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What you will do:

Leads and supports cavAsia technical operations in Singapore, overseeing projects ranging from medium to large-scale greenfield and retrofit projects primarily within the Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, and Advanced Manufacturing industries.

The role has overall responsibility for the successful delivery of complex engineering and construction projects, including cleanroom facilities and controlled environments, ensuring compliance with client specifications, industry standards, quality requirements, project schedules, and budget objectives.

How You Will Do It

• Holds full responsibility and accountability for all technical matters, including engineering, design, construction, commissioning, qualification, project manpower planning, and project schedules across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Leads and oversees the engineering, construction, commissioning, qualification, validation support, and handover of cleanroom facilities and controlled environments, ensuring compliance with applicable industry standards, GMP requirements, client specifications, and operational performance criteria.
• Collaborates with various project teams and Project Managers (PMs) to ensure sufficient project manpower, effective resource allocation, and continuity of project execution across multiple projects.
• Resolves technical, construction, environmental, health and safety (EHS), and operational issues on-site through coordination with project teams, subcontractors, consultants, and clients.
• Provides technical leadership and guidance on cleanroom design, contamination control strategies, HVAC systems, pressurization concepts, airflow management, exhaust abatement systems, environmental monitoring, and controlled environment requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Regularly monitors project progress against construction schedules, variation order (VO) works, commissioning activities, qualification milestones, and contractual deliverables.
• Monitors project manpower requirements to ensure adequate project support and continuity during planned absences and peak project activities.
• Works closely with the Tender Team on project costing, value engineering initiatives, and technical risk assessments during the bidding phase.
• Provides technical support and design review during the tender stage, ensuring practical and cost-effective solutions that meet client and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary engineering, construction, commissioning, and qualification teams to achieve project objectives related to safety, quality, schedule, and budget.
• Maintains and enhances positive relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, suppliers, regulatory authorities, and other project stakeholders.

In Addition to the Above Responsibilities, You Will Also Be Responsible For

• Reviewing and ensuring that PMs develop and maintain detailed project schedules, work plans, resource plans, qualification schedules, and cost controls to achieve project milestones and deliverables.
• Providing technical advice, mentorship, and leadership to project teams on engineering, construction, commissioning, cleanroom operations, and qualification activities.
• Reviewing cleanroom design packages, HVAC system designs, construction methodologies, commissioning strategies, qualification protocols, and handover plans to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Implementing and maintaining effective project governance, risk management, and contingency planning processes across all projects.
• Identifying, reporting, and escalating project risks to Management while developing practical mitigation and recovery plans.
• Managing risks associated with cleanroom construction activities, including contamination control, environmental compliance, facility readiness, validation support, system integration, and operational handover.
• Leading internal functional management activities, including workforce planning, recruitment support, performance management, talent development, succession planning, and employee career progression.
• Conducting employee performance assessments and developing personal development plans to strengthen organizational capability and leadership succession.

What We Look For

• University degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Process, Chemical, Building Services, or related Engineering disciplines.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in the construction and engineering sector, specifically within Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or Advanced Manufacturing industries.
• Demonstrated experience in the successful delivery of cleanroom facilities and controlled environments, including greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Strong practical experience in cleanroom design and construction, HVAC systems, contamination control, process utilities, environmental control systems, and exhaust abatement systems.
• Experience in overall system design, tendering, value engineering, commissioning, qualification, and project execution processes.
• Sound knowledge of cleanroom classifications (ISO 14644), GMP requirements, commissioning, qualification, validation processes, and facility handover requirements.
• Knowledge of international engineering design codes, construction standards, and industry best practices.
• Strong business partnering, communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and work effectively within a multicultural and cross-functional environment.
• Proven track record in leading multidisciplinary engineering and project teams while successfully managing safety, quality, schedule, commercial, and client satisfaction objectives.

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading mission-critical cleanroom and controlled environment projects within Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or High-Tech Manufacturing sectors.
• Experience in managing projects involving HVAC systems, cleanroom infrastructure, process utilities, environmental monitoring systems, contamination control strategies, commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness.
• Comprehensive understanding of the full project lifecycle from conceptual design through construction, commissioning, qualification, validation support, and final client handover.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package
• On the job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

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