Performance Engineer

Singapore, West, Singapore (SGP,BANYAN)

Department

Engineering Services

Job posted on

Sep 04, 2025

Employment type

Contract

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.

Play a role in Powering Asia's Energy Transition

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 expertise and operational excellence in Energy & Utilities assets (Power and Utilities plant) operation to ensure good plant availability, reliability and optimization.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Carry out plant performance monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization for Energy & Utilities assets (Power and Utilities plant) to ensure plant availability, reliability, efficiency and environmental compliance.
• Quarterly performance test for power plant, including data analysis and assessment of the plant efficiency, deep dive to identify the performance gap and root causes analysis, recommendation of the actions to rectify the identified issues, and post review.
• Monitor the plant water chemistry, identify the gaps and recommend the actions for process adjustment
• Perform mass balance analysis of all the processes to identify/rectify issues and minimize uncounted losses.
• Maintain and progressive improvement of the mass balance monitoring system.
• Track GHG emission and drive toward emission reduction.
• Initiate and drive the optimization initiatives of the operating assets to achieve reliability improvement, cost optimization and GHG emission reduction.
• Develop, implement and progressive improvement of the performance monitoring tools to enhance the work efficiency through automation and digitalization.
• Develop, update and implement plant performance related SOPs and workflows.
• Provide technical support related to plant performance to Power and utilities projects under development.
• Keep track on the development and implementation of new technologies in power and utilities industries and explore the feasibility of implementing such in the Company's assets and new projects to improve reliability, efficiency, and sustainability, such as hydrogen blending, ammonia, battery storage, and carbon capture etc.
• Support Performance Manager for any other assigned works

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or Chemical Engineering. Post-graduate qualifications will be an advantage.
• 1 - 5 years of relevant experience in water / wastewater treatment, process optimization, and plant troubleshooting.

Preferred Skills & Characteristics

• Organized and detail-oriented
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, capable to interpret complex data and make data-driven decisions.
• Independent, resourceful, and proactive.
• Strong team player with the ability to deliver results under tight deadlines.
• Effective 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