Manager / Senior Manager, Operational Excellence and Governance

SEMBCORP UTILITIES SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sembcorp is seeking a Senior Leader to drive operational excellence and governance for its Gas & Related Services portfolio in Ireland. The role focuses on standards, KPIs, and safe, reliable, cost-effective asset performance across multiple sites.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in operations governance, leadership in cross-functional teams, and strong English communication. This full-time position offers a pathway to impact the energy transition regionally.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Asset Management, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in operational excellence and asset management.
• Proven leadership delivering governance and performance improvement programmes across sites.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance practices, reliability engineering, and Lean/Six Sigma.
• Experience with policy, standards, and KPI governance and dashboards.
• Proficient in data analytics and enterprise systems to improve maintenance performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational excellence and governance framework for Gas & Related Services.
• Develop and review policies, standards, procedures, and process safety requirements.
• Analyze performance trends and drive initiatives to improve plant availability and cost.
• Drive transformation and asset optimization across the portfolio.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and update policies and controls.
• Translate findings into prioritized corrective actions with owners and timelines.
• Maintain COE technical standards road map and document governance.
• Benchmark performance and maintain an improvement roadmap.
• Evaluate technologies and share lessons across the organization.
• Advise leaders on priorities and build capability through training and communication.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Data analytics

Education

Engineering degree

Operations management degree

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

ERP systems

Data analytics tools

Job description

About Sembcorp

Sembcorp is a leading energyand urban solutions provider headquartered in Singapore. Led by its purpose to drive energy transition, Sembcorp delivers sustainable energy solutions and urban developments by leveraging its sector expertise and global track record.

Join us in shaping a sustainable energy future

Drive Asia’s energy transition with us! Our Gas & Related Services segment is a key growth engine, delivering reliable and efficient energy to industries and communities across multiple countries. We support Asia’s growing energy needs while advancing the shift to a lower-carbon future.

Purpose and Scope

Lead operational excellence, asset reliability, and governance for the Gas & Related Services business by strengthening standards, assurance, and performance oversight across operations. Partner with business and functional leaders to improve control effectiveness, establishes clear accountabilities, enables safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable performance of assets and operations.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the operational excellence and governance framework for Gas & Related Services,defining standards, KPIs, review routines, and decision forums to support consistent executionacross assets.
• Develop, govern, and periodically review operational policies, standards, procedures, andprocess safety requirements, ensuring clear ownership, approval authorities, version control,and implementation discipline.
• Lead analysis of performance trends, operational losses and recurring issues, and driveprioritised initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in plant availability, efficiency,maintenance effectiveness and cost performance.
• Drive strategic transformation and asset optimization initiatives across the Gas & RelatedServices portfolio to maximize asset value, operational performance, reliability, featurereadiness and sustainable business outcomes.
• Monitor applicable industry and regulatory requirements, assess operational impacts, andcoordinate timely updates to policies, controls, and implementation plans.
• Analyse operational losses, recurring issues, maintenance effectiveness, asset reliability trends,and follow-through discipline, then translate findings into prioritised corrective and preventiveactions with respective owners, timelines and measurable outcomes.
• Own and maintain the COE technical standards roadmap, including standardization priorities,document governance, lessons learned, and structured knowledge management to supportconsistent fleet-level technical execution.
• Benchmark operational performance, policies, and standards against recognised industrypractices, identify material gaps, and maintain a prioritised improvement roadmap based on risk,business value, and implementation feasibility.
• Evaluate relevant technologies and work practices through structured business cases or pilots,govern disciplined adoption, measure realised benefits, and share lessons learned across theorganisation.
• Advise business and asset leaders on operational excellence and governance priorities, aligncross-functional stakeholders on accountabilities, and build organisational capability throughcommunication, training, coaching, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Asset Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in operational excellence, asset management, maintenance, technical governance or performance improvement within gas-fired power, utilities, energy, process industries or other asset-intensive environments.
• Proven leadership experience delivering cross-functional governance, assurance, or performance improvement programmes across multiple sites, assets or business units.
• Strong knowledge of operations and maintenance practices, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and govern and assure implementation of policies, standards, procedures, corrective action tracking, performance dashboards and review routines that support consistent execution and accountability across assets.
• Experience using data analytics, digital tools, or enterprise systems to improve maintenance performance, operational visibility, compliance monitoring, and decision quality.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, project teams, and operational stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required to support site engagement, reviews, project delivery, and programme implementation.
• Strong written and spoken English proficiency is required to perform the role, including preparing documentation, facilitating cross-functional discussions, and engaging senior leaders and stakeholders across Singapore and regional operations.

Our Culture at Sembcorp

At Sembcorp, our culture is shaped by a strong set of shared behaviours that guide the way we work and uphold our commitment to driving the energy transition.

We foster an institution-first mindset, where the success of Sembcorp takes precedence over individual interests. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, as we work seamlessly across markets, businesses, and functions to achieve our goals together. Accountability is a core principle, ensuring that we take ownership of our commitments and deliver on them with integrity and excellence. These values define who we are and create a workplace where our people can thrive while making a meaningful impact on driving energy transition.

Join us in making a real impact!