Joseph Selvakumar K

Senior Facilities Engineer with experience managing critical facilities operations, maintenance, infrastructure projects, and asset reliability within a semiconductor manufacturing environment. Proven track record in leading teams, managing vendors and contractors, executing facility shutdowns, and delivering building improvement projects from planning through commissioning. Experienced in stakeholder management, tender evaluations, contract administration, and cross-functional collaboration with procurement, legal, and operations teams.

Strong focus on operational excellence, risk management, regulatory compliance, and business continuity to ensure safe and reliable facility performance.

Senior Facility Engineer at Jones Lang Lasalle – Applied Materials (2024-12 – Present)

• Lead and develop a team of 12 technicians supporting facilities operations within a semiconductor manufacturing environment, managing critical infrastructure systems and ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient facility performance.
• Manage the operation, maintenance, and reliability of critical facility systems including HVAC/ACMV, electrical, fire protection, plumbing, lifts, BMS, compressed air, chilled water, and cleanroom support systems, ensuring continuous support of manufacturing operations while maintaining compliance with regulatory and EHS requirements.
• Lead the planning and execution of two major facility shutdowns annually, coordinating maintenance activities, contractors, risk assessments, and cross-functional stakeholders to minimize production impact, maintain business continuity, and improve asset reliability.
• Successfully delivered two building improvement projects, managing the full project lifecycle from scope development and tender preparation through contractor management, commissioning, and handover to enhance facility performance and operational resilience.
• Spearheaded a SGD 150,000 lift modernization project for a 17-year-old single-lift system, overseeing tender evaluation, vendor selection, project execution, commissioning, and successful return-to-service with no critical operational disruption.
• Lead vendor and contractor governance for 19 service providers, ensuring adherence to safety requirements, service-level expectations, quality standards, and operational objectives while driving accountability and service excellence.
• Support contract administration activities including scope development, tender evaluations, vendor negotiations, and collaboration with procurement and legal stakeholders to ensure effective service delivery and compliance with organizational standards.
• Drive asset reliability, risk management, and compliance initiatives by proactively identifying operational risks, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring adherence to regulatory, environmental, and corporate EHS requirements.

Air Steward at Singapore Airlines (2023-09 – 2024-12)

• Strengthened communication, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills in a fast-paced and safety-focused environment.
• Collaborated with diverse teams to maintain high operational and service standards while effectively managing challenging situations under pressure.

Intern, Product & Process Transfer at Edwards Lifesciences (2022-07 – 2022-12)

• Utilized 3D printing technology to design and fabricate custom fixtures aimed at optimizing the production process for components of Transcatheter heart valves.
• Significant reduction in production time, streamlining workflow and improving overall efficiency in the manufacturing process.

Intern, Health Safety & Environment Department at Rolls Royce (2016-10 – 2017-03)

• Performed comprehensive data analysis to assess current plant safety protocols, identifying key areas for optimization.
• Designed and spearheaded the implementation of an incentive-based system for ground workers to identify safety hazards, significantly reducing workplace accidents.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive waste management system designed to optimize waste handling on the shop floor.
• This system streamlined waste segregation and recycling processes, resulting in improved operational efficiency and reduced environmental impact.

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in Mechanical Engineering – Nanyang Technological University (2019-08 – 2023-08)

Diploma in Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering in Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering – Nanyang Polytechnic (2014-04 – 2017-05)