Analyst - Senior Principal Analyst (Projects & Partnerships)

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Energy Connections Office (ECO) within the Public Service Division invites you to join the Projects & Partnerships branch to help facilitate the import of electricity into Singapore, contributing to energy security and sustainability.

Your role includes negotiating with companies, evaluating proposals, enabling timely delivery of projects, and engaging overseas government bodies to secure G2G support for cross‑border trading; travel overseas frequently is expected.

Qualifications

• Interest in energy transition and public service.
• Willingness to navigate ambiguity, challenge the status quo, and speak up with new solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal communication, analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Prepared to travel overseas for work frequently.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating with interested companies on proposals and evaluating them to meet energy security and sustainability requirements.
• Facilitating development and timely delivery of electricity imports projects.
• Engaging overseas government bodies to secure G2G support for cross-border electricity trading.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Public policy

Communication skills

Problem solving

Job description

[What the role is]

The Energy Connections Office (ECO) is tasked to facilitate around 6GW of low-carbon electricity imports into Singapore by 2035, or about one-third of our energy demand then. You will join a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team tasked to facilitate imports into Singapore and regional grid interconnections. Specifically, you will join the Projects & Partnerships (PP) branch in ECO.

[What you will be working on]

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Negotiating with interested companies on their proposals, and evaluating such proposals to meet our requirements for energy security, competitiveness and sustainability.
• Facilitating the development and ensuring the timely delivery of promising electricity imports projects.
• Engaging overseas government bodies to secure G2G support for cross-border electricity trading.

[What we are looking for]

Requirements:

• Keen interest in energy transition issues and passion for the public service.
• Excited about learning new thoughts, comfortable with navigating ambiguity, challenging the status quo, and willing to speak up and put forward new solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage and collaborate with stakeholders
• Excellent verbal communication, analytical and critical thinking skills, and prepared to deep-dive into relevant subject areas.
• Prior experience in electricity trading, industry engagement and project management preferred
• Prepared to travel overseas for work frequently