, hands-on presence during critical and time-sensitive works, ensuring activities are properly coordinated, constraints are resolved promptly and completion is achieved within the stipulated timeframe. • Ensure completed works are inspected, tested, commissioned and documented, including as-built drawings, O&M manuals, training, warranties, spares and handover records. • Coordinate execution with Facilities Operations, business units and support functions to protect guests, team members, assets and continuity of operations. CAPEX and Project Delivery • Develop the HVAC & CCMS capital plan based on asset condition, obsolescence, reliability risk, compliance needs, capacity, energy performance, business continuity, maintainability and business requirements. • Prepare project justifications, budgets, scopes, technical specifications, procurement inputs, phasing plans, risk registers, operational impact assessments, authority or compliance considerations and implementation strategies. • Ensure timely and detailed review of CAPEX proposals and works, including scope, design, technical submissions, cost, schedule, risks, change control, site progress, testing, commissioning and close-out documentation. • Lead or govern CAPEX execution from concept and design through tender, award, construction, testing, commissioning, handover, financial close-out and benefits realisation. • Monitor project scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety and operational impact; control changes and ensure deviations are formally evaluated and approved. • Provide accurate progress, forecast, risk and decision updates to Facilities leadership and relevant stakeholders. Cost and Financial Management • Prepare, manage and forecast sectional OPEX and CAPEX budgets, with clear linkage between expenditure, asset risk, operational performance and business value. • Review quotations, tender returns, variation proposals, claims, payment recommendations and lifecycle costs to ensure technical validity, commercial reasonableness and budget compliance. • Identify cost optimisation opportunities through demand management, energy efficiency, maintenance stra…