Associate/Senior Associate (12 months contract), Sustainable Solutions...

Temasek International Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment company is seeking associates for its Sustainable Solutions team in Singapore. The role focuses on catalysing decarbonisation solutions within clean energy sectors, offering exposure to technology innovation and collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant fields, with 2-4 years of experience preferred. Strong project management skills and knowledge of clean energy technologies are essential. This position promises to engage in cutting-edge sustainable projects and requires a driven work ethic.

Qualifications

• Min. 2-4 years of relevant working experience preferred.
• Familiarity with investment analysis and financial modelling is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Support team to catalyse solutions for decarbonising Temasek's portfolio.
• Research and analyse technology areas focusing on decarbonisation.
• Engage stakeholders to validate problem statements.

Skills

Knowledgeable about clean energy technologies and/or markets

Strong project management

Exceptional attention to detail

Technoeconomic analysis

Education

Bachelor's / Master's in science, engineering, or business

Job description

Temasek is a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with a net portfolio value of S$434 billion (US$324 billion, €299 billion, £250 billion, and RMB2.35 trillion) as at 31 March 2025. Marking our unlisted assets to market would provide S$35 billion of value uplift and bring our mark to market net portfolio value to S$469 billion.

Our Purpose

So Every Generation Prospers guides us to make a difference for today's and future generations.

Operating on commercial principles, we seek to deliver sustainable returns over the long term.

We have 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore in Asia; and Brussels, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, DC outside Asia.

For more information on Temasek, please visit www.temasek.com.sg.
For Temasek Review 2025, please visit www.temasekreview.com.sg.
For Sustainability Report 2025, please visit https://www.temasek.com.sg/content/dam/temasek-corporate/sustainability/2025/Temasek-Sustainability-Report-2025.pdf.

Introduction

At Temasek, sustainability is at the core of everything we do - from our mandate to deliver sustainable value over the long term, to our strategy of how we operate as an institution, shape over portfolio, and engage our portfolio companies to build sustainable businesses.

In partnership with various teams across Temasek and our broader ecosystem, the Sustainability Group initiates, develops and implements strategies to build a climate‑resilient, net zero portfolio to enable nature positive and inclusive growth; catalyses new business opportunities and solutions that contribute to sustainable development; advances thought leadership and engagement on sustainability topics; and supports our growth as a sustainable organisation to create shared value aligned with our mandate of generating sustainable returns over the long term.

The Sustainability Group comprises of the following sub‑teams and partners with the investment group and functional teams to strengthen our sustainability capabilities and ecosystem.

• Sustainability Strategy
• Sustainable Solutions
• ESG Investment Management
• Ecosperity

The Sustainable Solutions team drive decarbonisation in portfolio companies and unlock new investment opportunities in Sustainable Living trends by identifying emerging thematics and catalysing innovative solutions.

This involves:

• Catalysing decarbonisation solutions that will accelerate the decarbonisation of Temasek's portfolio in alignment with Temasek 2030 and 2050 portfolio decarbonisation targets, and
• Focusing on technology sectors that have an outsize impact on Temasek's total portfolio emissions, including low‑carbon energy solutions - such as hydrogen, fusion and fission energy, and advanced geothermal energy - advanced biofuels and e‑fuels for applications in maritime and aviation, electrification of heavy industry, and data centres and cooling efficiency improvements.

Responsibilities

The Sustainable Solutions team seeks associates and senior associates that are highly passionate about decarbonisation, knowledgeable about clean energy technologies and/or markets, and driven by a strong work ethic. Successful candidates will support this small, nimble team in a variety of job functions and can expect to gain exposure to cutting edge technology development while working with a global set of stakeholders.

• Support the team to catalise solutions to decarbonise the Temasek portfolio in multiple clean energy sectors. Solutions will largely focus on technology innovation, but may also include ecosystem enabling initiatives, and/or policy and regulation proposals.
• Research and analyse new technology areas focusing on decarbonisation trends, policy and regulatory developments, market and commercial drivers to distill actionable insights for the wider Temasek Ecosystem.
• Engage team stakeholders to validate problem statements (as needed).

Requirements

• Bachelor's / Master's in the science, engineering and business disciplines
• Min. 2-4 years of relevant working experience preferred, but willing to consider less experienced candidates
• Knowledgeable about clean energy technologies and/or markets, driven by a strong work ethic
• Familiarity with technoeconomic analysis, investment analysis and financial modelling will be preferred
• Demonstrated experience in managing multi‑faced and complex projects, with strong execution capability
• Strong project management, organisation skills and exceptional attention to detail
• Resourceful with an ability to work and thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to understand the broader strategic context and to exercise judgement in carrying out the day‑to‑day responsibilities