Overview
Lab Manager (AR Shared Spaces) – Singapore Institute of Technology
Posting Start Date: 20/08/2025
Schemes of Service: Corporate
Division: Professional Officers
Employment Type: Fixed Term
At Professional Officers Division (POD), we bring our rich industry experience and technical skills into our work, creating a better physical environment where learning and innovation take place.
The Lab Manager supports laboratory operation and laboratory maintenance; ensuring laboratories are safe and in conducive condition for laboratory research and education activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Laboratory Operations
- Laboratory Space Allocation
- Evaluate the physical layout and infrastructure of the laboratory to determine space suitability for the intended projects.
- Optimise space usage by enhancing layout, including equipment arrangement within the laboratory and assess the potential technical requirements for the space and equipment.
- Work with ARO and Faculty Lab-in-Charge on space allocation recommendations to the Vice President (Applied Research) based on the assessments conducted.
- Support the review of space-related change requests including space usage extension and additional space needs.
- Assist Project Investigators (PI) and project team in setting up and configuring equipment or instrumentation, and in vacating the space upon project completion.
- Maintain accurate records of space assignments, utilization, and changes and ensure timely updates to the research space inventory database.
- Liaise with Estates to grant lab users access to laboratories upon approval.
- Laboratory Maintenance & Asset Management
- Establish, maintain, and update a repository of standard operating procedures (SOPs), including risk assessments (RAs), and other essential documentation for the laboratory.
- Assist and support PIs and other lab users in setting up, maintaining, and executing proper maintenance protocols for laboratory equipment.
This includes commissioning/decommissioning of laboratory equipment as well as storage and necessary disposal upon project completion.
- Oversee the daily operations and upkeep of the laboratory, including maintaining inventory lists of chemicals, licenses and permits, and waste management/disposal.
- Laboratory Safety
- Ensure lab users adhere to safety protocols, regulations, and standards within the laboratory environment by collaborating with the POD Safety Team, PIs, and their respective project teams.
- Implement the requirements of the Lab Safety Management System, including:
- conducting regular safety inspections;
- confirming user lab safety training;
- implementing safety procedures; and
- identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Mitigate potential risks by assessing User risk assessments and supporting PIs in implementing risk controls.
- Overall Coordination and Support across Applied Research Shared Spaces
- Manage and coordinate the activities across various applied research shared spaces to ensure seamless operations and efficient resource utilization for applied research and innovation activities.
Job Requirements
- Have a minimum Undergraduate Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
- With at least 8 years of work experience in Engineering or Infocomm Technology related labs.
- Experience in managing safety as well as inventories.
- Experience with procurement and document management.
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