Engineer/Technical Officer, Office of Campus Infrastructure and Services

Company Description

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develops and directs programs to maintain buildings, equipment and ground inclusive of appropriate preventive maintenance schedules and procedures.
• Manages, monitors, verify and validate outsourced term contract services for repairs and preventive maintenance to ensure works are executed to the satisfactory requirement of the performance/outcome-based contracts.
• Analysis of causes of major and minor breakdown and facilities disruption by breakdown categorization and reflecting statistical trends for cause identification.
• Planning and implementation of ad hoc facility improvement or modification work at short notice.
• Review of energy use to achieve set target through Innovations Implementing comprehensive energy management programme via an effective monitoring of Building Automation System.
• Develops and directs programs to operate facilities and systems in a safe and efficient manner.
• Provides technical assistance to Building Managers in defining and evaluating Engineering requirements.
• Able to troubleshoot breakdowns and feedback from stakeholders. Provide timely updates back to them for closure.
• Monitors work plans to support SMU's mission and quality commitments; set performance targets and monitors them.
• Co-ordinate construction with contractors, architects, engineers and appropriate authorities. Provides support for all inspection and acceptance activities related to new construction.
• Ensures quality, timely completion and budget accuracy of projects.
• Attends, co-ordinates, designs, brief meetings of Facilities Planning within OCIS where necessary.
• Assists in works relating to FMS during emergencies e.g. infectious disease outbreak, major system/facilities breakdown etc.
• Works under broad guidelines and direction in accordance with professional standards and established policies.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering discipline with at least 2 years' experience in managing building infrastructure.
• Diploma in Engineering with at least 5 years' experience in managing building infrastructure facilities.
• Demonstrated strong hands-on experience in managing Facilities and Building services and systems.
• Experience in managing M&E, air-conditioning, mechanical and building management/automation systems.
• Able to anticipate customer needs, change goals and direction quickly and multitask.
• Proven comfort and experience to interact effectively with customers and associates, both inside and outside of the organization
• Well versed in reviewing technical drawings and perform verification on site. Knowledge in Autocad in reviewing and performing necessary changes.
• Experience in performing testing and commissioning of M&E systems and exposure in performing take over of systems.
• Resourceful, good team player, result driven and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Have a keen and natural affinity for technology and innovation.
• Has an obvious safety mindset and displays good WSH behavior.
  
  

Other Information

Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.