Total 3 market researcher job vacancies in Others category in ema hq

Are you passionate about shaping the future of the electricity sector through economic regulation? Join our dynamic team as we work at the forefront of ensuring fair and efficient markets in the energy industry. You will have the opportunity to analyse market dynamics, develop regulatory frameworks, and drive policy initiatives that promote competition, security of supply, and sustainability. If you are ready to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact on the way electricity is produced, distributed and consumed, apply now!

• Manage medium to long-term electricity network development plans to support the growth of key industry sectors such as semiconductor and data centers. Officer will work closely with government agencies to understand their development plans and carry out reviews of Transmission Network Ten Year Development Plans to ensure the adequacy of electricity network infrastructure to meet demand projections without compromising network reliability.
• Manage grid interconnections of electricity imports. Officer will work closely with other EMA departments to review Transmission Network Development Plans required to facilitate the connection of electricity imports to transmission network as well as to review importers' interconnection proposals to ensure compliance to Transmission Code.
• Oversee the implementation of asset renewal policies enhancements to manage grid cost and network risk exposure. Officer will also review and assess network asset renewal plans to ensure the continued reliability of Singapore's electricity transmission and distribution network.

You will leverage AI/ML, statistics, data technologies and cloud computing platforms to develop integrated, innovative data-driven solutions which will support and advance EMA's core work and strategic goals against the backdrop of an evolving energy landscape. The key responsibilities of the officer include:
Design, build, deploy, manage and maintain end-to-end data and AI/ML projects, as well as Big Data and Cloud platforms to meet the multi-faceted needs of a rapidly growing data-driven organization in the energy sector;
Develop and implement scalable and reliable Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processes for the ingestion and integration of large, structured and unstructured data from a variety of data sources. This includes systems that are on-premise and cloud platforms;
Working with business users, project teams, government agencies, international organizations and industry partners to explore new AI/ML and data technologies, tools and techniques in the energy sector; and identify new deployable solutions to support and advance EMA's core work and strategic goals; and
Planning and driving data analytics, management and digitalisation initiatives across EMA.

Education in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or other related disciplines with substantial quantitative content.
Relevant working experience, especially in handling data analytics or AI/ML projects; as well as strong knowledge of data/cloud technologies.
Demonstrable experience in leveraging data/ML techniques such as data mining, data engineering, machine learning, natural language processing, etc.
Demonstrable experience in programming languages like SAS, R, Python, Java, or Scala for data science and/or data processing applications.  
Knowledge/experience in working with Gen AI technologies such as LLM models would be an advantage.
Excellent analytical, coordination and communication (written and verbal) skills are critical for this position.
Applicants must possess an independent problem-solving mindset with a strong desire to find innovative and 'out of the box' solutions to problems.
Applicants must possess strong interpersonal skills to engage, collaborate, build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
Applicant must be a committed team player, with a strong interest to shape Singapore's energy landscape and public service. ​

(i) Strengthen advocacy efforts on the benefits of regional interconnectivity and implement cooperative mechanisms to develop regional power grids.

(ii) Participate at the IEA and IRENA meetings to push for Singapore's proposals on regional offices, and our key interest on regional interconnectivity and decarbonisation.

(iii) Support negotiations and the drafting of the Host Country Agreement and other modalities.

(iv) Develop the work programme and focus areas for IEA and IRENA regional offices, and conduct regular reviews of the work programmes and budget in line with Singapore's interests.

(v) Manage the logistics aspects on the establishment of the office inluding the sourcing and rental of venue.

(vi) Oversee the co-hosted IEA and IRENA ministerial-level events at annual SIEWs.​​

You should have strong analytical and organisational skills, with a good understanding of and/or experience in international relations and energy issues. You should also be an excellent communicator and a team player, and be prepared to travel overseas for work. Those with a good command of a second language would have an advantage​.