Engineer / Systems Manager (Smart Town Research & Planning)

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

Job summary

Housing and Development Board is seeking a data analytics professional to contribute to the Smart Hub’s vision, ensuring reliable data and actionable insights for decision-making. You will support platform operations, sensor deployment, and the onboarding of new data streams while driving data quality improvements.

You will develop and enhance dashboards for operational oversight, perform advanced analyses, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment across

Qualifications

• Background in Engineering or Data Science/Analytics.
• 3+ years of IoT/data analytics experience.
• Strong data visualization and analytics skills.
• Experience with SAS VA, Tableau and Python.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Self-motivated, proactive, able to work independently.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments with evolving requirements.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to setting and delivering the overall vision of HDB Smart Hub and enhance data analytics capabilities.
• Support platform operations, upgrades, sensor deployment and onboarding for reliable monitoring and timely reporting.
• Drive data quality improvements and analytics advisory for studies using Smart Hub datasets.
• Develop and enhance analytics dashboards for operational oversight and performance monitoring; conduct advanced analyses for actionable insights.

Skills

Engineering background

Data Science/Analytics

Data visualization

Analytics

IoT

Stakeholder engagement

Self-motivation

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.

About Housing and Development Board

We are Singapore's public housing authority and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development. We take pride in creating homes and towns that form a quality living environment for the young and old. Throughout the years, our continuous innovation and upgrading programmes have ensured that the heartland remain our cherished home.Join us in making a difference to the heartlands and communities that matter to us. Take on the challenge of shaping the nation’s skyline and landscape. With the wide range of opportunities available in HDB, you play an integral part in redefining the future of public housing and improving the lives of Singaporeans.