China Asset & Maintenance Specialist

• Leads asset maintenance and hard services strategy for CRE China to maximize asset availability, reliability, compliance, and business continuity
• Owns the governance and performance management of the IFM supplier’s hard services delivery
• Acts as the regional subject matter expert, translating business needs into maintenance policies, plans, standards, and performance requirements
• Together with the Center of Excellence and the Global Regions Central Team, develop and maintain the regional asset maintenance strategy (risk based and/or predictive), including asset lifecycle management, sustainability, and business continuity
• Define and maintain business continuity, escalation, deviation, recovery, and crisis response processes for maintenance operations
• coordinate response to continuity risks/failures
• Manage the IFM supplier’s hard services performance through governance, KPI/SLA steering, performance reviews, and corrective actions
• Act as SME counterpart to the IFM supplier: review and challenge technical proposals for maintenance, repairs, engineering, and asset replacement
• ensure robust execution plans and supplier accountability
• Own the governance framework for maintenance management and documentation, including reporting standards, asset information, and process management
• oversee and review IFM-delivered maintenance plans and documentation (e.g., LTAMP, annual maintenance plans, risk/reliability analyses, spare parts strategy)
• Translate global IFM contract standards into effective regional execution and governance in China
• ensure supplier compliance with defined scope, service levels, and performance criteria, and drive improvements where gaps are identified
• Oversee maintenance performance, risk, and OPEX budget management, including reporting, performance reviews, scope changes, and budget advice/(co-)approval from a hard services perspective
• Translate business needs into maintenance plans and hard services requirements
• drive continuous improvement and innovation with IFM supplier and CRE SMEs
• Work closely with the CRE Center of Excellence and Global Regions Central Team on program deployment planning, localization, implementation, and adoption across China sites
• Support rollout of the CHAMP program and ensure alignment with global/regional engineering and asset management standards (e.g., ISO 55001, where applicable)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (e.g., mechanical, electrical, industrial, civil/architectural, building services engineering, or similar)
• 7+ years of relevant experience in asset management / hard services / maintenance management, preferably in a complex industrial or high-tech environment
• Strong experience managing outsourced service contracts (e.g., IFM) and driving performance through governance, KPIs, SLAs, and contracts
• Proven experience in maintenance strategy development, business continuity, and risk-based asset management
• Experience with asset lifecycle management, maintenance planning and reliability concepts (including LTAMP, FMECA/FMEA, spare parts strategy), and OPEX budget management
• Ability to review, challenge, and support supplier-developed maintenance plans, reliability analyses, and spare parts strategies from a technical and risk-based perspective
• Familiarity with relevant standards and frameworks (e.g., ISO 55001, BREEAM, WELL, engineering standards)
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to operate across local, regional, and global teams

Project experience to support operation is preference