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

Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a seasoned Controls Engineering professional to lead project scope, feasibility studies, budgets, schedules, and procurement for complex attraction systems. You will provide technical oversight for ride and show controls, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and motion control, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.

You will coordinate installation, testing, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and site acceptance while managing OEMs,

Qualifications

• Degree in Control & Automation Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 5–7 years in Controls Engineering or related industries.
• 2+ years in project management or supervisory role.
• Experience with industrial control systems and ride/show control systems is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks.
• Ability to interpret schematics, network diagrams, and project docs.
• Familiarity with risk management, safety reviews, and change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, feasibility, budgets, schedules, procurement, and risks to deliver projects safely and on time.
• Provide technical oversight for ride and show control systems including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and motion control.
• Review software docs and electrical designs to ensure safety and maintenance compliance.
• Coordinate installation, testing, validation, FAT/SAT, and site acceptance for ride/show systems.
• Manage OEMs, system integrators, vendors, and contractors; oversee deliverables and schedules.

Skills

Project management

Controls engineering

Industrial automation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Site work heights

Education

Degree in Control & Automation Engineering

Tools

PLC/SCADA systems

HMI

SCADA

Instrumentation & control networks

Job description

Job 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 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.