Technical Officer

WSP in Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Asia is seeking a Technical Officer in Singapore to support civil/structural projects. You will study project organisation, site conditions, contracts, drawings, and related shop drawings to ensure alignment with design intent.

You will supervise contractors on site, maintain a detailed diary, attend progress and consultants meetings, review shop drawings and submittals, and report progress for payment evaluations. Strong engineering background and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in an engineering discipline.
• Ability to communicate with clients and consultants.
• Good technical reporting and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Study project organisation, site conditions, contracts, drawings, and specifications.
• Supervise contractors to meet design intent, specs, and quality.
• Maintain a site diary and daily surveillance records.
• Attend site progress, technical, and consultants meetings.
• Check contractor installation details against codes and instructions.
• Ensure timely submissions of shop drawings and submittals.
• Review contractor drawings, submittals, samples.
• Monitor progress and present reports to the Project Manager for payments.

Skills

Site supervision

Technical report writing

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree/ Diploma in Engineering

Job description

Purpose of the Job

WSP is looking for a Technical Officer.

Main Responsibilities

• Study and familiarise with the whole development’s organisation, Site conditions, Conditions of Contract, Civil/Structural Specification and Drawings, as well as Architectural, M&E, and Specialist Shop drawings.
• Supervise/monitor the contractors’ work to ensure that the work is carried out in compliance with the design intent, specification and quality of works required under the terms of the contract.
• Maintain a Site Diary of events and daily surveillance.
• Attend site progress meetings/technical meetings/consultants’ meetings.
• Keep a close check of the Contractors’ installation details of item, which require specific compliance to code of practice/manufacturer’s installation instructions.
• Ensure timely submissions of shop drawings, technical submittals, samples, etc. by the Contractors.
• Check and review all work/shop drawings, technical submittals, and samples, etc. submitted by the contractors.
• Monitor the progress of work on site, verify the Contractors’ progress report and present the report to the PM in such format that the progress payment claim by the Contractor can be easily evaluated.

Qualifications

• Degree/ Diploma in Engineering discipline
• Good technical report writing skills
• Good interpersonal skill and able to build good rapport with external clients