Performance Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

About Sembcorp

Sembcorp is a leading energy and urban solutions provider headquartered in Singapore. Led by its purpose to drive energy transition, Sembcorp delivers sustainable energy solutions and urban developments by leveraging its sector expertise and global track record.

Join Gas & Related Services

Drive Asia's energy transition with us Our Gas & Related Services segment is a key growth engine, delivering reliable and efficient energy to industries and communities across multiple countries. We support Asia's growing energy needs while advancing the shift to a lower-carbon future.

Purpose and Scope

Provide performance and process expertise and operational excellence in Energy & Utilities assets (Power plant, Utilities plant, Energy from Waste, Wood Chip Boiler etc.) management to ensure good plant availability, reliability and optimization.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Carry out plant performance monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization for Energy & Utilities assets (Cogen Power plant, Demin Water and Steam production, Boiler etc.) to ensure good plant availability, reliability and optimization.
• Establish and continuous improve the monitoring matrix to enable detection of short term and long term process and performance abnormality. Work closely with O&M team to address the issues.
• Carry out quarterly performance test for power plants with operation team. Lead the performance test data analysis, identify the gap and improvement area, recommend the actions for rectification and follow through the implementation for closure.
• Monitor the plant water chemistry, and recommend the actions to be taken for process adjustment such as boiler blowdown control, and chemical injection etc.
• Establish, improve and monitor the plant and system mass balance (heat, material, and water etc.), identify the abnormality such as leaks, uncounted loss, meter/instrument inaccuracy, and efficiency deterioration etc. Lead and coordinate other stakeholders to rectify the issues.
• Carry out quarterly performance test for power plants with operation team. Lead the performance test data analysis, identify the gap and improvement area, recommend the actions for rectification and follow through the implementation for closure.
• Monitor the plant water chemistry, and recommend the actions to be taken for process adjustment such as boiler blowdown control, and chemical injection etc.
• Establish, improve and monitor the plant and system mass balance (heat, material, and water etc.), identify the abnormality such as leaks, uncounted loss, meter/instrument inaccuracy, and efficiency deterioration etc. Lead and coordinate other stakeholders to rectify the issues.
• Keep track of the GHG emission intensity of the assets to achieve sustainability goals.
• Provide technical expertise in the optimization initiative conceptualization and implementation. Keep track of the performance and cost savings benefits qualification and post implementation review of optimization initiatives.
• Provide technical and operation insight to support in plant improvement projects and new energy and utilities project including process engineering review, calculations for mass/energy balances, equipment sizing, key equipment selection, material compatibility considerations and other duties assigned for process and engineering evaluation.
• Support performance manager for any other assigned work.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degrees in mechanical engineering/chemical engineering
• 2 - 6 years' of experience in power/utilities plant operation, performance monitoring or process engineering
• Process expertise in energy from waste sector and/or power plant water chemistry experience will be an advantage

Skills/ Competencies & Preferred Characteristics:

• Organized and detail oriented
• Strong in problem solving and root cause analysis
• Willing to learn and proactive in keeping up with new technologies for solutions of plant optimization.
• Good Team player and able to deliver results within tight deadlines
• Independent with initiatives, resourceful and positive altitude
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Our Culture at Sembcorp

At Sembcorp, our culture is shaped by a strong set of shared behaviours that guide the way we work and uphold our commitment to driving the energy transition.

We foster an institution-first mindset, where the success of Sembcorp takes precedence over individual interests. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, as we work seamlessly across markets, businesses, and functions to achieve our goals together. Accountability is a core principle, ensuring that we take ownership of our commitments and deliver on them with integrity and excellence. These values define who we are and create a workplace where our people can thrive while making a meaningful impact on driving energy transition.

Join us in making a real impact

Tell employers what skills you have

Equipment Sizing
Performance Testing
Sustainability
Troubleshooting
Water
Operational Excellence
Root Cause Analysis
Problem Solving
Reliability
Process Engineering
Water Chemistry
Mass Balance
Power Plants
Accountability
Team Lead
Test Data

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