Infrastructure Project Manager (m/f/d) Semiconductor Fab Expansion, OT/IT

Project

Our client, an international high-tech manufacturer, is massively expanding a semiconductor production site: several new buildings, multiple new production lines, two new high-availability server rooms and the integration of 1,000+ manufacturing tools. A strategic supplier delivers turnkey solution packages. We are looking for a senior Project Manager on the client side who steers, controls and challenges this supplier, working in tandem with an Infrastructure Lead Architect.

Key facts

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 12 to 18 months, extension likely
• Workload: full-time
• Location: 100% onsite in Kulim, Malaysia, local residence or relocation required (no weekly commuting)
• Language: English (business fluent)
• Contract: freelance or via your consultancy, time and material, monthly timesheet billing

Tasks

• End-to-end ownership of the infrastructure scope from initiation to stable high-volume manufacturing: milestones, budget, resources, quality and acceptance
• Integrated project plan across data centre, compute, OpenShift, storage, backup, network, OT connectivity, identity, monitoring, automation and security
• Industrialized onboarding of 1,000+ manufacturing tools: standard connectivity patterns, integration waves, clear acceptance criteria, throughput tracking
• Steering of the strategic supplier, tool vendors, equipment engineering, MES, OT and IT teams, incl. risks, changes, escalations and supplier performance
• Drive build, testing, commissioning, ramp-up, stabilization and operational handover
• Fast, independent decisions onsite together with the overall program lead and local management

Profile

• Substantial experience leading complex infrastructure projects in manufacturing or mission-critical environments
• Proven track record integrating large numbers of manufacturing equipment or comparable endpoints
• Strong in budgets, schedules, suppliers, contracts, governance and executive reporting
• PMP, IPMA Level B/A, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent required, PgMP a plus
• Deep technical expertise not required (covered by the architect), solid infrastructure understanding is
• Senior personality who keeps up with a very high pace and delivers under pressure
• Assertive towards suppliers, decides onsite and informs afterwards instead of waiting for 100% certainty
• Semiconductor background a plus, not a must

Interested? Please send your CV, availability and hourly rate. Interviews are planned at short notice.