CONSTRUCTION : The Career Field That Improves Our Quality of Life

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CONSTRUCTION The Career Field That Improves Our
Quality of Life

• Dr Sam Man Keong (???)
• CEng, FIET, MICE. MCIOB, FSIET(F), Asean Engineer
• Honorary Secretary
• Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists
• Email sammk1951_at_gmail.com

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Highlights

• What is Construction?
• Some Major Construction Projects in Singapore.
• The Construction Professionals Job
  Opportunities.
• Challenges of Singapores 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 (???)

• A Self-directed Lifelong Learner for more than 40
  years.
• Have gone through both non-traditional
  traditional education routes.
• Chartered Engineer (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.

• 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

• 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 Singapores 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?

• Bachelors 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 masters
  and doctoral degrees in construction disciplines.

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Professional licensing

• Architects
• Architects Act (Chapter 12)
• Builders
• Building Control Act (Chapter 29) Builders
  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/programmes/postgraduate/mscdiploma
  -facility-environmental-management-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 Min Age 25 yrs Min Exp 5 yrs
HWU Yr 3 of BSc(CPM)
4 yrs Experience
SIET Level 3 (Fellowship) Exam ? FSIET
HWU MSc(CPM)
MSIB
MSE, PEng(UK)
CIOB Chartered Builder (UK) RICS Charteted
Surveyor (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_Pro
  ject_Management.pdf
• MSc(Civil Engineering) ? CEng
  http//www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Civil_Engineerin
  g.pdf
• MSc(Civil Engineering Construction Management)
  ? CEng http//www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Civil_E
  ngineering_Construction_Management.pdf
• MSc(Structural Foundation Engineering) ?
  CEng http//www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/documents/Structural_
  Foundation_Engineering.pdf
• MSc(Water Resources) ? CEng http//www.sbe.hw.a
  c.uk/documents/Water_Resources.pdf
• Available by Distance Learning

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Professional Bodies in Construction - UK

• Architects RIBA (1834)
• Builders CIOB (1834)
• Engineers
• 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
• 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)
• 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

• 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

• 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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