Technical Services Engineer (Based in Jurong Island)

CORA ENVIRONMENT GROUP PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the environment sector is seeking an experienced engineer to enhance operational efficiency and reliability in their power plant. This role involves technical support, system optimization, and cross-functional collaboration to solve complex issues and improve plant performance. Successful candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, showcasing strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in power/utilities plant operations and maintenance.
• Proven familiarity with industry standards and best practices.
• Proactive in keeping up with new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and process optimization for effective plant operations.
• Monitor system performance, lead troubleshooting and optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for improvement projects.

Skills

Reliability methodologies

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

FMEA

RCM

Condition-based maintenance

Job description

Purpose and Scope

Provide technical support, performance and process expertise to ensure continued efficient operation, good plant availability, reliability and optimization as a member of the Engineering team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Technical Support

• Review technical documents.
• Work closely with operations, maintenance, business improvement, safety and procurement teams for improvement projects scoping alignment and execution coordination and review the selection of vendors.
• Review risk analysis on plant and equipment.
• Review the development and implementation of processes for asset integrity management systems.
• Facilitate the provision of discipline engineering support to plant O&M team to resolve issues that arise in the plant requiring expertise beyond the plant level and liaising with the OEMs/ vendors for problem solving. (eg. RCA)
• Formulate strategies for plant integrity and inspection with the maintenance team.
• Verify cross-functional integrity audit findings and recommend corrective and preventive measures.
• Drive equipment reliability and availability reviews to maximise equipment utilisation.
• Provide recommendations for equipment efficiency improvements, including new versus rebuilt equipment, existing versus new technologies and labour versus automation to achieve best value engineering solutions.
• Strategise the use of data analytics across the plant and derive actionable insights for alternative engineering solutions.

Performance and System Optimisation

• Monitor and analyse system performance, carry out troubleshooting and optimization (Steam production, Boiler etc).
• Work closely with the O&M team, establish and continuously improve the monitoring matrix to enable detection of short term and long-term process and performance abnormality.
• Lead the performance test data analysis, identify the gap and improvement area, recommend the actions for rectification and follow through the implementation for closure.
• Establish, improve and monitor the plant and system mass balance (heat, material, and water etc), identify the abnormality such as leaks, uncounted loss, meter/instrument inaccuracy, and efficiency deterioration etc. Lead and coordinate other stakeholders to rectify the issues.
• Provide technical expertise in the optimization initiative conceptualization and implementation. Keep track of the performance and cost savings benefits qualification and post implementation review of optimization initiatives.
• Provide technical and operation insight to support in plant improvement projects and new energy-from-Waste projects including process engineering review, calculations for mass/energy balances, equipment sizing, key equipment selection, material compatibility considerations and other duties assigned for process and engineering evaluation.

Qualification, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field (Mechanical Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/ Electrical Engineering etc)
• Proven experience (minimum 5 years) in power/utilities plant operations and maintenance
• Experience in handling projects will be an advantage
• Knowledge of reliability methodologies, including FMEA, RCM, and condition-based maintenance
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards and best practices
• Proactive in keeping up with new technologies and looking for solutions to optimize plant operations
• Independent with initiatives, resourceful and positive attitude
• Good team player and able to deliver results within tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills