Senior Resident Engineer (C&S/ MEP)

WSP CONSULTANCY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Consultancy Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer to lead site supervision, quality assurance, and construction coordination for a mission-critical data centre project in Singapore.

You will review drawings, manage approvals, conduct site inspections, and ensure compliance with specifications, safety, and project timelines.

Responsibilities

• Site supervision and QA: review project org, drawings, specs, and authority requirements.
• Ensure works align with drawings, specs, contract requirements and design intent.
• Conduct regular site inspections and verify workmanship against approved materials and standards.
• Maintain a comprehensive Site Diary of daily activities, inspections and observations.
• Ensure contractors follow approved construction methodologies and installation requirements.
• Monitor quality and reliability for mission-critical data centre facilities.

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

WSP is looking for a Senior Resident Engineer.

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 inspecti