Engineering Director, APAC CHK

Brenntag; Singapore; On-site; SGD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical company in Singapore is seeking an Engineering Director to manage APAC engineering projects. The role involves overseeing budgets, leading teams, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate has a degree in mechanical or chemical engineering, along with substantial experience in project management and manufacturing within the industry. The position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with some regional travel expected.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant engineering, project management, and manufacturing experience, preferably within the chemical industry.
• 5 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with Operational Excellence programs and Continuous Improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage APAC engineering projects’ budget, plan, and schedule.
• Communicate project status to teams and stakeholders.
• Oversee startup and commissioning of engineering projects.
• Develop APAC Region annual budget for Maintenance, Engineering and Projects.

Skills

Project management capabilities

Working knowledge of maintenance reliability

Excellent communication skills

Training and/or certification in Lean Six Sigma

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical / chemical engineering

Job description

Our team in Singapore currently has an opening for a Engineering Director, APAC CHK

YOUR ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management

• Develop, Oversee and Manage overall APAC engineering projects’ budget, plan and schedule, through active engagement of internal and external stakeholders
• Proactively follow-thru engineering projects’ execution, quality, risks and issues, including development of mitigation plans and escalation, when necessary, in order to see them to successful completion
• Coordinate and Oversee startup and commissioning of engineering projects, supporting any required technology transfer process in ensuring streamlined transition from mechanical completion to operational startup
• Communicating project status to project teams, senior management, and other stakeholders in APAC Region

Managing, facilitating, and documenting weekly project status meetings

• Assuring adherence to defined corporate and development processes in all scoped projects
• Providing feedback to functional / technical / regional / site / supply chain managers on the performance of local project supporting resources
• Support the APAC Region sites to ensure engineering compliance with local regulations and company requirements.

Budget

• Develop the APAC Region annual budget for Maintenance, Engineering and Projects (Overall APAC CAPEX).
• Managing capex budgets and expenditures through a formal allocation, control gate-keeping and escalation process, with standard and consistent assessment framework
• Review monthly APAC Region CAPEX financial statements for accuracy and explain significant variances between actual and budgeted results.

Team Management

• Develop a team (direct / indirect) where all members and points of view are respected – The Leader is responsible for the overall performance of the team including team dynamics, morale, and motivation
• Provide technical and engineering project support to engineering operations activities and employees in the Asia Pacific region (or globally) in terms of training, equipment, system, process troubleshooting, optimization, etc.
• Managing team members (jointly with local Supply Chain Leaders) through performance management and coaching

YOUR PROFILE

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical / chemical engineering
• 10 years of relevant regional Engineering, Project Management, and Manufacturing experience, preferably within the chemical industry
• 5 years of supervisory experience preferred

Skills / Competencies

• Working knowledge of maintenance reliability improvement programs and experience in process control systems
• Project management capabilities to ensure quality of execution, schedule and budget are within expectations
• Experience with Operational Excellence programs and Continuous Improvement in leadership and contributing roles.
• Training and / or certification in Lean Six Sigma a plus.
• Must have experience maintaining facility Environmental, Safety, and Health standards to minimize employee and community exposure.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, direct and manage regional cross-functional team in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment required.
• Must have excellent communication skills; including the ability to interface with internal & external customer contacts

Regional travel expected (15-25%)