Senior/Assistant Director, New Energies Division

What The Role Is Energy security is an existential issue for Singapore. With the growing climate imperative, a global energy transition shifting to low‐carbon fuels is underway. At the same time, geopolitical pressures are causing significant stresses in energy markets, leading to risks of supply disruptions and significant price volatility. The energy transition will be especially challenging for Singapore, given our scarce natural resources and limited renewable energy options. One of Singapore's biggest challenges over the next few decades is to secure a low‐carbon energy supply that is reliable and cost‐competitive. The future of Singapore's energy landscape depends on our ability to harness four switches – natural gas, solar, electricity imports, and low‐carbon solutions such as hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture and storage. What You Will Be Working On MTI's Energy and Carbon (E&C) Cluster leads initiatives to reduce emissions and drive the transition to a low‐carbon economy. Officers working on the E&C front are tasked to develop carbon markets, plan energy infrastructure, strategise low‐carbon energy sources, and manage mission trajectories and carbon budgets. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to support sustainable economic transformation and green growth through international trade and industry partnerships. The New Energies team sits within the E&C Cluster where we take the lead in: Developing, implementing and monitoring various alternative energy sources for Singapore, including solar, hydrogen in its various forms, bioenergy, geothermal energy, as well as other promising low‐carbon technologies. Overseeing issues relating to energy research & development and the development of competitive and robust new energy industries in Singapore. Your responsibilities include one or more of the following workstreams: Develop strategies and policies to support the implementation of the Singapore National Hydrogen Strategy (published in October 2022), with a focus on: Development of commercial industry projects to develop hydrogen supply chains in Singapore. Long‐term infrastructure and land planning. Competitive monitoring. Advancement of international collaboration to leverage like‐minded partners' efforts to advance regional hydrogen supply chains and interoperable standards and regulations. Facilitate collaborations across key stakeholders, involving Government agencies, industry players, academia and international counterparts as appropriate. Develop and implement R&D strategies in areas that are critical to Singapore's energy interests and supports the development of Singapore enterprises. Engage with new energy and decarbonisation‐focused companies and funds to track, monitor and make relevant recommendations with regards to the latest developments in the climate technology realm. Develop and implement communications and engagement plans with regard to Singapore's alternative energy policies. Monitor developments in global energy landscape and analyse implications for domestic energy policies to enable these developments. What We Are Looking For Experience in policy review and formulation. 0 to 9 years of relevant experience in sustainability and energy‐related fields, or engineering or science background. Strong analytical skills, with quantitative analytical skills and financial modelling as a strong advantage. Strong written and verbal communication skills, preferably with additional language competencies. Ability to pick up new content areas quickly and assimilate knowledge from a wide variety of sources to provide policy recommendations. Comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders, both within and beyond the public service, which requires strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills. Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team. Be driven, meticulous and resourceful. Open to travel occasionally for official duties. Seniority level Entry level Employment type Full‐time Job function International Trade and Development #J-18808-Ljbffr