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MINDEF

Deputy Director (Naval Systems Enhancement)

MINDEF

Contract

What the role is

You lead project teams to plan and execute the upgrading programmes for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) platforms, ensuring that the upgraded platforms meet operational requirements and performance within project timeline and cost.

What you will be working on

On this, you balance project requirements with stakeholder needs to maintain business-as-usual activities. You also deliver and validate upgraded and new capabilities. In addition, you provide cross-cutting oversight to ensure commonality across upgrading platforms. Your challenges lie in delivering upgraded platforms within tight timelines, balancing project requirements against operational demands, and driving multi-partite project management to ensure tight operational-technical integration.

What we are looking for

You must have a tertiary qualification, preferably in Engineering, with at least 10 years' related experience. Possession of good managerial and interpersonal skills, along with strong critical and systems thinking abilities, is essential. Prior experience and knowledge in naval operations and naval warfare is advantageous. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MINDEF

The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor. The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF’s mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.