Engineering Manager

KEPPEL SEGHERS ENGINEERING SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KEPPEL SEGHERS ENGINEERING SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced Commissioning Lead to manage testing and commissioning of process systems.

You will plan, direct, and coordinate commissioning activities, ensuring safety and on-schedule delivery across subsystems such as furnace-boiler, FGC, and Power Island. You will manage T&C teams, liaise with project management, clients, and partners, review construction completion reports, ensure proper documentation, and uphold HSE rules.

Qualifications

• Experience leading commissioning teams on large process plants.
• Knowledge of safety, QA/QC, and construction interfaces.
• Strong understanding of boiler, combustion, and utilities systems.

Responsibilities

• Test and commission process systems and subsystems on site.
• Plan, direct, follow up and implement commissioning works.
• Coordinate with PM, partners, and client representatives.
• Review construction completion reports and ensure documentation.
• Ensure HSE rules are followed during testing and commissioning.
• Manage snag lists and progress reporting for commissioning.
• Provide clarifications to customers and attend meetings.

Skills

Commissioning leadership

Project coordination

HSE compliance

Problem solving

Multidisciplinary coordination

Documentation management

Microsoft Office

WTE/ Biomass/ Power plant experience

Technical QA/QC awareness

Education

Electro-mechanical engineering degree or equivalent

Safety certificates (e.g. confined space, working at height)

Tools

DCS systems

Job description

• Responsible for the testing & commissioning of the process system
• Person-in-charge for the planning, directing, follow-up and implementation of the commissioning and testing works
• Coordinates with Project Management, KCS partners, Client and Client representatives.
• Manages the T&C teams, whom are responsible doing T&C of the different subsystems: furnace-boiler, FGC, Power Island, etc.
• Defines the critical interfaces and chronology of the T&C
• Review of the construction completion reports, prepared by the construction team
• Responsible to ensure the proper commissioning documentation is available for review, implementation.
• Ensures that the proper T&C documentation is prepared, signed off and filed
• Ensures that the HSE-rules are adhered to during testing & commissioning with the assistance of the HSE-team
• Ensures that the commissioning & testing activities are adequately communicated to all parties on site and that the required HSE-measures are taken
• Provide clarifications to customer / 3rd parties and to attend meetings
• Liaises with notified body for safety, statutory testing and other inspections
• Responsible for the overall management of the performance testing of the process plant
• Liaises on all matters related to design, construction, QA/QC team in case of issues
• Liaises with the Operation team in terms of provision of consumables and advise on the manpower required during plant operation
• Assist in the operator training
• Overlook, manage the overall snag list for process machinery based on the input from the different T&C teams
• Responsible for progress reporting: planning and resources for conducting process commissioning, with due regard for HSE and mitigation measures for T&C works, status of completion of snag items

Job Requirements

• Engineer in electro - mechanical engineering or equivalent by experience
• To be in possession (or to be of any necessary certification for this work: e.g. safety certificates, confined space, working @ height, etc (or to be obtained at start of work)
• Minimum 10 years of experience (of which at least 7 years in a commissioning lead or manager role) in the testing & commissioning of - Waste to Energy (WTE) plants - Biomass plants - Power plants
• Strong practical site experience related to testing and commissioning
• Proven experience in leading commissioning teams and managing complex commissioning scopes
• Experience with WTE-performance testing
• Strong familiarity with engineering standards, documentation and commissioning workflows
• Strong practical understanding of combustion system, boiler, flue gas cleaning, utilities, E&I, DCS systems
• Strong diagnostic and trouble-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft office
• Able to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, troubleshoot plant behaviour and drive decisions under time pressure
• Able to work in a dynamic environment, anticipating issues, communicating clear instructions to the teams, set priorities and taking decisions to progress the works in a swift and safe manner