Operational Excellence & Governance Leader

sembcorp industries ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sembcorp Industries Ltd in Singapore seeks a senior Leader to drive operational excellence, asset governance, and performance improvements across the Gas & Related Services portfolio. You will define standards, KPI reviews, and policies, partnering with business leaders to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient asset operations.

You will lead analysis of losses, drive transformation initiatives, and advocate disciplined adoption of new technologies and data-driven improvements to deliver

Qualifications

• 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 gas, utilities, energy, process industries or asset-intensive environments.
• Proven leadership delivering cross-functional governance, assurance, or performance improvement programmes across multiple sites or business units.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational excellence and governance framework for Gas & Related Services, defining standards, KPIs, review routines, and decision forums across assets.
• Develop, govern, and periodically review operational policies, standards, procedures, and process safety requirements with clear ownership and version control.
• Lead analysis of performance trends, losses, and recurring issues; drive prioritised initiatives delivering improvements in availability, efficiency, and cost.
• Drive strategic transformation and asset optimization initiatives to maximise asset value and reliability across the portfolio.
• Monitor regulatory requirements, assess operational impacts, and update policies and implementation plans timely.
• Analyse losses, recurring issues, and maintenance trends; translate findings into corrective and preventive actions with measurable outcomes.
• Benchmark performance against industry practices; identify gaps and maintain a prioritised improvement roadmap.
• Evaluate technologies and work practices via business cases or pilots; govern adoption and share lessons across the organisation.
• Advise business and asset leaders on priorities, align stakeholders on accountabilities, and build capability through training and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Operations management

Asset management

Maintenance expertise

Reliability engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Policy governance

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Operations/Asset/Project management degree

Job description

Sembcorp Industries Ltd in Singapore seeks a senior Leader to drive operational excellence, asset governance, and performance improvements across the Gas & Related Services portfolio. You will define standards, KPI reviews, and policies, partnering with business leaders to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient asset operations.

You will lead analysis of losses, drive transformation initiatives, and advocate disciplined adoption of new technologies and data-driven improvements to deliver