Design Manager / Deputy Design Manager

copperco talent services pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

copperco talent services pte. ltd. Singapore is seeking a Resident Engineer with a recognised Civil Engineering degree and 10 years of civil/infrastructure experience, including 8 years in complex rail/road design.

You will coordinate with consultants, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure regulatory compliance with authorities. The role involves preparing detailed schedules, optimising design approaches, and providing technical solutions for site challenges, while guiding design engineers

Qualifications

• Degree recognised by the PE board or acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control for Resident Engineer eligibility.
• 10 years relevant experience in civil engineering/infrastructure projects and 8 years in the design for complex rail/road projects.
• Experience dealing with authorities/agencies submissions ensuring regulatory compliance relating to project preparation and enabling works.
• Strong leadership, communication, technical, problem solving and analytical skills; ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist to ensure the functioning of the design and technical team for major infrastructure projects and provide design/technical expertise.
• Coordinate with consultants to ensure integrated multi-disciplinary approach and regulatory compliance.
• Assist in preparation and monitoring of detailed schedules/targets for temporary and permanent works design submissions with consultants to AC, client and BCA.
• Potentially optimise design approaches to minimise construction cost.
• Provide technical solutions for complex site issues and resolve discrepancies during project execution.
• Provide inputs to support project planning, scheduling and execution strategies.
• Guide and allocate tasks to Senior Design Engineers for overall design requirements.
• Prepare Site Construction and Design Coordination submissions for consultants’ input and site changes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Assisting to ensure the functioning of the design and technical team for major infrastructure project and providing design and technical expertise, ensuring that design coordination /resolutions are optimised, fulfilling project and client’s requirements and specifications.

• Assisting to coordinate with the consultants to deal with client with integrated multi-disciplinary approach, ensuring complete integration to the overall project requirements and regulatory compliance.

• Assist in preparation and monitoring of detail schedules / targets for temporary and permanent works design ST submissions with consultants to AC, client and BCA to be in line with construction program.

• Potentially optimising design approaches / proposals in aid to minimise construction cost.

• Provision of technical solutions for complex site issues / challenges and resolve technical discrepancies during project execution.

• Provide technical inputs to support project planning, scheduling, and execution strategies.

• Assisting to guide and allocate tasks to Senior Design Engineers / Design Engineers for overall design requirements to support project.

• Preparation of Site Construction and Design Coordination (SCD) for consultants’ input and advice for site issues, changes etc.

Job Specifications

• Recognised degree in Civil Engineering recognised by the PE board or qualification acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control as eligible for application as a Resident Engineer or recognised degree in the relevant field subject to the acceptance of the Engineer.

• 10 years relevant experience in civil engineering / infrastructure projects and 8 years in the design for complex rail / road projects.

• Experience in dealing with authorities / agencies submissions ensuring regulatory compliance relating to project preparation and enabling works. Ability to deal with client and have clear understanding of various code of practice, specifications for driving the design and technical coordination of the project.

• Good leadership, communication, technical, problem solving and analytical skills, being able to be decisive, quick and think logically resolving when resolving issues. Meticulous in planning and organisational skills and the ability to work and perform under pressure. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.