Senior Manager, Operational Excellence & Asset Reliability

Sembcorp Industries Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Sembcorp Industries Ltd in Singapore seeks a senior professional to lead operational excellence and governance for the Gas & Related Services business. You will shape standards, drive performance improvements, and coordinate cross-functional initiatives across multiple sites.

You will analyse performance data, develop policy frameworks, and partner with asset leaders to deliver reliable, cost-effective outcomes while ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory requirements across Singapore

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Asset Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in operational excellence, asset management, maintenance, technical governance or performance improvement within gas, utilities, energy, process industries or other asset-intensive environments.
• Proven leadership delivering cross-functional governance, assurance, or performance improvement programmes across multiple sites or business units.

Responsibilities

• Lead the governance framework for Gas & Related Services, defining standards, KPIs, review routines, and decision forums.
• Develop, govern, and periodically review operational policies, standards, procedures, and process safety requirements.
• 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 across the Gas & Related Services portfolio to maximise asset value, operational performance, reliability, and sustainability.
• 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, and asset reliability trends, and translate findings into prioritised corrective and preventive actions with measurable outcomes.
• 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.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Policy governance

Maintenance optimization

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Operations Management / Asset Management background

Job description

Sembcorp Industries Ltd in Singapore seeks a senior professional to lead operational excellence and governance for the Gas & Related Services business. You will shape standards, drive performance improvements, and coordinate cross-functional initiatives across multiple sites.

You will analyse performance data, develop policy frameworks, and partner with asset leaders to deliver reliable, cost-effective outcomes while ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory requirements across Singapore