Head of Project Section – Protection Systems

Job Summary:

Responsible for the overall planning, execution, and successful completion of all high voltage and medium voltage protection systems projects, including integration with substation automation systems (SAS),SCADA, and control systems in Singapore, from contract award through commissioning, handover, and closeout.

This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhering to the highest safety and quality standards, and meeting all client specifications. The individual leads and coordinates cross-functional teams involved in sales handover, engineering, procurement, configuration, installation, testing, and commissioning of protection and control systems. Holder of SPPG EHVN Pink Pass enabling supervision at SPPG live substations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee the end-to-end execution of all projects within the section.
• Manage resource allocation, project planning and scheduling, cost control, and revenue recognition to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Strengthen the technical competency of the team in troubleshooting, testing and commissioning.
• Oversee and supervise project teams in site activities.

Requirements:

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years in project delivery, with at least 3 years leading teams.
• Direct exposure to Protection & Control systems, relays, commissioning is a must.
• Preferrable a SPPG EHVN pink pass holder who can work as supervisor at SPPGLIVE substation.
• Technical: Familiar with SPPG protection and control scheme requirement, secondary injection testing, and commissioning workflows.
• Commercial: Hands-on with project costing, budgeting, and revenue recognition.
• Leadership: Proven ability to coach, set standards, and raise technical bar of a team.