What the role is

Coastal protection planning and project management

What you will be working on

Key Responsibilities

• Develop project briefs, requirements, technical specifications for the procurement of consultancy, data collection and construction contracts for projects related to coastal protection and/or building and infrastructure works.
• Plan, execute and manage the entire cycle of developing project brief, tendering, proposal evaluation processes, project award and initiation processes.
• Understand and identify the conditions and constraints in Sentosa environment and propose feasible engineering solutions.
• Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine implications and costs of the proposed strategies.
• Manage, review and provide constructive engineering inputs to consultants and/or contractors. This includes review of both proposed permanent structure as well as temporary works and ensure compliance with all applicable codes, regulations, and ordinances.
• Project management of external consultants to carry out coastal protection, drainage and infrastructure related studies, planning and designs and including all works assigned by the supervisor.
• Where required, will conduct inspections with respective Technical professional to ensure that all works are carried out in accordance to approved drawings & specifications and complies with quality, standard requirements and contract specifications. This will include ensuring safety precautions and requirements are enforced on site.
• Develop, review and enhance long term coastal protection planning strategies for SDC, which include:
• Identifying and assessing the risks from sea-level rise and climate change; and opportunities (eg integration of coastal protection measures with long-term land use plans);
• Identifying and assessing overseas best practices, emerging risks, as well as other policies that may impact the proposed strategies;
• Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine implications and costs of the proposed strategies;
• Formulating data management plan with Data Manager (GIS); and
• Assisting operation team to plan for operational readiness on flood response.
• Plan and develop stakeholder engagement plans, to educate, increase awareness and get buy-in for SDC and Government’s initiatives and programmes from our stakeholders.
• Liaising with and providing the necessary inter-agency support to PUB, the national Coastal Protection Agency and other agencies.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (preference in Civil and Environmental Engineering) and/or Master’s Degree in Coastal Engineering, Hydro-informatics or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in coastal engineering.
• Knowledge of various coastal & drainage modelling and GIS software, spatial and temporal data processing and analysis.
• Design and/or Design Management experience in multi-disciplinary engineering projects or infrastructure projects would be an advantage.
• Possess strong written and communication skill in English and able to engage stakeholders from diverse background.

What we are looking for

This is a 3-year contract with the possibility of renewal. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.