UPW & Waste water System Engineer

SOITEC-en; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Soitec Singapore seeks a System Owner for UPW and Wastewater to lead operation and maintenance, ensuring maximum uptime and zero quality impact on production.

You will plan, coordinate day-to-day activities, manage contractors, drive process improvements, and oversee budgets while ensuring regulatory compliance with NEA and PUB. This hands-on role requires engineering degree and relevant water-treatment experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with UPW and wastewater systems is mandatory.
• Familiarity with NEA and PUB regulatory requirements is advantageous.
• Water Efficiency Manager certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate the UPW system to ensure high uptime.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee day-to-day O&M of UPW and other water treatment systems.
• Coordinate with contractors/vendors to implement CM and PM programs.
• Drive and execute engineering projects including water-saving upgrades.
• Manage third-party vendors and equipment manufacturers during shutdowns.
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets for O&M and projects.
• Review UPW capacity and develop expansion plans for five-year demand.
• Maintain SOPs and risk assessments for operations and maintenance.
• Prepare RCA reports for near misses or failures and implement CAPA.
• Ensure discharge water systems comply with regulatory specs and manage TIW documentation.

Skills

UPW system management

Wastewater system management

Regulatory awareness NEA PUB

Education

Engineering degree

Diploma

Job description

Introduce Soitec and context of the position

This role is to be the system owner of UPW and waste water system.

What does the job consist?

● Undertake ownership of UPW System.

● Plan, coordinate and oversee day-to-day operations and maintenance of the UPW system and other water treatment systems to maintain maximum equipment uptime and reliability, while ensuring zero quality-related impacts to production.

● Coordinate and liaise with internal and external contractors/ vendors to implement corrective maintenance (CM) and preventive maintenance (PM) programs, ensuring they are carried out in a timely manner.

● Drive, evaluate, plan, develop, and execute engineering projects and solutions, including water-saving strategies, system upgrades, process improvements, retrofits, and system expansions, while ensuring compliance with water quality standards and specifications.

● Manage third-party vendors, specialised water-treatment contractors, and equipment manufacturers during plant shutdowns or maintenance routines.

● Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets for operations, maintenance, and projects.

● Study and continuously review UPW capacity to ensure it meets projected demand over the next five years, and develop improvement and expansion plans accordingly.

● Author, review, and maintain up-to-date Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Risk Assessments (RAs) for operations and maintenance.

● Prepare Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports for near misses, equipment failures, or production interruptions, and implement effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.

• Undertake ownership of Wastewater System.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee day-to-day operations and maintenance of the Wastewater system and other water treatment systems to maintain maximum equipment uptime and reliability, while ensuring zero quality-related impacts to production.
• Coordinate and liaise with internal and external contractors/ vendors to implement corrective maintenance (CM) and preventive maintenance (PM) programs, ensuring they are carried out in a timely manner.
• Drive, evaluate, plan, develop, and execute engineering projects and solutions, including wastewater-saving strategies, system upgrades, process improvements, retrofits, and system expansions, while ensuring compliance with water quality standards and specifications.
• Manage third-party vendors, specialised water-treatment contractors, and equipment manufacturers during plant shutdowns or maintenance routines.
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets for operations, maintenance, and projects.
• Study and continuously review Wastewater treatment capacity to ensure it meets projected demand over the next five years, and develop improvement and expansion plans accordingly.
• Author, review, and maintain up-to-date Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Risk Assessments (RAs) for operations and maintenance.
• Prepare Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports for near misses, equipment failures, or production interruptions, and implement effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure that all discharge water systems comply with regulatory specifications
• Schedule and issue consignment notes for Toxic Industrial Waste (TIW) collections through the National Environment Agency (NEA) e-Tracking system.

Requirements & qualifications

• Eng Degree, Diploma may be considered based on experience.
• Experience with UPW system and Wastewater system are mandatory.
• Awareness of NEA and PUB regulatory requirements is an added advantage.
• Water Efficiency Manager certified is an added advantage.