Engineer / Systems Manager (Smart Town Research & Planning)

HDB Housing & Development Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDB Housing & Development Board is seeking a data analytics professional to join the Smart Hub team in Singapore. You will contribute to the platform's data analytics capabilities, support platform operations including sensor deployment, and drive data quality improvements across Smart Hub datasets.

The role involves developing dashboards for operational oversight and delivering actionable insights to management and estates teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of IoT or data analytics project experience.
• Strong skills in data visualization and analytics; familiarity with SAS VA, Tableau, Python.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and present findings clearly.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work in fast-paced environment.
• Able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to setting and delivering the overall vision of HDB Smart Hub with a focus on data analytics capabilities.
• Support the operations and upgrades of HDB Smart Hub to ensure reliable monitoring and timely reporting of key metrics.
• Drive data quality improvements and analytics advisory support for studies using Smart Hub datasets.
• Develop and enhance analytics dashboards for operational oversight and performance monitoring; provide actionable insights.

Skills

IoT analytics

Data visualization

Python

Tableau

SAS VA

Machine learning

Spatial analysis

Regression analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Independent work

Tools

SAS VA

Tableau

Python

Job description

[What the role is]

The HDB Smart Hub is at the heart of our digital transformation journey, bringing together data from sensors and IoT devices across our public housing estates to support the creation of highly liveable towns for residents, environmental sustainability, and infrastructural resilience. As part of the Smart Hub team, you will play a key role in ensuring the platform delivers reliable, high-quality data and actionable insights that drive management and operational decision-making.

[What you will be working on]

Your responsibilities may include:

• Strategic Planning: Contributing to the setting and delivery of the overall vision and direction of HDB Smart Hub, with a focus on enhancing the data analytics capabilities of the platform.

• Platform Operations: Supporting the operations and enhancement of HDB Smart Hub (such as platform upgrades, and sensor deployment and onboarding) to ensure reliable monitoring and timely reporting of key operational metrics.

• Data Quality Assurance, and Data Science Project Enablement: Driving continuous efforts to improve data quality and investigating any data quality issues; and providing analytics advisory support to studies using Smart Hub datasets.

• Data Analytics and Management Decision Support: Developing and enhancing analytics dashboard for operational oversight and performance monitoring; and conducting advanced analyses for complex management and operational questions to provide actionable insights and recommendations.

[What we are looking for]

We are looking for someone with the following qualifications and qualities:

• A good background in Engineering or Data Science/Analytics or relevant field
• At least 3 years of relevant experience working on IoT, data science/analytics or related projects
• Strong technical skills in data visualisation and analytics, with experience in tools such SAS VA, Tableau and Python, as well as analytical techniques such as regression analysis, spatial analysis, and machine learning.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, to be able to engage stakeholders across technical and non-technical functions effectively, and present findings clearly and confidently to support decision-making
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and proactive in keeping abreast of and experimenting with new digital solutions to enhance project outcomes
• Able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment, at times with evolving and/or ambiguous requirements

Successful candidates will be offered a 1+1 year contract.

Why join us

You will be part of a dynamic and progressive team working at the intersection of urban planning and management, sustainability, and data technology — contributing to initiatives that directly improve the lives of residents across Singapore's public housing estates. You will have the opportunity to work with rich, real-world datasets, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and grow your expertise in urban analytics within one of Singapore's most established public agencies.