Facility Manager

Who we are:

Digital Edge DC (Digital Edge) is an emerging data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. We seek to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve.

Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy-efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we aim to bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in committed capital.

Founded in late 2020 the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and this role is an exciting opportunity to join the team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Responsibility: We take ownership of our actions and outcomes.
• Innovation: We embrace change and create bold solutions.  
• Strive: We show grit, resilience and relentless drive.
• Excellence: We pursue the highest standards in all we do.   
• Respect: We act with integrity and treat others with dignity.

What we need:

Reporting To: Facility Director, Maintenance & PUE
Based in: Singapore

The Facility Manager – who managed Maintenance, Pull The Plug (PTP) & Drills is responsible for standardising and governing maintenance execution practices across all data centers, ensuring Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM), Permit-To-Work (PTW/PTP), and emergency drills are consistent, compliant, and audit-ready.

This role ensures that execution quality at site level matches regional standards, reducing human-error-related incidents and improving operational discipline.

Key responsibilities:

1. Preventive Maintenance (PPM) Governance

• Develop and standardise PPM frameworks, frequencies, and execution standards across all countries
• Ensure all sites comply with maintenance schedules, procedures, and documentation standards
• Audit quality of PPM execution and close identified gaps

2. Permit-to-Work (PTP/PTW) Control

• Define and enforce safe system of work for all maintenance and vendor activities
• Standardise permit workflows, isolation procedures, and risk assessments
• Ensure all sites adhere to zero-compromise safety practices

3. Emergency Response & Drills

• Design and implement regional emergency drill programmes (e.g., power failure, fire, system faults)
• Ensure consistency in EOP/MOP/SOP execution readiness
• Evaluate drill performance and drive continuous improvement

4. Operational Compliance & Audit

• Conduct site audits to ensure compliance with maintenance, safety, and operational standards
• Support internal, customer, and certification audits (ISO, Uptime, etc.)
• Ensure documentation and records are complete, accurate, and defensible

5. Continuous Improvement

• Identify gaps in maintenance execution and recommend improvements
• Work with PMO and Incident Management to address human-factor-related failures

Actively champion and implement the organization’s policies on health & safety, environment, energy, quality, information security, and business continuity, ensuring adherence to incident reporting, legal, and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate:

Required:

• 8 years in data center or critical facility operations

• Strong hands-on experience in:
  • PPM execution
  • Permit-to-work systems
  • Emergency response procedures

• Familiar with mission-critical MEP systems and operational risk
• Detail-oriented with strong audit and compliance mindset

Preferred:

• Systems thinker
• Strong data governance mindset
• Cross-country stakeholder management
• Process standardization expertise

If you’re ready to help shape the next phase of a fast‑growing digital infrastructure platform, we’d like to hear from you.