Executive/Senior Engineer, Track Infrastructure Maintenance/ Operational Engineering

Job Purpose

Enhance the safety and reliability of the railway infrastructure system by leading workflow effectiveness and efficiency improvement of its inspection, maintenance, and other supplementary activities.  Subject to deployment, the scope can include the track, third rail, point, viaduct, tunnel, station and/or depot infrastructure assets. Conduct defect troubleshooting, failure analysis, reliability trending, engineering studies, maintenance/renewal planning, asset management planning, supply chain management planning, and/or develop solutions to problem statements identified. Provide technical advice to team members as well as resolve complex issues pertaining to the railway infrastructure and/or frontline engineering train faults.

Involved in the engagement and management of contractors and stakeholders in ensuring the achievement of operating standards and quality standards. Conduct training, assessment and develop training material in his/her area of expertise as required. Subject to business needs, professional development, and/or succession planning, be rotated within or across divisions.

Responsibilities

1. Work in any SMRT depots, tracks or facilities.
2. Work in rotating or fixed shifts.
3. Support the division’s efforts to achieve daily, short-term, and long-term objectives and Key Performance Indicators.
4. Responsible to ensure the timely completion of all duties and/or projects.
5. Work effectively with Operations and Maintenance staff from the Lines as well as other engineering and projects departments to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient daily operations.
6. Identify safety and reliability concerns of the railway infrastructure system and develop solutions.
7. Draft technical work instructions for preventive and corrective maintenance activities and/or quality procedures.
8. Identify, propose, and implement cost effective technologies, and/or changes to process and/or maintenance regime to enhance railway infrastructure system performance.
9. Support LTA and SMRT projects in reviewing project design specifications and ensure their adequacy for the safety, reliability, maintainability, and operability. 
10. Assist in planning of annual budget and workplan.
11. Undertake any other tasks or functions supplementary to the performance of the works assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications & Work Experience

Degree in Mechanical / Mechatronics / Electrical / Electronics / Civil & Structural Engineering or equivalent from a recognised institution

Previous Railway System experience would be advantageous.

Skills

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Comfortable to work hands-on in office and site environment alongside other Engineers, Assistant Engineers and Technical Officers.  Must also be able to work in different shift timings, when required. 

Adept with diagnostics and reliability engineering methods such as FMECA, Fault Tree analysis, Weibull analysis and Damage Tolerance Analysis, etc.

Proficient at Microsoft Office applications. Proficiency in Python and MATLAB would be advantageous.

Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.

Effective organizational and planning skills.

Fluent in written and oral communication skills in English.