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Requirements on Site Supervisors

All qualified site supervisors must be accredited with the Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC) of the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) and the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES).

Type of site supervision required

Immediate supervision of structural works in small-scale building works

Value of building works

Site supervisor

Up to $7.5 million

Appropriate Qualified Person (QP) or resident engineer or resident technical officer

Full-time supervision of structural works in large building works  

Value of building works

At all stages of a project except for stages (A), (B) and (C) Stage (A)
During piling and foundation works
Stage (B)
After 80% completion of building works
Stage (C)
During ancillary and external works#

More than $7.5 million but not exceeding $15 million

1 RTO 1 RTO 1 RTO 1 RTO

More than $15 million but not exceeding $30 million

1 RE 1 RE
1 RE 1 RTO

More than $30 million but not exceeding $75 million

1 RE + 1 RTO 1 RE 1 RE 1 RTO

More than $75 million but not exceeding $150 million

1 RE + 2 RTO 1 RE + 1 RTO 1 RE + 1 RTO 1 RTO

More than $150 million

2 RE + 3 RTO
or
1 RE + 5 RTO
2 RE + 1 RTO
or
1 RE + 3 RTO
1 RE + 1 RTO 1 RTO

Note:

"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.
RTO means "Resident Technical Officer"
RE means "Resident Engineer"
# includes construction of any external cladding, safety barrier, covered walkway or detached single storey building.

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