Senior Engineer - Senior Principal Engineer (Strategic Land Planning)

[What the role is]

Job Description Summary
This role is responsible for the forward planning and coordination of Singapore’s energy and utilities infrastructure, in close collaboration with government agencies and industry partners. It involves the planning of major electricity and gas infrastructure, including utilities routing and land-use considerations, to support long-term energy security and sustainability.

[What you will be working on]

2 main areas:

Area 1:

• To work with Government Agencies and Transmission Licensee (SP PowerGrid) on the forward planning and implementation in the routing of gas/electricity services major infrastructure projects; ie electricity cables, tunnels/ducts, Gas pipelines, Underground Service Ducts, Common Service Ducts, Utilities Service Tunnels, etc. This includes conceptual planning studies which comprises budget estimation, optimising/reviewing of utilities requirements, service plans studies (e.g. space optimisation, co-location, alternative implementation strategy). Review utilities requirements, service plans (eg. space optimisation, co-location, alternative implementation strategy).

• Engagement with other Government ministries/agencies (MTI, MND, URA, JTC, HDB, LTA, PUB, IMDA, NEA, NPark, etc) and relevant stakeholders (nature group, welfare organization, etc)

Area 2 :

• You will be part of the team to plan for Singapore's energy infrastructure to meet growing energy demands taking into account energy security and sustainability. You will be working closely with Government Agencies (MTI, MND, MINDEF, URA, SLA, JTC, HDB, EDB, SFA, LTA, PUB, IMDA, NEA, NPark, etc) and Transmission Licensee (SP PowerGrid) on the forward planning of land needs for energy infrastructures, including safeguarding of land. There are 2 main parts:

i) Energy Infrastructure Development

• Focusing on the planning and development of key energy infrastructure, including the key facilities (HVDC station, HVAC station, switching station, cables, etc) for electricity imports, the development of the energy clusters (Power plants, Carbon Capture, Energy Storage, Hydrogen), electricity and gas network planning (electricity cables, tunnels/ducts, Gas pipelines, transmission substations, gas high pressure transmission offtake stations, etc). This also include the technical assessment and engaging consultant to carry out feasibility study of greenfield sites for power plants.

ii) Electricity Import

• Assessing and securing suitable landing sites, including determining feasible sea and land cable routes for electricity imports.  

[What we are looking for]

• A recognised Bachelor Degree in Electrical/Chemical/Civil/Mechanical Engineering

• Preferably with 2 years' working experience in electricity generation and/or network planning, projects implementation, plants/network operations and maintenance​