Technical Director - Electrical - Singapore

Red Engineering Design; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

RED, an expanding international M&E consultancy, seeks a Technical Director - Electrical for its Singapore office to lead building services design and project coordination, including data centre projects and hospitality sector work.

The role requires strong commercial awareness, hands-on leadership, and ability to engage clients and contractors while delivering robust technical solutions. This is a senior, client-facing leadership position based in Singapore.

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng in appropriate engineering discipline or equivalent
• MCIBSE/MIEE or HND/HNC + experience or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer status
• Experience in building services design for various building types
• Experience managing projects across APAC region (desirable)
• Knowledge of health and safety and regulatory standards
• Understanding of contract and business law
• Experience in invoicing and credit control
• Background in consulting or construction preferred
• Knowledge of international working and business operations of a global consultancy

Responsibilities

• Takes team management and leadership role in development, design and coordination of engineering project services.
• Assists Directors with business strategy and management.
• Carry out cost and profit diagnosis on projects including feasibility studies and fee proposals.
• Work with clients and project team to establish project requirements.
• Prepare project reports for management and clients.
• Lead the coordination of engineering services and delivery of concept and detailed designs.
• Mentor younger engineers and develop the team.
• Present technical papers at industry events.

Skills

Team leadership

Client facing

Electrical design

Building services

Data centres

Education

BSc/BEng in electrical/building services

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Technical Director - Electrical - Singapore

RED is an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.

We now seek an experienced Technical Director - Electrical to be based in our Singapore office to inspire others. You will have the ability to run small and large sized projects, undertake a client facing role in the development, design, and co-ordination of engineering projects You will have experience in the delivery of data centres along with other sector experience including commercial, hotel, retail, and hotel design desirable.

Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both with colleagues and clients, and experience working on innovative projects with leading client organisations, and contractors will equip you to take a future pro‑active role in forging client relationships of our sector portfolio.

You will possess good commercial awareness, in addition to having robust technical knowledge relevant to building services design, and capable of incorporating those technologies into the hotel / hospitality and leisure sector. The position will ideally suit someone who is currently working in building service consultancy and is prepared to work hands on.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Takes Team Management and leadership role in the development and design and coordination of engineering project services. Assists the Directors with Business strategy and management.
• Carries out cost and profit diagnosis on projects including feasibility studies and preparation of project fee proposals
• Working closely with clients and project team to establish project requirements
• Reviews status advised by project personnel and external parties and modifies schedules or plans as required. Prepares project reports for Management, Client or others.
• Develops and specifies applications of controls, instruments, and operating systems for all building engineering services purposes
• Surveys tests and reports on existing electrical/mechanical installations
• Fiscal and commercial management of projects to ensure they return the target margin
• Leadership and hands on delivery of monitoring of construction and installation on projects
• Liaising with existing clients to establish long term relationships and future upcoming projects
• Liaising with future client prospects and general business development.
• Specifies activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing confirm to functional specifications and customer requirements
• Represents Company at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and contractors teams
• Carries out engineering calculations to ensure drawings meet required robust industry and legal standards
• Hands on involvement in local office management in conjunction with other members of the senior management team
• Support clients in tender and procurement of MEP contractors and MEP equipment.
• Leads on the coordination of engineering services, together with hands on delivery of concept and details designs
• Ensures risk and performance monitoring analysis takes place through effective systems of internal control and delegation
• Mentoring and development of younger members of the engineering team
• Production of technical white papers to promote the technical capabilities of RED
• Hands on involvement in the sector management team in conjunction with other members of the team
• Surveys and due diligence reports of existing data centres
• Presenting technical papers at industry events where the opportunity arises Takes a holistic view in the selection and application of engineering concepts and solutions
• Takes a holistic view in the selection and application of engineering concepts and solutions

Skills / Qualifications

• BSc/BEng in appropriate engineering discipline/BEng General Building Services or have sufficient equivalent experience
• MCIBSE/MIEE or HND/HNC + appropriate experience or equivalent
• Chartered Eng status
• Significant experience of specification design for a range of building types
• Experience of having managed projects across the APAC Region (desirable)
• Sound knowledge & working application of key health and safety issues and legislation
• Appreciation & working knowledge of contract and business law
• Good understanding of bs standards/ Singapore/UK regulations/codes
• Experience and understanding of invoicing and credit control
• Background in consulting or construction preferred.
• Good understanding of international working and business operations of a global consultancy

If you think you have what it takes to join an award-winning team and help RED continue its exciting journey, we want to hear from you!

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