Singapore
MULTI-SITE ENGINEERING | SITE ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP | PHARMACEUTICALS | BIOTECH | OIL & GAS | CHEMICALS. Site Head of Engineering and Maintenance at Sanofi Singapore with 20+ years leading multi-site operations across Biopharma, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, and Manufacturing. Managing S$17M budgets (CAPEX/OPEX) and leading 40+ engineering professionals. I build and optimize engineering operations that deliver measurable business impact from equipment reliability and sustainability to cost reduction and regulatory compliance. PROVEN RESULTS Financial: Delivered S$8-20M CAPEX annually with 95% on-time, on-budget performance Reliability: Improved equipment reliability by 18-25% through TPM and predictive maintenance Efficiency: Reduced unplanned downtime by 20-30% on critical equipment Sustainability: Achieved 12-20% energy reduction through optimization and digital monitoring Cost: Lowered utilities/facilities costs by 10-15% and maintenance costs by 8-12% Team: Led and developed 40+ engineering, production, and quality professionals WHAT I LEAD:Engineering Strategy | Maintenance; Reliability | Utilities & Facilities | CAPEX/OPEX Management | Automation & Digital Transformation | Sustainability & Net Zero | New Product Introduction (NPI) | Quality Assurance Partnership | Team Development TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:Smart Factory (IoT, Digital Dashboards, Real-Time Monitoring) | SAP Integration | Delta-V Process Control | Predictive Maintenance | TPM | Lean Six Sigma | Asset Lifecycle Management | cGMP Compliance | EHS Management | Energy OptimizationINDUSTRIES:Biopharma | Pharmaceuticals | Oil & Gas | Chemicals | Semiconductors | Manufacturing TRACK RECORD:100% regulatory audit readiness across GMP, EHS, and corporate inspections Multi-site leadership experience (facilities across 3 APAC countries)Proven success in New Product Introduction ensuring rapid scale-up and equipment readiness, Digital transformation leader implementing Smart Factory initiatives EDUCATION: MBA – Management, Leadership & Financial Management (University of Birmingham, UK) Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical Engineering (National University of Singapore) CERTIFICATIONS: PMP-Project Management Professional | Top Executive WSH Programme | ZODIAC Leadership, Water Efficiency Management SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES IN:Engineering Director, VP Engineering | Head of Engineering | Global/Regional Engineering Leadership | Manufacturing Leadership roles in pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemicals, Oil & Gas, Semiconductors, and Data centers. Based in Singapore | Open to regional and global roles
Provide strategic leadership for all site engineering functions, including maintenance, utilities, facilities, automation, and sustainability, ensuring alignment with corporate and global engineering standards. Lead the Engineering & Maintenance organization to deliver high equipment reliability, compliance, and cost efficiency across production, laboratories, and site infrastructure. Develop and execute the site engineering master plan, encompassing asset lifecycle management, modernization, and capacity expansion strategies. Drive the CAPEX governance process, overseeing the full project lifecycle — from concept design and funding approval to execution and handover — ensuring on-time, on-budget, and right-first-time delivery. Champion Sustainability and Energy Management initiatives to achieve corporate carbon reduction, energy efficiency, and water optimization targets. Direct implementation of automation and digital transformation projects to enhance process efficiency and data visibility. Embedded Lean Sigma and reliability-centered maintenance practices to improve uptime, reduce failures, and optimize maintenance cost. Ensure compliance with EHS, cGMP, and regulatory standards, fostering a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Oversee contractor management, facilities operations, and utilities systems performance, ensuring uninterrupted and compliant site operations. Lead cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, and Global Engineering teams to align strategies and deliver site performance goals. Manage and develop a high-performing engineering team, promoting technical excellence, accountability, and leadership succession. Establish cost management and budgeting strategies, achieving optimal balance between operational efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. Serve as the engineering business partner to site leadership, contributing to long-term manufacturing strategy, risk management, capital planning.
Led site engineering function for world-class pharmaceutical biologics manufacturing facility. Developed and delivered site engineering strategy ensuring safe, reliable, compliant operations across maintenance, utilities, capital projects, and reliability in highly regulated GMP pharmaceutical environment. Key Maintenance Strategy & Asset Management Achievements: Site Engineering for Biopharma Manufacturing: • Led site engineering function for pharmaceutical manufacturing supporting production delivering safe, reliable, compliant operations meeting GMP and regulatory requirements • Developed site engineering strategy integrating maintenance excellence, capital project delivery, asset reliability, and sustainability aligned to manufacturing objectives Capital Investment & Asset Lifecycle: • Oversaw site master planning and capital investment planning managing S$5M engineering budget delivering equipment lifecycle management and infrastructure improvements • Delivered S$2M CAPEX portfolio including DCS upgrades, equipment installations, facility improvements from concept through commissioning and qualification • Executed S$3M new product development project managing engineering delivery for new Biopharma capabilities ensuring GMP compliance and production readiness Regulatory Compliance & Performance: • Drove asset reliability excellence implementing RCM, TPM, and predictive maintenance achieving 18-25% reliability improvement and 20-30% downtime reduction • Achieved S$1.1M operational cost savings through maintenance efficiency, utilities optimization, and continuous improvement demonstrating cost performance excellence Technical Leadership & Innovation: • Implemented S$1M Smart Factory digitalization deploying IoT condition monitoring, SAP integration, Delta-V optimization, and predictive analytics
-Leading team of 10 engineers and technicians for seamless uninterrupted Utilities and Facilities operations. -Introduced 'Reliability tools' and enhanced the cooling water system to the Air compressors to make them work more smoothly, increasing their reliability from 60% to 97 percent.
-Led team of 30+ for Maintenance, Reliability and Project Management. -Spearheaded completing S$3m capital improvement projects involving replacing chillers & air-conditioning units resulting in saving S$250k pa in energy cost -Delivered S$100k project using alternate model of air-conditioning for substations and saved S$230k in capital cost and S$2k in annual recurring breakdown maintenance costs. -Increased the reliability from 92% to 97% by introducing the reliability tools, knowledge sharing session during daily toolbox.
-Saved an estimated S$70k in cost by using in-house solution for office reconfiguration -Managed planning, operation, maintenance, and supervision of facilities and utilities systems such as boilers, multi-stage air compressors, pumps, blowers, clean room exhaust system, HVAC, process chilled water, chillers, mechanical systems, building systems for clean room and office space management