5 Important tips before applying jobs to Singapore for Civil Engineers

Many Expats from Asian countries wants to have a good life, good fortune and wealthy living. Filipinos are well known to its huge number of migrant workers anywhere in the world. Singapore is one of the countries that can give an OFW a good busy life.

Most of Civil Engineers like me here in SG starts from the scratch on applying jobs. Actually it is easy to land a job. As for many, we started as a visitor or a tourist here in SG. Book a hotel , Book a two way plane ticket and a handful of pocket money.

I know you want this to be brief and concise.

For Filipino Civil Engineers wants to work here in SG. I bet you should read this so you can get some tips and advices.

I am in the field of engineering specializing in construction. I am working as an Engineer to a Multi National Japanese construction company. How i ended up to this company has a long story but at least i can give some vital information on how i landed a job in Singapore.

1. Before we continue lets have a checklist so everyone can follow. Here are the list for an engineering graduates.

• You have at least 3 years of solid experience in your chosen field.

• Project Engineer -mostly the company here in SG requires to have an high rise residential projects which means you have experience in bored piling activities, concreting,subcon management and you already knew the sequence of top to bottom construction. Because i am sure you will end up to be a site supervisor. that is the lowest position you can get if you are a new comer. 

• QS Engineer- Ussually they hired a very expereinced person for a QS engineer . Most of the people i knew workin here in SG came from Middle East as their stepping stone to be hired. And employers choose who has an expreince working out of the countries

• QC Engineer-I am aware that this job for expats are needing minimum 5 years of experience in documentation CONQUAS, must have a knowledge hoe to submit papers for local government.

If you have the qualifications of 5 years there is nothing to worry about. The next thing you may want to know is the expenses.

2. I can detail to all of you how to budget your pocket money before you land a job

• Ticket- like on facebook  the  air pihlippines, cebu pacific , tiger airways and jetstar you can wait for their year round promotion for PHP888 one way + tax +everything .. you will land a PHP 6500back and forth but you must book the flight 1 month or 2 months away from your date of purchase so still have time to prepare.
• Food- In SG if you are going to eat in KOPITIAM or simply turo turo everyday you need 3-5 SGD per meal including your drinks. so in a day