Job Description

[What the role is] Purpose of Job
The officer will be a part of the DWRU team, which carries out regulatory and operational work relating to quality of drinking water supplied by various water providers in Singapore to the public. To this end, the officer will:

• Manage regulatory, administrative and scientific work functions relating to the drinking water provider(s) assigned to the officer, and assist the DWRU team to achieve its work plans.

• Build necessary expertise in the area of chemical and radiological aspects relating to drinking water, and help the DWRU team to address public health risks arising from various contaminants in drinking water.

[What you will be working on]
Scope / Duties
The key duties of the officer will be as follows:
Serve as the team's key contact staff for management of work functions relating to PUB (Public Utilities Board).
Organise inspection of PUB's waterworks, carry out follow ups, and conduct inspections of water providers' plants (PUB and others) as a part of the DWRD team.
Perform monthly reviews of the test results and customer feedback submitted by PUB to identify any unsatisfactory results/situation.
Carry out reviews of water safety and sampling plans submitted by PUB, and provide recommendations on approval of any amendments to the plans.
Investigate any drinking water quality incidents relating to PUB-supplied water, and carry out follow-ups.
Build necessary expertise to evaluate public health risk posed by chemical, radiological and other contaminants in water, and assist the DWRU team to address the risk.
Participate in review of policies, regulations, code of practice and water quality standards with specific focus on chemical and radiological aspects, and updating of relevant parts of the SOPs, Work Instructions, guidelines and templates.
Assist DWRU team in sampling of water when required.
Manage work functions relating to MSDWC software.
Respond to public enquiries on water quality standards and regulations, especially those relating to PUB-supplied water.
Being a part of a small team, undertake duties in the absence of other team members.
[What we are looking for]
Qualifications/ Experience/ Skillsets/ Other Requirements:
Degree in chemistry or equivalent.
One to two years of working experience in water/environmental industry or an analytical laboratory will be an advantage.
Able to conduct site inspections.
Having excellent skills in writing, conducting presentations and performing assessment of scientific literature.
Able to perform water quality data review, plotting and analysis.
Have a keen interest in learning new areas of work such as emerging contaminants, toxicology, epidemiology, water treatment technologies, etc.
Having knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
A good team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills

Skills Required