Singapore's hottest jobs for 2013

By Chris Mead

Tunnel Managers, PE Registered Engineers and Warehouse Managers are the candidates in hottest demand in Singapore as we welcome 2013, with many employers now already starting to action their hiring needs in preparation for the year ahead, according to the latest Hays Quarterly Report.

According to the Quarterly Report, out now and covering January to March 2013, pockets of shortages for specific skills remain in a number of sectors including supply chain and procurement.

Vacancies in this quarter continue to arise and turnover of staff remains a challenge, partly due to companies relocating or restructuring internally. Therefore, candidates with backgrounds that show stability and exposure to in-demand skill sets will be hot property in the coming months.

Meanwhile, we are seeing that more candidates are becoming aware of contracting as an alternative to permanent employment and particularly in IT project management we are starting to see more interest towards contract employment.

According to the Hays Quarterly Report for January to March 2013, demand is highest for the following skilled professionals:

Accountancy & Finance

Tax Professionals
Costing
Treasury
Project Finance
Pricing

Banking

AML Professionals
Credit Risk
Market Risk and Quantitative
Banking Operations
Trade Finance
Commodity Trade Finance

Construction

Tunnel Managers
Senior Tunnel Engineers
Project Managers (Tunnel and Station Experience)
Estimators and Tender Managers

Insurance

Corporate Taxation and Operational Management
Projects and Change Managers

Pre-sales Engineers
Transition Managers
Enterprise Architects
Technical Solutions Sales Professionals
Security Professionals

Life Sciences

Regulatory Affairs (Food Industry)
Medical Affairs (Malaysia Based)
Food Technologists
Quality Assurance

Oil & Gas

Subsea /SURF:Senior Project Managers and Estimators/Proposals
Original Equipment Manufacturers: Sales Managers (Process Automation), Project Engineers/Managers (Electrical & Instrumentation)
Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering: Reservoir Engineers, Senior Geophysicists, Geologists and Senior Drilling Engineers
Design & Engineering:Project Managers, Project Directors (LNG experience) and Discipline Engineers

Engineering

PE Registered Engineers
Senior M&E Engineers
Project Managers
Senior C&S Engineers and Geotechnical Engineers

C# .Net GUI
User Experience (UX) Designers
Risk and Compliance
Senior Portfolio and Delivery Managers

Procurement

Indirect
Supplier/Vendor Management
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Quality
Oil and Gas/Mining Procurement

Supply Chain

Warehouse Managers
S&OP Managers,
Demand and Supply Planners

Sales & Marketing

Sales and Business Development Managers
Account Managers
Brand Managers
Business Unit Heads
Strategy Managers

To find out why these skills are in demand, go to www.hays.com.sg/report

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