CONSTRUCTION : The
Career Field That Improves
Our Quality of Life
Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强)
CEng, FIET, MICE. MCIOB, FSIET(F), Asean Engineer
Honorary Secretary
Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists
Email: sammk1951@gmail.com
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Highlights
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What is Construction?
Some Major Construction Projects in
Singapore.
The Construction Professionals & Job
Opportunities.
Challenges of Singapore’s Construction
Industry.
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Highlights
• Preparing for a Successful Construction
Career.
• Educational Opportunities in Construction
in Singapore.
• Professional Bodies in Construction.
• Outlook for the Future.
• Useful Links.
• Q&A
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About the Speaker :
Sam Man Keong (岑文强)
• A Self-directed Lifelong
Learner for more than 40 years.
• Have gone through both nontraditional & traditional
education routes.
• Chartered Engineer
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(UK/Ireland/Australia)
Chartered Builder(UK)
Chartered Environmentalist
(UK)
Chartered Mathematician(UK)
Chartered Scientist(UK).
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My Carpentry Workshop at home – early 60s
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What is Construction?
• In the fields of architecture and civil
engineering, construction is a process that
consists of the building or assembling
of infrastructure.
• Far from being a single activity, large scale
construction is a feat of human multitasking.
• Normally, the job is managed by a project
manager, and supervised by a construction
manager, design engineer, construction
engineer or project architect.
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What is Construction?
• In general, there are four types of
construction:
– Residential Building construction
– Industrial construction
– Commercial Building construction
– Heavy Civil construction
• Each type of construction project requires
a unique team to plan, design, construct
and maintain the project.
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Some Major Construction Projects
in Singapore.
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High-rise Buildings.
Bridges.
Expressways.
MRT
Ports : Air ; Sea
Land Reclamation works
Waterworks
Wastewater Treatment works.
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Singapore – High-Rise Buildings (CBD)
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Singapore –
Changi Airport Terminal 1
A Singapore
Airlines Airbus A380 and a
Northwest Airlines Boeing
747 at the airport
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A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station.
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Singapore Deep Tunnel
Sewerage System Contract T-06 (Queensway
Tunnel) : The Queensway Tunnel
comprises a 9.7km long and 30-45m
deep bored tunnel of 3.3m internal
diameter, including drop shaft, access
shafts, work shafts and other
underground wastewater structures.
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Jurong Island, photographed in February 2011 Petrochemical industries
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Source : ST – 5 & 6 February
2013
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The Construction Professionals
• Architects
• Engineers : Civil;
Electrical;
Mechanical; Building
Services
• Surveyors : Land;
Quantity; Building
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Project Manager
Construction Manager
Site Agent
Site Supervisor
Resident Engineer
(RE)
• Resident Technical
Officer (RTO)
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ST - Job Opportunities (2013)
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ST – Job Opportunities (2013)
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ST-Job Opportunities
(12 Feb 2013)
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ST-Job Opportunities
(13 Feb 2013)
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Challenges of Singapore’s
Construction Industry.
• 1. Focus on attracting the next
generation into the industry.
• 2. Better training for existing workforce.
• 3. Ensure workforce includes experienced
heads.
• 4. Use of pre-fabricated components.
• 5. Increase used of technology: the use
of tools such as BIM (Building Information
Modeling).
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Preparing for a Successful
Construction Career.
• What should you study before going to
College/University?
• How to choose a College/University?
• How to manage Your Construction Career
while in College?
• Beyond the undergraduate degree.
• Professional licensing
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What should you study before
going to College/University?
• Construction is built on ‘Mathematics’ and
‘Science’.
• Traditional Route : GCE(O)  GCE(A)
 University (NUS/NTU).
• Alternative Routes:
– GCE(O)  Poly Diploma  University
– GCE(O)  ITE Higher Nitec  Poly Diploma
 University
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How to choose a
College/University?
• Web pages ; Catalogs
• Entrance requirements.
• Construction majors and specialties
offered at each college or university.
• Costs of tuition, and room and board, etc.
• Accredited? Professional recognized?
• Check websites : www.peb.gov.sg ;
www.bca.gov.sg ; www.sisv.org.sg .
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How to manage Your Engineering
Career while in College?
• Bachelor’s degree programs in Construction
normally take four years full-time to complete.
• NUS – BSc(Project & Facilities
Management)(Honours)[Website:
http://www.pfm.nus.edu.sg/ ]
– Duration : 4 – year Full-Time
– Major Subjects:
• Project Management
• Facilities Management
• Dispute Management
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Beyond the undergraduate degree
• Work or Graduate School?
• Work: Industry, business, consulting,
marketing, management, government,
research, university teaching, etc.
• Graduate School: Business or
management; master’s and doctoral
degrees in construction disciplines.
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Professional licensing
• Architects :
– Architects Act (Chapter 12)
• Builders :
– Building Control Act (Chapter 29) : Builder’s License
• Engineers:
– Professional Engineers Act (Chapter 253) : PE
– Building Control Act (Chapter 29) : QP; RE; RTO
• Surveyors :
– Land Surveyors Act (Chapter 156)
– Appraisers Act (Chapter 16) : Licensed Appraiser
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Educational Opportunities in
Construction in Singapore
• Local Universities/Polytechnics:
– NUS : BSc(PFM); MSc(PM)
– NTU : MSc(ICM)
– UniSIM : BSc(Facilities & Events Mgt);
BSc(Building & Project Mgt)
– SP : ???
– NP : ???
– BCA Academy : Diploma in Construction
Engineering.
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Educational Opportunities in
Construction in Singapore
• Overseas Degrees via PEIs
– RMIT (via SIM) : BAppSc(CM)
– HWU (via TGC) : BSc(FM/QS/CPM); MSc(FM/CPM)
– UCL (via BCA Academy) : MSc(Facility &
Environment Mgt)[or
visit http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/programm
es/postgraduate/mscdiploma-facility-environmentalmanagement-singapore ]
– University of Nottingham (via BCA Academy) : MSc
(Sustainable Building Design). [See website:
http://www.bcaa.edu.sg/BScMScProgrammes.aspx ]
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Educational Opportunities in
Construction in Singapore
• Construction Awards by PEIs
– TGC : Professional Diploma in Construction
Engineering*
– NIM : Diploma in Construction Engineering*
– *Recognized by SIET as satisfying its
academic requirement for the membership
grade of ‘Member (MSIET)’.
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TGC-HWU Pathways to Prof Mem & Registration
GCE(O) or its
equivalent
Recognized
Diploma, e.g.
TGC-PDCE
MSIET
HWU – Yr 3 of
BSc(CPM)
4 yrs
Experience
SIET – Level 3
(Fellowship) Exam
[Min Age: 25 yrs;
Min Exp: 5 yrs
 FSIET
MSIB
HWU –
MSc(CPM)
CIOB : Chartered Builder (UK)
RICS : Charteted Surveyor (UK)
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MSE, PEng(UK)
MSc(Eng)  CEng
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Useful links – HWU - MSc
• MSc(Construction Project Management) : Chartered
Builder (CIOB); Chartered Surveyor(RICS) :
http://www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Construction_Project_Management.pdf
• *MSc(Civil Engineering) :  CEng
http://www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Civil_Engineering.pdf
• *MSc(Civil Engineering & Construction Management) :
 CEng
http://www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Civil_Engineering_Construction_Management.p
df
• *MSc(Structural & Foundation Engineering) :  CEng
http://www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Structural_Foundation_Engineering.pdf
• *MSc(Water Resources) :  CEng
http://www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Water_Resources.pdf
• * Available by Distance Learning
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Professional Bodies in Construction
- UK
• Architects : RIBA (1834)
• Builders : CIOB (1834)
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ICE (1818; RC - 1828)
IStructE (1908; RC – 1934)
IET (IEE – 1871; IIE – 1884)(RC – 1921)
IMechE (1847; RC – 1930)
CIBSE (IHVE – 1897; IES – 1909; CIBS – 1976; CIBSE – 1985)
• Surveyors :
– RICS (1868; RC-1881)
– ABE (IAAS - 1925; ABE - 1983)
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Chartered Institute of Building
(CIOB), United Kingdom
• The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is
a body that represents professionals who work
within the built environment in the United
Kingdom and other sovereign nations.
• The CIOB has over 45,000 members worldwide.
Members are drawn from a wide range of
professional disciplines working within the built
environment, including clients, consultants and
contractors as well specialists in regulation,
research and education.
• Website: www.ciob.org.uk
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Chartered Institute of Building
(CIOB), United Kingdom
• The following designatory letters may be used
by members of the CIOB:
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Associate members may use "ACIOB".
Incorporated members may use "ICIOB".
Members may use "MCIOB".
Fellows may use "FCIOB".
• Members and Fellows of CIOB may describe
themselves as a "Chartered Builder" - or
"Incorporated Builder" for an Incorporated
member.
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CIOB – Reciprocal Agreements
• Dual Membership
– The CIOB honour membership from similar Institutes,
automatically providing membership into the CIOB at the same
level. Below are the current Dual Membership Agreements:
• Konstruktorfereningen - Denmark
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• Recognition
– The CIOB recognise similar bodies standards in educational
accreditation. Below are the current Recognition Agreements:
• Higher Education Training Awards Council (HETAC) - Ireland
• American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)
• National Board of Construction Management Accreditation
(NBCMA) - China
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Professional Bodies in Construction
- Singapore
• Architects : Singapore Institute of
Archiects (SIA)[1961]
• Builders : Singapore Institute Building Ltd
(SIB)[1980]
• Property & Facility Managers : Association
of Property & Facility Managers
(APFM)[1995]
• Project Managers : Society of Project
Managers (SProjM)[1994]
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Outlook for the Future
• Construction demand remains strong.
• Contracts awarded (excl. Reclamation)[Source :
BCA, as at 16 Jan 2013)
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2009 : 22.52 Billion dollars (S$)
2010 : 27.56 Billion dollars (S$)
2011 : 35.49 Billion dollars (S$)
2012 (preliminary) : 28.10 Billion dollars (S$)
2013(Forecast) : 26.0 – 32.0 Billion dollars (S$)
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ST-Changi-T4 (9 Feb 2013)
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ST – MRT2013 (18 Jan 2013)
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ST- Land Reclamation - 2030
(1 Feb 2013)
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ST-Sports Hub (9 Feb 2013)
Expected date of Completion : Early 2014
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Useful Links –UK Professional Bodies
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CIOB : www.ciob.org.uk
RIBA : http://www.architecture.com/
RICS : www.rics.org
ICE : www.ice.org.uk
IStructE : www.istructe.org
CIBSE : www.cibse.org
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Useful Links – Professional Bodies
in Singapore
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SIA : www.sia.org.sg
SIBL : www.sib.com.sg
SISV : www.sisv.org.sg
APFM : www.apfm.org.sg
SProjM : www.sprojm.org.sg
IES : www.ies.org.sg
SIET : www.siet.org.sg
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Questions & Answers
Thank You
The CPD to Success:
C:
Courage 勇气 ; 胆量
P:
Patience 忍耐 ; 耐性 ; Perseverance 毅力 ; 恒心
D:
Determination 决心 ; 意志
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无怨，无悔，永不回头
把握現在
1970
(KT –
Johore)
每個人的生命都有盡頭，許多人往往在生命即將結束時，
才發現自己還有很多事沒有做，這實在是一種遺憾。
人生是一張單程車票，失去的便永遠不會再擁有。
千萬別把美好的生命浪費在等待上，
把握現在，享受現在，才是最重要的。
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