Manager / Senior Manager, Operational Excellence and Governance

SEMBCORP UTILITIES SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sembcorp is seeking a seasoned leader to champion operational excellence and governance for its Gas & Related Services portfolio. You will define standards, oversee performance metrics, and drive cross-site initiatives to improve reliability and efficiency across assets in Singapore and regional operations.

The role requires deep expertise in asset management, policy development, and data-driven decision making, with strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to travel as needed.

Formación

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Asset Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in operational excellence, asset management, maintenance, or performance improvement within asset-intensive environments.
• Proven leadership delivering governance or performance improvement programmes across sites/assets.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent methodologies.
• Experience using data analytics or enterprise systems to improve maintenance performance and operational visibility.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; able to influence senior leaders.
• Ability and willingness to travel to support site engagement and delivery.
• Excellent written and spoken English proficiency.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the governance framework for Gas & Related Services, defining standards, KPIs, review routines, and decision forums.
• Develop, govern, and review operational policies, standards, procedures, and process safety requirements with clear ownership and version control.
• Lead analysis of performance trends and drive prioritised initiatives to improve plant availability, efficiency, and cost.
• Drive strategic transformation and asset optimisation to maximise asset value and reliability across the portfolio.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and coordinate timely updates to policies, controls, and implementation plans.
• Translate findings into prioritized corrective and preventive actions with owners, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Own the COE technical standards roadmap and knowledge management for consistent fleet execution.
• Benchmark performance against industry practices and maintain a live improvement roadmap.
• Evaluate technologies and pilot adoption with measurable benefits; share lessons across the organisation.
• Advise leaders on priorities and build organisational capability through communication, training, and coaching.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Communication

English proficiency

Travel willingness

Educación

Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Asset Management, Project Management, or related discipline

Descripción del empleo

About Sembcorp

Sembcorp is a leading energy and urban solutions provider headquartered in Singapore. Led by its purpose to drive energy transition, Sembcorp delivers sustainable energy solutions and urban developments by leveraging its sector expertise and global track record.

Join us in shaping a sustainable energy future

Drive Asia's energy transition with us! Our Gas & Related Services segment is a key growth engine, delivering reliable and efficient energy to industries and communities across multiple countries. We support Asia's growing energy needs while advancing the shift to a lower-carbon future.

Purpose and Scope

Lead operational excellence, asset reliability, and governance for the Gas & Related Services business by strengthening standards, assurance, and performance oversight across operations. Partner with business and functional leaders to improve control effectiveness, establishes clear accountabilities, enables safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable performance of assets and operations.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the operational excellence and governance framework for Gas & Related Services, defining standards, KPIs, review routines, and decision forums to support consistent execution across assets.
• Develop, govern, and periodically review operational policies, standards, procedures, and process safety requirements, ensuring clear ownership, approval authorities, version control, and implementation discipline.
• Lead analysis of performance trends, operational losses and recurring issues, and drive prioritised initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in plant availability, efficiency, maintenance effectiveness and cost performance.
• Drive strategic transformation and asset optimisation initiatives across the Gas & Related Services portfolio to maximize asset value, operational performance, reliability, feature readiness and sustainable business outcomes.
• Monitor applicable industry and regulatory requirements, assess operational impacts, and coordinate timely updates to policies, controls, and implementation plans.
• Analyse operational losses, recurring issues, maintenance effectiveness, asset reliability trends, and follow-through discipline, then translate findings into prioritised corrective and preventive actions with respective owners, timelines and measurable outcomes.
• Own and maintain the COE technical standards roadmap, including standardisation priorities, document governance, lessons learned, and structured knowledge management to support consistent fleet-level technical execution.
• Benchmark operational performance, policies, and standards against recognised industry practices, identify material gaps, and maintain a prioritised improvement roadmap based on risk, business value, and implementation feasibility.
• Evaluate relevant technologies and work practices through structured business cases or pilots, govern disciplined adoption, measure realised benefits, and share lessons learned across the organisation.
• Advise business and asset leaders on operational excellence and governance priorities, align cross-functional stakeholders on accountabilities, and build organisational capability through communication, training, coaching, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Asset Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in operational excellence, asset management, maintenance, technical governance or performance improvement within gas-fired power, utilities, energy, process industries or other asset-intensive environments.
• Proven leadership experience delivering cross-functional governance, assurance, or performance improvement programmes across multiple sites, assets or business units.
• Strong knowledge of operations and maintenance practices, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and govern and assure implementation of policies, standards, procedures, corrective action tracking, performance dashboards and review routines that support consistent execution and accountability across assets.
• Experience using data analytics, digital tools, or enterprise systems to improve maintenance performance, operational visibility, compliance monitoring, and decision quality.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, project teams, and operational stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required to support site engagement, reviews, project delivery, and programme implementation.
• Strong written and spoken English proficiency is required to perform the role, including preparing documentation, facilitating cross-functional discussions, and engaging senior leaders and stakeholders across Singapore and regional operations.

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