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# Senior Project Manager at AirTrunk

- **Company:** AirTrunk
- **Location:** Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/airtrunk/jobs/7671464003

## Job description

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

A Snapshot

As Senior Project Manager reporting to our Project Director, you will work closely with our Development team, making an impact in several ways:

- Accountability for the delivery of large-scale and/or campus wide projects, ensuring the safe delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Providing strong leadership, strategic planning, and coordination with cross-functional teams, both internal and external.
- Liaise with and support the Development team, Pre-flight team, and Senior Management on preconstruction activities to ensure there is seamless transition once projects are implemented.

## Your Day to Day

- Project Leadership: Take ownership, lead, and manage the construction phases of data center facilities, ensuring alignment with AirTrunk values and objectives.
- Safety: Lead the construction team in establishing and maintaining a culture that promotes safety to the highest standards with the aim of constant improvement and safe delivery.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure all installations are of the utmost quality and defect free at handover stage.
- Programme & Milestone Tracking: Management and monitoring of overall project programme to ensure adherence to key contract milestones and deadlines including early identification of possible programme risks and establishing mitigations as required.
- Budget and Cost Management: In conjunction with the Cost Management team, assist with monitoring and control project budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and financial accountability throughout the project. Review vendor claims, including payment claims, invoices, variations, and time related claims
- Stakeholder Management: Coordination and interaction with various project level stakeholders, including clients, contractors, consultants, vendors, & internal team members to ensure the successful delivery of all project phases. Coordination with local authorities and utilities.
- Risk Management: Identify & report potential risks and issues including partnering with external parties to develop mitigation strategies to prevent delays or cost overruns.
- Reporting: Provide regular updates to senior management & stakeholders on project progress including key risks and issues.
- Commissioning & Handover: Provide support to the Services and Commissioning teams to ensure successful testing and commissioning, as well as coordination with Operations on final stages of construction and handing over of the facility.

Requirements:

- 10-15 years' construction experience within projects over 30,000 m2.
- Fluent in English.
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in mechanical/electrical/civil engineering or project/construction management.
- Experience working for a data centre operator/previous hyperscale or cloud provider in the APAC market.
- Exceptionally flexible and forward-thinking.
- Results focussed and a “get things done” approach.
- Prepared to travel across APAC as required.

The AirTrunk Culture

Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale.

**To all recruitment agencies: AirTrunk does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, AirTrunk employees or any other organisation location. AirTrunk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.**

## About AirTrunk

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre specialist creating a platform for cloud, content and large enterprise customers across the Asia-Pacific & Middle East (APME) region.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by investors including Blackstone)
- **Headquarters**: Sydney, Australia
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Robin Khuda (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Hyperscale data centre development and operations
- **Target customers**: B2B – world’s largest cloud, content, and technology companies
- **Mission / purpose**: To scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future by continuously redefining and delivering data centres that meet customer needs – sustainably.

## Products & Services
- **Hyperscale Data Centre Campuses**: End-to-end design, construction, and operation of large-scale data centres across APME. Delivered with industry-leading reliability, technology innovation, and energy/water efficiency at significantly lower build and operating cost.
- **Customer Solutions & Innovation**: Customised design, energy & climate solutions, product design, and site selection tailored for hyperscale customers.
- **Sustainability & Financing**: A$7 billion+ in sustainable financing; commitment to net zero emissions by 2030; dedicated social and environmental impact programs.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed as a private company; significant backing from Blackstone.
- **Key Metric**: Operates a growing platform of hyperscale data centres across Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, with total capacity expanding to 700MW+.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Blackstone (lead investor)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid expansion since opening Australia’s first hyperscale data centres in 2017; now the largest and fastest growing data centre platform in Asia-Pacific & Japan (excl. China). Entry into new markets (Malaysia, Middle East) and ongoing expansion of existing campuses.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Hyperscale focus**: Pure-play hyperscale specialist with deep expertise in large-scale, energy-efficient data centre design and construction.
- **Cost leadership**: Proprietary designs and construction methodologies deliver significantly lower build and operating costs than competitors.
- **Sustainability**: First-mover on large-scale renewable energy procurement and net-zero targets, a key differentiator for ESG-conscious customers.
- **Customer relationships**: Trusted partner of the world’s most transformational technology companies, with a strong track record of on-time, on-spec delivery.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale & sustainability**: Continue rapid geographic expansion across APME while achieving net zero emissions by 2030.
- **AI-driven growth**: Enable the region’s digital future accelerated by artificial intelligence, requiring increased data centre capacity.
- **Operational excellence**: Maintain industry-leading reliability, energy efficiency, and innovation across the full data centre lifecycle.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & recognition**: Certified Great Place to Work® in Australia, Singapore, and Japan. Ranked top 10 in Australia’s Best Workplaces™ and recognised as one of Australia’s 2025 Best Workplaces™ in Technology.
- **Employee promise – “Grow@Hyperscale”**: Fast-track career growth, high-impact projects, and a chance to work with the largest technology companies in the world.
- **Benefits**: 26 weeks paid parental leave (primary caregiver), 6 weeks (secondary); Employee Assistance Program; AirFit wellness resources; Recharge Days (additional leave); weekly lunches, monthly social events, annual global get-together (AirTrunk Connect); 3 days paid volunteering leave per year; dedicated learning & development programs.
- **Flexibility**: Collaborative workplaces designed for best work with flexibility when needed (likely hybrid/flexible model).
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Inclusive hiring practices (inclusive language in job ads, diverse interview panels, Work180 endorsement), Employee Resource Groups, and a DEI strategy focused on gender, race/ethnicity, and generational representation.
- **Locations**: Offices and data centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Tokyo, and Osaka.

## Sources
1. [AirTrunk About Page](https://airtrunk.com/about-airtrunk/)
2. [AirTrunk Homepage](https://airtrunk.com/)
3. [AirTrunk Careers](https://airtrunk.com/careers/)
4. [AirTrunk Candidate Guide 2025 (PDF)](https://airtrunk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AirTrunk-Candidate-Guide-2025.pdf)

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