Regional Electrical Engineer_ Singapore

CBRE Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial real estate firm is seeking a Regional Electrical Engineer in Singapore to provide essential design and engineering support for data center projects. The ideal candidate has a BS in Electrical Engineering, at least eight years in electrical distribution design, and experience with high voltage systems. This full-time, on-site role involves collaboration with stakeholders and travel for audits and studies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of professional experience in electrical distribution design and construction.
• Electrical Professional Engineer registration or working towards it.
• Experience with high/medium/low voltage substation design and power distribution.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project design criteria.
• Provide construction administrative support during project execution.
• Travel to data center sites for engineering studies and audits.

Skills

Electrical distribution design

Trouble-shooting skills

Analytical skills

Project Management

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Visio

Bluebeam

SKM software

Job description

Regional Electrical Engineer_Singapore

Job ID: 246363

Post date: 06-Nov-2025

Department: PJM Segment

Job Type: Full-time

Specializations: Engineering/Maintenance, Project Management

Location: Singapore - Singapore

About CBRE

CBRE is the world's leading and largest commercial real estate services and investment firm; a growing and visionary organisation, comprised of the best and brightest professionals. Within Global Workspace Solutions, also known as GWS, we are invested in the development and unique needs of our diverse employees and client accounts.

About the Role

As a CBRE Electrical Engineer, you will provide essential design and engineering support for data center projects. This role falls within the Engineering and Technical Services job function, where you will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, and repairing equipment and systems. This is a full-time, on-site position with an expected duration until September 2026.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with internal stake-holders to define project design criteria, develop Basis of Design and lead internal technical scope reviews
• Technical leader managing consultants to implement the project through schematic design, design development, to construction documents
• Provide construction administrative support to the project manager during construction.
• Tasks include but not limited to, responding to RFI’s, issuance of technical bulletins, review submittals and shop-drawings, conducting source inspections at vendor factories and participating in the data center construction commissioning process
• Provide and analyze energy efficient solutions to minimize power losses
• Review and develop detailed scripts for change management request (CMR) activities
• Travel to data center sites for engineering studies, electrical systems audits, startup testing, and full commissioning, as required. Approximately 25% travel to both domestic and international project locations
• Provide electrical mission critical system review services to local data center operations teams
• Participate in equipment failure or power outage related incident Root-Cause-Analysis (RCA)
• Provide instructions to design consultants, installation contractors and validate the quality of installed works
• Respond on an as-needed basis to emergencies
• Serve as Owner Engineer able to navigate competing priorities to effectively deliver capacity

About you

• Minimum Qualifications
• BS in Electrical Engineering, or related degree
• Electrical Professional Engineer registration, or working towards it
• Minimum of eight (8) years professional experience in electrical distribution design and construction
• Experience with high voltage (>115kV), medium voltage (35kV, 20kV 12kV) substation design, low voltage (480V/400V) power distribution, and UPS systems
• Experience with industry standards, building codes and safety standards including NFPA70, NFPA70E, IEC, BSEN, NSAI and IEEE
• Experience with construction and cost estimating processes
• Experience with electrical safety programs
• Experience with retrofits in operational facilities
• Experience with cross-discipline (i.e. Mechanical, Building Management Systems, Fire Alarm/Fire Protection, etc.) critical facility systems
• Experience with AutoCAD or Revit, Visio, Bluebeam, and SKM software
• Trouble-shooting and analytical skills
• Experience providing solutions to complex projects under pressure

Preferred Qualifications

• Electrical Professional Engineer registration PE/CEng
• Data center or mission critical design, construction and operations experience
• Experience on large scale electrical construction projects
• Project Management experience
• Experience in data center or mission critical design and construction support
• Experience with Electrical Power Management/SCADA systems
• Experience performing short circuit and arc flash studies
• IEEE PES or IEEE IAS Membership
• Strong communication skills

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

If this sounds like a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!