Senior Resident Engineer

WSP Consultancy Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Consultancy Pte Ltd is seeking a seasoned Site Supervisor to oversee civil, structural, MEP and specialist works on a mission-critical data centre project in Singapore. You will review drawings, supervise construction, maintain a site diary, and coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces to meet design intent and client requirements.

The role demands 15+ years of site supervision experience, strong quality control, and adherence to Singapore codes, safety standards, and project schedules, with

Qualifications

• Registered Resident Engineer with IES and/or ACES.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil & Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant site supervision experience.
• Strong understanding of construction practices, QA processes, testing and commissioning, and Singapore codes/regulations.
• Excellent communication, coordination, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review project organization, contract requirements, site conditions, drawings, specs, and authority requirements.
• Supervise construction to ensure works align with approved drawings, specs, contracts and quality standards.
• Conduct site inspections to verify workmanship, materials, and quality standards.
• Maintain a comprehensive Site Diary recording daily activities, inspections, instructions, incidents, and observations.
• Ensure contractors follow approved construction methodologies and installation requirements.
• Monitor and verify that works meet quality and reliability standards for mission-critical facilities.
• Review and monitor contractor submissions including shop drawings, method statements, and submittals.
• Ensure timely submission, review, and approval of technical documentation; use latest drawings.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between design documents and site conditions.
• Maintain records of RFIs, clarifications, NCRs, and correspondence.
• Monitor progress against master programme and manage progress reports and payments.
• Identify delays/risks and propose mitigation; present reports to PM.
• Coordinate and resolve site issues among civil, structural, architectural, MEP, security, and specialist teams.
• Facilitate communication among contractors, consultants, client reps, and authorities.
• Identify interface risks affecting quality, schedule, or readiness.
• Attend site coordination meetings and design reviews.
• Escalate matters with potential cost, schedule, or safety impact.
• Witness inspections and testing; ensure IST and commissioning readiness.
• Verify test results against design criteria; manage defect close-out and handover tasks.
• Support authority inspections and ensure handover documentation is complete.

Skills

Communication

Coordination

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Site supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil & Structural Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

BIM

Job description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Site Supervision and Quality Assurance

• Thoroughly review and familiarize with the project organization structure, contract requirements, site conditions, construction drawings, specifications, Architectural, M&E, and Specialist shop drawings, and relevant authority requirements.
• Supervise and monitor all construction activities to ensure works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, quality standards, and design intent.
• Conduct regular site inspections and surveillance to verify workmanship quality, compliance with approved materials, and adherence to project quality standards.
• Maintain a comprehensive Site Diary recording daily activities, inspections, instructions, incidents, significant events, and site observations.
• Ensure contractors implement approved construction methodologies and comply with manufacturers' installation requirements, quality standards, and project-specific requirements.
• Monitor and verify that construction works meet the stringent quality and reliability requirements expected of a mission-critical data centre facility.

Technical Review and Document Control

• Review and monitor contractors’ submissions, including shop drawings, method statements, technical submittals, material approvals, inspection requests, samples and testing procedures.
• Ensure timely submission, review, and approval of all technical documentation to support construction and commissioning activities.
• Verify that only the latest approved drawings and documents are used on site and ensure superseded documents are withdrawn from use.
• Identify and escape discrepancies, conflicts, or omissions between design documents, specifications, site conditions, and installation requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of RFIs, technical clarifications, site instructions, NCRs, and project correspondence.

Construction Progress and Programme Monitoring

• Monitor construction progress against the integrated master programme, key project milestones and project delivery objectives.
• Verify contractors' progress reports and assess progress payment applications based on completed works and materials delivered to site.
• Proactively identify potential delays, constraints, and execution risks, recommending mitigation measures to the Project Manager.
• Review and verify contractors’ progress reports and present the report to the PM in such format that the progress payment claim by the Contractor can be easily evaluated.
• Monitor contractors' manpower, resources, and work sequencing to support timely project delivery.

Site Coordination and Interface Management

• Coordinate and resolve site-related issues among civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, security, controls, and specialist vendor teams.
• Facilitate effective communication among contractors, subcontractors, consultants, client representatives, and authorities.
• Identify and manage interface risks that may affect construction quality, programme, commissioning activities, or operational readiness.
• Attend and actively participate in site coordination meetings, technical workshops, design review sessions, progress meetings, and client meetings.
• Escalate matters with potential cost, schedule, quality, safety, or operational impacts to the Project Manager for resolution.

Inspection, Testing and Commissioning

• Witness inspections, testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and integrated systems testing activities to ensure compliance with project requirements and approved procedures.
• Verify inspection and test results against design criteria, specifications, and performance requirements.
• Monitor contractors' close-out of defects, deficiencies, punch list items, and non-conformance reports.
• Support commissioning readiness reviews and ensure construction completion aligns with testing and commissioning schedules.
• Ensure all systems are adequately documented, tested, and handed over in accordance with client and project requirements.

Safety, Health, Environment and Security

• Promote and enforce compliance with workplace safety regulations, project-specific EHS requirements, the client’s safety standards, and SHEQ policies.
• Monitor contractors' safety performance and ensure that all works are carried out safely and responsibly.
• Report unsafe conditions, incidents, near misses, and accidents immediately and participate in investigations where required.
• Verify that contractors maintain proper housekeeping, site security, environmental controls, and protection of completed works.
• Ensure appropriate precautions are implemented for the handling, storage, installation, testing, and preservation of materials, equipment, and testing instruments.

Project Close-Out and Handover

• Compile and maintain records of inspection reports, test certificates, material certifications, commissioning records, and as-built documentation.
• Prepare and manage outstanding works registers, defect registers, and punch lists through to final closure.
• Support authority inspections and ensure construction works are completed and ready for statutory approvals.
• Verify completeness and accuracy of handover documentation, including O&M manuals, as-built drawings, warranties, and asset information.
• Assist in achieving successful project turnover and operational readiness milestones in accordance with the client expectations.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Essential Requirements

• Registered Resident Engineer with the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) and/or Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES).
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil & Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant site supervision experience in large-scale building, industrial, infrastructure, or mission-critical projects.
• Strong understanding of construction practices, quality assurance processes, testing and commissioning procedures, and relevant Singapore codes and regulations.
• Excellent communication, coordination, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in hyperscale data centre, mission-critical, semiconductor, healthcare, manufacturing, or similarly complex projects.
• Familiarity with BIM-enabled construction coordination and digital project delivery workflows.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces involving civil, structural, architectural, MEP, telecommunications, and specialist systems.
• Understanding of commissioning processes, integrated systems testing (IST), and operational readiness requirements for critical facilities.
• Strong commitment to quality, safety, schedule performance, and client satisfaction.