Manager, Track Civil Structure Maintenance

Company description:

SMRT Trains Ltd was incorporated in 1987 and operates Singapore's first mass rapid transit system. Today, we manage and operate train services on the North-South Line, East-West Line, the Circle Line, the Thomson-East Coast Line, and the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit. With over 5,000 employees, more than 250 trains, and 141 km of rail tracks across 108 stations, we serve millions of commuters daily.

We have set our core values to be Integrity, Service & Safety and Excellence. SMRT is committed to provide safe, reliable and comfortable service for our commuters.

Job description:

Job Purpose

• To provide leadership in management, be responsible and accountable for the performance of NSEWL, BPLRT and CCL (Include future lines) Tunnel/Viaduct to ensure that the infrastructure of the Tunnel/Viaduct systems are effectively and efficiently maintained at all times to the required operational, reliable and safe standards to achieve the key objectives of the Branch.
• Monitor the condition of Tunnel/Viaduct Infrastructure to ensure that appropriate standards and complying of regulatory requirement such as MOM/SCDF/NEA/PUB/BCA/URA/LTA, etc.
• To ensure effective risk management and use the risk management tools to establish hazards and the associated risk involved.

Responsibilities

1. To ensure the safety and integrity of the infrastructures of tunnel/viaduct system by planning; monitoring, reviewing, and ensuring all preventive/corrective maintenance works/inspections, ad-hoc projects, asset renewal works are carried out timely as per master program etc.
2. To ensure the maintenance fund is efficiently spent not only to maintain the reliability and safety of infrastructure but also to renew or upgrade them.
3. To continually review and improve the maintenance strategy to ensure that the infrastructure is maintained cost effectively without compromising the safety and integrity.
4. To maintain the infrastructure to fulfill the relevant LOA requirements, code of practice and ISO Quality procedure standards
5. To monitor upgrading and new developments by others near NSEWL/CCL/BPLRT (Include future lines) tunnel/viaduct system and infrastructures to ensure the safety and reliability of our operation will not be affected by the construction activities.
6. To manage defect punch-list of new tunnel/viaduct or development from LTA or COML department to ensure that the defects are cleared and proper handover of structures, equipment, as-built drawings, documents & etc by builder and suppliers.
7. To respond to urgent faults round the clock and follow up the necessary actions to ensure the tunnel/viaduct operation is not affected.
8. To monitor the trend and certifying the annual tunnel water collection to ensure tunnel classification comply with CP1(Code of Practice 1) and any other regulations
9. To review and endorse relevant work Instructions, method statements, safe work procedures, risk assessments when is required.
10. To oversee the welfares, safety, attendance, discipline, training, and development of staff in order to achieve their productivity, motivation and loyalty.

Qualifications & Work Experience

1. Degree in Civil/Structural/Geotechnical Engineering.

2. 8 years of relevant working experience in railway infrastructure maintenance or 10 years of relevant working experience in underground, building structure maintenance with the following skills, attitude & knowledge: -

3. Ability to manage and lead a group of diploma holders to work toward department's objectives.

4. Strong planning and organizational skills in handling a group of direct and indirect workforce.
5. Good communication and presentation skills
6. Resourceful, self-motivated, and result-oriented
7. Experience in underground, building structure maintenance and conversant with local regulations.
8. Knowledge of contract execution, management, and administration.

*Willing to work odd hours and respond to urgent call around the clock.