Assistant Manager/Manager, Technical Services (PMO – Controls)

Resorts World Sentosa; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Resorts World Sentosa is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead the design, integration, and validation of ride and show control systems in a fast-paced theme park environment.

You will oversee PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, motion systems, and industrial networks while coordinating with OEMs and vendors to ensure safety and reliability. Strong communication and project-management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in related engineering discipline.
• 5–7 years in controls engineering or similar industries.
• 2+ years in project management.
• Experience with industrial control systems and asset replacement projects.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and networks.
• Ability to read schematics and project docs.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, conduct feasibility studies, manage budgets, schedules, procurement, contracts, risks, and resources to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Provide technical oversight for ride and show control systems, including PLCs, Safety PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, motion control, and networks.
• Review software docs, schematics, network architectures for compliance with safety and maintenance needs.
• Coordinate installation, testing, validation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and site acceptance activities for ride/show systems.
• Manage OEMs, system integrators, consultants, vendors, and contractors; oversee deliverables, cybersecurity, and schedules.
• Ensure compliance with standards, regulations, and hazard analyses; participate in risk reviews and change management.
• Maintain configuration management, version control, backups, and project records.
• Lead project meetings and provide updates on progress and risks.
• Drive reliability, automation performance, system availability, and lifecycle cost improvements.
• Support standardization of engineering specs, software management, testing, and documentation templates.

Skills

PLCs

Safety PLCs

HMIs

SCADA

Motion control

Industrial networks

Control schematics

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Control & Automation Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Industrial automation software

Project management tools

Job description

• Define project scope, conduct feasibility studies, manage budgets, schedules, procurement, contracts, risks, and resources to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Provide technical oversight for ride and show control systems, including PLCs, Safety PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, motion control systems, industrial networks, and associated control infrastructure.
• Review software documentation, control schematics, network architectures, and technical designs to ensure compliance with operational, maintenance, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate installation, software integration, testing, validation, commissioning, FAT, SAT, and site acceptance activities for ride and show systems.
• Manage OEMs, system integrators, consultants, software vendors, and contractors; oversee performance, technical deliverables, cybersecurity requirements, and project schedules.
• Ensure compliance with Universal standards, ASTM, EN13814, BCA regulations, local statutory requirements, and engineering best practices. Participate in hazard analyses, FMEA, safety reviews, and software change management processes.
• Maintain proper software and hardware configuration management, version control, backups, documentation, and project records.
• Lead project meetings and provide regular updates on progress, technical issues, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Drive initiatives to improve ride reliability, automation performance, system availability, cybersecurity resilience, maintainability, safety, and lifecycle costs. Capture lessons learnt and contribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes, controls engineering standards, and maintenance practices.
• Support the development and standardization of controls engineering specifications, software management practices, testing procedures, and project documentation templates.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Control & Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in Controls Engineering, Industrial Automation, Manufacturing, Transportation, Power Generation, Theme Park, Oil & Gas, or related industries.
• Minimum 2 years of project management, project engineering, or supervisory experience.
• Experience in project management and execution of industrial control systems, automation systems, ride/show control systems, or asset replacement projects.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs and Safety PLCs, HMIs and SCADA systems, Motion control systems, Industrial communication networks, Instrumentation and control architecture
• Experience in control system design, integration, testing, commissioning, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols
• Ability to interpret control schematics, network diagrams, engineering specifications, software documentation, and project documents.
• Knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, contract administration, and risk management.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and coordination skills.
• Comfortable working at heights and within operational attraction environments.