Young Joo Chye
Senior Consultant, Used Water Management and Procurement, PUB – Singapore's National Water Agency
Area of Expertise:
- [MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation)] Instrumentation and Control
- [MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation)] Power / Electrical
- [Policy Planning / Procurement & Contract] Master Planning
- [Policy Planning / Procurement & Contract] Project Management
Mr Young Joo Chye currently serves as Senior Consultant in the Chief Executive's Office of PUB, providing advisory support to operations departments on infrastructure asset management and procurement. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tokyo and is a Chartered Engineer in Water and Environment Engineering with the Institution of Engineers Singapore.
Mr Young joined the Sewerage Department of the Ministry of the Environment in 1987 and held a series of senior leadership roles at PUB. From 1997 to 2009, he served as Project Director for the first phase of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS Phase 1), a S$3.65 billion project encompassing the 48 km North Tunnel, the 800,000 m³/day Changi Water Reclamation Plant, and the 5 km outfall. The project received several prestigious awards including the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award (2005), the IWA Global Award for Project Innovation (2008), and the Global Water Awards Water Project of the Year (2009). He subsequently served as Director of Policy and Planning (2010–2013), Director of Best Sourcing (2014–2018), and Director of the MEICA Department (2019–2022). He currently serves on the technical committee for asset management and the assessment panel for chartered engineers at IES. Mr Young is a recipient of the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2009 and the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2018.
Mr Young joined the Sewerage Department of the Ministry of the Environment in 1987 and held a series of senior leadership roles at PUB. From 1997 to 2009, he served as Project Director for the first phase of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS Phase 1), a S$3.65 billion project encompassing the 48 km North Tunnel, the 800,000 m³/day Changi Water Reclamation Plant, and the 5 km outfall. The project received several prestigious awards including the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award (2005), the IWA Global Award for Project Innovation (2008), and the Global Water Awards Water Project of the Year (2009). He subsequently served as Director of Policy and Planning (2010–2013), Director of Best Sourcing (2014–2018), and Director of the MEICA Department (2019–2022). He currently serves on the technical committee for asset management and the assessment panel for chartered engineers at IES. Mr Young is a recipient of the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2009 and the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2018.