The Senior Specialist/Specialist will assist the Deputy Director in leading the project team to manage the development projects. He/she will provide the deep specialised skillsets in project management to develop organic capability within HTX. He/she will also address the downstream infrastructure management and contract management issues of development as well as demand aggregated contracts.

The job-holder may be assigned to any of the three branches in the Building and Infrastructure (B&I) Division - Infrastructure Management, Project Development, Cost and Contract Management, and handle a mix of projects from each of the branches. Reporting to the Deputy Directors in the respective areas, he/she is expected to provide technical support and guidance to the Home Team Departments (HTDs): • For Project development, he/she will work with users to do front-end planning, acquisition management, implementation of the project, and provide inputs for tender specifications for consultancy services prepared by the HTDs and tender specifications for B&I works prepared by the project consultants. He/she will manage and ensure projects are completed within the approved budget and schedule and also meet the quality and operational needs of the HTDs; he/she will involve in the implementation of green projects. • For Cost and Contract Management, he/she will work with Facilities Management Managers (FMM) and HTDs to oversee the performance and calling of Demand Aggregated (DA)Term Contracts, including processing of Contract Variation Requests (CVR); he/she will work with HTDs to align them with the established guidelines and norms where applicable, as well as to ensure cost efficiency and prudence in utilisation of resources; he/she will work with the Quantity Surveyor to check and verify cost estimates, quotations, invoices and progress payment claims submitted; • For Infrastructure Management work, he/she will work with users to oversee the performance of the FMM and Term contractors to ensure strict adherence to the contract specifications. He/she will be involved in the master planning for projects/programmes e.g. replacement of M&E systems/upgrading works and carry out quality audits, inspections and acceptance checks to ensure the services and works carried out by service providers meet the expected quality standards and specifications; he/she will also oversee and evaluate needs for repair, replacement and upgrading works; he/she will involve in area of sustatinability works as part of infrastructure management, eg analysis of data and implementation of green projects.

• Tertiary Qualifications in Building or Quantity Surveying, Architecture, Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) or Civil & Structural (C&S) Engineering. • Between 5-8 years of relevant experience in roles such as consultancy, contracting or specialist vendors in the building construction industry, with preference in consultancy roles. • Sound knowledge in other construction related fields like cost and contract management, project and facilities management, with good analytical skills and interpersonal skills. • Sound knowledge in Authorities’ Requirements, Regulations, Instruction Manual and Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract (PSSCOC). • Good in people management. • Confident with good judgement to handle different situations The selected candidate may be posted to one of the Home Team Departments (HTDs) after undergoing on-the-job training in HTX. All new appointees will be appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance. All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement. #LI-JO1

HTX is the world’s first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs and integral to the Home Team, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore’s frontline of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team’s advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on planet earth.