Associate Director, Electrical

AECOM Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Singapore is seeking a highly skilled Lead Engineer in Electrical Engineering. The successful candidate will manage complex engineering projects while leading a team of engineers, ensuring excellence and satisfaction across various assignments. Candidates must possess strong leadership skills with over a decade of relevant experience and expertise using advanced engineering software.

Qualifications

• 10 years experience for Associate, 15 years for Associate Director in electrical engineering.
• Registered with Board of Engineer (BEM) as Professional Engineer preferred.
• Experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee structural engineering projects.
• Manage complex electrical engineering projects from conception to completion.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Expertise

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Masters or Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Dialux

Hevacomp

Ricoda

Amptech/ETAP

Job description

In this key role, you will lead and oversee structural engineering projects, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction. The right fit for this role will possess multi-disciplinary knowledge of engineering.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs various management, leadership, and people accountability responsibilities for a specific technical group or department.
• Has full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating technical assignments.
• Plans and develops engineering tasks concerned with unique or controversial problems. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches.
• Maintains liaison with units within the organization and individuals inside and outside of the organization.
• Responsible for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to the field. Work at this level usually requires extensive progressive experience.
• Works under minimal supervision. Supervision received is essentially administrative with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
• Manages group of engineers and/or technicians, coordinating activities of the unit.
• Manage and direct complex electrical engineering projects from conception to completion
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architects, contractors, and clients
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their professional development
• Contribute to business development efforts and client relationship management
• Stay current with emerging technologies and sustainable design practices in electrical engineering
• Serves as lead engineer on mid- to large size projects.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Approves and signs off on work.
• Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
• Presents complex technical solutions to clients.
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Participates in development of technical proposals.
• Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large projects.

Qualifications

• Possession of either a Masters or a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of10 years for Associate and 15 years for Associate Director of experience in electrical engineering or related engineering area, with a proven track record in project management
• Registered with Board of Engineer (BEM) and preferable Professional Engineer with Practice Certification status
• Proficiency in the use of specialized engineering software, includingDialux, Hevacomp, Ricoda, Amptech/ETAP.
• Proficiency in working with BIM at different levels of detail, including 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, and Levels of Development (LODs) ranging from 200 to 400
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams
• Understanding of sustainable design practices and their application in electrical engineering
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Candidates with prior experience in Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) infrastructure projects, such as metro and railways, will be given preference.
• Familiarity with local building codes and the procedures for submitting designs to relevant authorities.
• Strong technical writing skills.