Senior Manager (Lab Resource Management)

SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; Serangoon Garden Circus; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore is seeking a Senior Manager for their Professional Officers Division (POD). The successful candidate will drive sustainability initiatives and manage lab resources while ensuring efficient operations. Suitable candidates must possess a relevant degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience in lab and sustainability management. This role plays a vital part in fostering a culture of sustainability within the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in lab and sustainability management.
• Passionate about environmental stewardship would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Drive division’s initiatives on lab sustainability and provide guidance.
• Prepare division’s sustainability dashboard, conduct sustainability data analytics.
• Promote resource efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
• Establish processes for lab space changes and liaise with stakeholders.
• Oversee lab resource planning for optimisation of lab utilisation.
• Adopt automation or process optimisation to manage lab operation data.
• Establish and lead periodical review of SOPs for continuous improvement.
• Support the division’s activities and administrative needs.

Skills

Lab sustainability management

Data analytics

Process improvement

Resource efficiency

Education

Good degree

Job description

At SIT's Professional Officers Division (POD), we bring our rich industry experience and technical skills into the workplace to create a conducive environment where applied learning and innovation take place.

Reporting to Team Lead of Resource Planning and Management (RPM), the Senior Manager of POD is responsible to drive and implement sustainability initiatives, establish and streamline policies and procedures, and lead in effective management of lab resources to support lab operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Drive division’s initiatives on lab sustainability and provide guidance to Labs-in-charge in sustainable practices.

2. Prepare division’s sustainability dashboard, conduct sustainability data analytics and implement process improvement projects on lab processes.

3. Promote resource efficiency, reduce environmental impact and foster a culture of sustainability.

4. Establish and upkeep processes for lab space changes (new lab setup, decommissioning, change of use, change request) and liaise with relevant stakeholders.

5. Oversee lab resource planning for optimisation of lab utilization and capacity management.

6. Adopt and implement automation, technology or process optimisation to manage lab operation data for management reporting.

7. Establish and lead periodical review of SOPs to streamline workflows for continuous improvement in lab operations and equipment maintenance.

8. Function as part of the Resource Planning and Management Team to support the division’s activities and administrative needs, including proper documentation of records.

9. Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Director, POD or supervising officer for the effective support of division operations and activities.

Job Requirements

1. Possess a good degree with minimum 8 years of relevant experience in lab and sustainability management.

2. Passionate about environmental stewardship would be an advantage.