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Section Head – Protection Systems (Voltage) at Islandwide, up to $9000

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Summary

Leads high-voltage and medium-voltage protection systems projects from contract award to handover, coordinating teams, testing, and compliance with safety and technical standards in Singapore.

Job Description:

  • Oversees all HV/MV protection systems projects concurrently from contract award through final client handover and closeout, ensuring alignment with project scope, timelines, and budget constraints.
  • Coordinate with clients, consultants, OEMs, and system integrators during Factory Acceptae Tests (FAT) for protection panels / SAS systems, Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), Protection testing, relay configuration, commissioning, system energisation and integncration with existing substations
  • Oversees all project execution plans, milestone schedules, and short-interval look-ahead plans.
  • Track progress across, engineering (relay schemes, SLD, wiring, logic diagrams), procurement (IEDs, panels, RTUs, communication equipment), configuration (IEC 61850 SCL files, relay settings), installation (panel erection, wiring, integration), testing and commissioning, implement recovery actions and escalation where delays occur.
  • Track costs against approved budgets and support cost-to-complete forecasting.
  • Prepare supporting documents for invoices and progress claims, variations / change orders, subcontractor claims (testing teams, system integrators, panel builders), Ensure project profitability and cash flow, and escalate risks relating to margin, contract compliance, and delivery scope.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, contractors, OEM suppliers, system integrators, and internal stakeholders. Lead coordination meetings, provide regular progress updates, and manage client expectations effectively.
  • Support management in technical clarifications, contract negotiations , issue resolution and dispute management
  • Maintain a project risk register and ensure mitigation actions are implemented
  • Manage technical and commercial issues including relay coordination conflicts, communication/network integration issues, IEC 61850 configuration and interoperability issues, interface mismatches between primary and secondary systems
  • Escalate high-impact risks early with recommended solutions.
  • Ensure all project activities adhere strictly to, company Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policies, Singapore safety regulations, project-specific quality standards.
  • Coordinate site safety compliance with installation teams and client/utility site rules.
  • Coordinate internal handover from sales to project delivery
  • Coordinate procurement of protection panels, IEDs, RTUs, communication systems .
  • Coordinate with engineering teams for relay settings logic schemes and IEC 61850 SCL files.
  • Coordinate installation works with panel installation and wiring teams.
  • Coordinate testing and commissioning with protection testing teams (e.g., OMICRON).
  • Ensure proper project closeout including as-built drawings, relay settings files , SCL files, commissioning reports and O&M manuals.

Period: Permanent

Location: Islandwide, need to travel to sites

Salary: up to $9000 + Quarterly AWS + Variable Bonus

Working hours: Monday to Friday (1 day of remote work per week subject to HoD approval)

  • 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
  • 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
  • 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Requirements:

  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field is required.

Interested applicants, kindly email your detailed resume (MS Word format is preferred):

tracy@successhrc.com.sg (Reg No: R1107390)

Please ensure that applications sent through email are no bigger than 1Mb.

We thank all applicants for your interest but regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates would be notified.

Success Resource Centre Pte Ltd (EA License Number: 97C4832)

160 Robinson Road, #13-07/08/09 SBF Center, Singapore 068914

T: 6337 3183 | F: 6337 0329 | W: www.successhrc.com.sg

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