Engineer jobs in Singapore

SMRT Trains Ltd was incorporated in 1987 and operates Singapore's first mass rapid transit system. Today, we manage and operate train services on the North‑South Line, East‑West Line, the Circle Line, the Thomson‑East Coast Line, and the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit. With over 5,000 employees, more than 250 trains, and 141 km of rail tracks across 108 stations, we serve millions of commuters daily.

We have set our core values to be Integrity, Service & Safety and Excellence. SMRT is committed to provide safe, reliable and comfortable service for our commuters.

The Executive Engineer / Senior Engineer in the Engineering Governance Branch shall be responsible to support the governance role for the SMRT Engineering Governance Processes including asset modification, changes in maintenance regime and risk acceptance. He/she shall be required to have good understanding of the governance processes and provide support to internal and external stakeholders. This shall include ensuring compliance to the governance processes, review of submissions and coordination of the respective approval forum to ensure appropriate risk identification, evaluation and acceptance for operations activities.

1. Work in any SMRT Maintenance Depot or facility and comply with all Safety Requirements.
2. Work in rotating or fixed shifts (in accordance with MOM guidelines).
3. Develop in-depth understanding of the governance processes and provide support in form of response to queries and clarifications to internal and external stakeholder from LTA and SMRT.
4. Ensure compliance to the governance process flow for asset modifications, changes in maintenance regime and risk acceptance. This shall include ensuring adequate and accurate submissions from applicants, review of submissions, solicit inputs from respective ops, maintenance, engineering and system management departments.
5. Perform the role of secretarial for the respective engineering governance approval forum and including planning, scheduling, coordination and minutes‑taking for forum.
6. Perform documentation follow up and archival to ensure full closure of the engineering governance process.
7. Liaise with LTA to provide status tracking, update and ensure compliance to the requirement of the authority.
8. Develop and implement process improvement initiatives to ensure continuous improvement and improve robustness of the engineering governance process.
9. Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering or equivalent from a recognised institution.

Previous Railway System or risk governance experience would be advantageous.

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work independently and as a team effectively adjusting oneself flexibly to different work situations.
• Good understanding of risk governance process.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making abilities.
• Effective organizational and planning skills.
• Fluent in written and oral communication skills in English.