Singapore's hottest jobs for 2013

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

IT

• 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

FT

• 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