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Requirements For Site Supervisors

Qualification Requirements

Only qualified site supervisors can supervise structural works. Qualified site supervisors are classified into two categories, namely resident engineer and resident technical officer.

A resident engineer (RE) means any person appointed by the qualified person for the purpose of the Building Control Act and who -

  1. is a professional engineer in the civil or structural engineering discipline registered under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253);

  2. possesses a university degree or any other professional qualification recognised by the Professional Engineers Board for registration as a professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act in the civil or structural engineering discipline;

  3. possesses a postgraduate master’s degree or doctoral degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering from any university recognised by the Professional Engineers Board for registration as a professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act;

  4. is a Chartered Engineer registered by the Engineering Council United Kingdom in the Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering discipline;

  5. possesses a university degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering from any university that is specified by the Commissioner of Building Control in the list that is -

    1. obtainable from his office at the Building and Construction Authority, 5 Maxwell Road, #02-00 Tower Block MND Complex, Singapore 069110; and

    2. available in the Internet website of the Building and Construction Authority at http://www.bca.gov.sg,

    and has at least one year of relevant postgraduate practical experience in design or construction of structural works as may be acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control; or

  6. possesses such other qualification and period of practical experience as the Commissioner of Building Control may determine, being a qualification and practical experience that is substantially equivalent to any qualification and practical experience referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e)

A resident technical officer (RTO) means any person appointed by the qualified person for the purpose of the Building Control Act and who -

  1. possesses a degree from any local university or a diploma from any local polytechnic in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering;

  2. possesses a diploma in any construction-related field from any local polytechnic and has at least one year of such relevant practical experience in full-time supervision of structural works in construction sites in Singapore as may be acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control;

  3. possesses a diploma or higher certificate from any foreign polytechnic in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering and has at least one year of such relevant practical experience in full-time supervision of structural works in construction sites as may be acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control;

  4. possesses a diploma in any construction-related field from any foreign polytechnic and has at least 4 years of such relevant practical experience in full-time supervision of structural works in construction sites in Singapore as may be acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control;

  5. possesses a degree from any foreign university in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering and has at least one year of such relevant practical experience in full-time supervision of structural works in construction sites as may be acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control;

  6. possesses a degree related to Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering from any foreign university and has at least one year of such relevant practical experience in full-time supervision of structural works in construction sites in Singapore as may be acceptable to the Commissioner of Building Control; or

  7. possesses such other qualification and period of postgraduate practical experience in full-time supervision of structural works in construction sites as the Commissioner of Building Control may determine, being a qualification and practical experience that is substantially equivalent to any qualification and practical experience referred to in sub-paragraphs (a)to (f).

Type Of Site Supervisor Required

Notwithstanding the fact that the qualified person is overall in-charge of the supervision works, different category of construction works requires different classification of site supervisors. The requirements are summarised in the table below.

SITE SUPERVISOR REQUIRED FOR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF STRUCTURAL WORKS IN SMALL-SCALE BUILDING WORKS

Value of building works
Site supervisor
Up to $5 million Appropriate qualified person or resident engineer or resident technical officer

SITE SUPERVISORS REQUIRED FOR FULL-TIME SUPERVISION OF STRUCTURAL WORKS IN LARGE BUILDING WORKS

Value of building works
Minimum number of site supervisors for full-time supervision of structural works
More than $5 million but not exceeding $10 million One (1) resident technical officer
More than $10 million but not exceeding $20 million One (1) resident engineer
More than $20 million but not exceeding $50 million One (1) resident engineer and one (1) resident technical officer
More than $50 million but not exceeding $100 million One (1) resident engineer and two (2) resident technical officer
More than $100 million Two (2) resident engineer and three (3) resident technical officer

"Value of building works" means:

  1. for any underground building works, the total cost to be expended in carrying out those building works estimated at the time of application

  2. for other building works, the total cost to be expended in carrying out the building works (including the foundations, basements, structural frame, finishes and the installation of building services) estimated at the time of application.