Expression of Interest - Project Manager

Cummins is a global power leader committed to powering a more prosperous world. Our culture is driven by innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning-where talented professionals thrive while delivering impactful solutions across power generation, data centers, and mission-critical infrastructure.

We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced project managers. This is a Onsite with Flexibility work model role and is based at our office, located in Malaysia - Johor or KL.

The Project Manager - Power Generation is responsible for end-to-end delivery of power generation projects, ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives are met. This role is critical in delivering data centre projects, requiring strong on-site leadership to manage complex construction environments and coordinate across customers, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and internal teams in real time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead power generation and data center projects from contract award to commissioning and handover
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans
• Ensure strict adherence to HSE, quality, and regulatory compliance, while maintaining practical execution on site
• Manage project risks, issues, and change control (VOs), with proactive, solution-oriented decision making
• Oversee cost control, P&L responsibility, cash flow, and forecasting
• Coordinate internal teams (engineering, supply chain, service) and external stakeholders
• Act as the on-site focal point, driving daily coordination between customer, consultants, contractors, vendors, and suppliers
• Act as primary customer interface, ensuring strong client engagement and satisfaction
• Manage subcontractors, vendors, and site execution activities
• Actively resolve site issues, conflicts, and design/construction gaps to maintain progress and schedule
• Track progress, prepare reports, and communicate status to stakeholders
• Drive standardization, lessons learned, and continuous improvement
• Mentor and guide project engineers and site teams

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management
• High commercial and financial acumen
• Ability to manage complexity and conflicts
• Customer-focused, resilient, and results-driven
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills
• Strong on-site leadership presence with ability to manage dynamic construction environments
• Practical problem-solver who can make timely decisions and drive resolution across multiple parties
• Highly effective at coordinating across customers, vendors, suppliers, contractors, and internal teams
• Adaptable and action-oriented, with focus on delivery rather than process-heavy governance

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline
• 8-15 years of experience managing power generation or large EPC projects
• Proven experience in data centre, mission-critical, or fast-track construction projects is strongly preferred
• Strong exposure to gensets, balance of plant, commissioning, and site execution
• Demonstrated experience managing site-based construction activities and multi-stakeholder environments
• Proven experience managing cost, schedule, risk, and P&L
• Experience working with cross-functional and multicultural teams
• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2) is an advantage
• Proficient in project tools (MS Project, ERP, reporting dashboards)
• Willingness to be hands-on and present on site to drive project outcomes

Job Sales

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2429250

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No

Client-provided location(s): Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Job ID: Cummins-R-887845FB82B6451E9AA2FC5D7900075F

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-05-01T19:57:52