How to become a resident technical officer
Official title: Resident technical officer
Also called: Clerk of works, Clerk of works
Resident technical officer supervises construction works in accordance to the project specifications, construction drawings and regulatory requirements. He/she inspects works to ensure that works are carried out in accordance to the Qualified Person (QP) instruction, keeps proper site inspection records and accurate records of site progress and checks drawings and specifications for discrepancies and highlight to QP and contractor, suggesting possible solutions to prevent delays. He/she also enforces quality control on site and monitors site safety and prepares daily site activities report.
Main tasks
- Providing technical assistance connected with the construction of buildings and other structures, and with surveys or the preparation of survey reports
- Ensuring compliance with design specifications, relevant legislation and regulations, and maintenance of desired standards of materials and work
- Applying technical knowledge of building and civil engineering principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising
- Supervising other workers
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $45,600 a year. The middle half earn $34,656 to $59,052 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a resident technical officer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $45,600 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $34,656 to $59,052.
Will AI change the work of a resident technical officer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026