Careers
ITOPF has responded to more than 860 incidents involving oil or chemical spills worldwide. Our highly skilled international team are ready to assist 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide impartial technical advice.
We operate on a not-for-profit basis and provide a wide range of technical services to promote effective response in the marine environment to back up our core role of responding to ship-sourced spills. Our five key services are spill response, claims analysis & damage assessment, contingency planning, training & education and information.
We are currently hiring for the position of Technical Adviser - Singapore.
Technical Adviser (Marine Pollution) – Singapore based with extensive worldwide travel
Technical Adviser (Marine Pollution) – Singapore based with extensive worldwide travel
Technical Adviser (Marine Pollution) - Singapore
Location: Singapore
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
Travel: Extensive worldwide travel required
Salary: circa $8,500 SGD per month
The Opportunity
Join our Singapore office as a Technical Adviser specialising in marine pollution response. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in mitigating the environmental and socio-economic impact of ship-sourced spills of oil, chemicals, plastics and a variety of other cargoes across the Asia-Pacific Region and globally.
In this role you will respond to shipping incidents worldwide, providing objective science-based technical advice to governments, industry, intergovernmental organisations and affected communities. This position combines emergency response work with preparedness training and compensation assessment, offering diverse and challenging work and significant international travel.
What You'll Do
- Deliver 24/7 technical advice and on-site support for global ship-sourced marine oil and chemical spill incidents.
- Provide guidance to stakeholders on effective response strategies often in high-pressure environments.
- Conduct surveys by air, boat and on foot to assess spill movement, clean-up progress, and environmental impact.
- Evaluate environmental and economic damage, prepare reports, and assess claims for compensation on behalf of the vessel insurers and/or the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Funds.
- Serve as Duty Officer on a rotational basis, triaging incident notifications and response.
- Design and deliver tailored technical training, interactive workshops for a range of different stakeholders, and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders including governments, industry bodies, media, and communities to help them build effective contingency plans.
- Support and participate in national and industry drills and exercises.
- Engage with international organisations and R&D bodies to provide expert input in the field of marine spill response and maintain industry relationships.
What We're Looking For
- A higher degree in a related science (e.g. marine biology, oceanography, organic chemistry).
- Relevant practical experience in a scientific or technical role, preferably with experience in pollution control and/or a marine focus.
- Availability to travel internationally at short notice for emergency response.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
- Fluency in an additional language to English is an advantage – a working proficiency in Mandarin would be preferred.
- Strong presentation and interpersonal capabilities.
Full job description available for download here.
What we offer:
This role is available in our Singapore office.
We offer a salary of circa $8,500 (SGD) per month with a strong benefits package including 25 days annual leave which increases with length of service, company funded private medical insurance, life assurance, training and development, annual wellbeing allowance, team social events and many more.
Work Pass
We welcome applications from Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and candidates eligible for Employment Pass sponsorship.
How to Apply
Please submit your completed application form and CV with a cover letter to recruitment@itopf.org.
In your cover letter, please explain your interest in this role and how your experience meets the requirements.
You’re welcome to use AI tools to support your application, such as to help with research, practice interview questions or for support with grammar or spell check. However, make please make sure your application is your own original work, we want to get to know you during this process. Do not use AI to create examples of your work, write your entire application/cover letter or, answer interview questions for you.
We are committed to ensuring all candidates have a fair and comfortable application experience. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process such as alternative formats, accessibility accommodations, additional time, or anything else please let our team know at recruitment@itopf.org. We're happy to help.
Applications close 11 January 2026
Find out what joining ITOPF was like for some of our most recent recruits here.
If you have any further questions, please contact ITOPF’s People & Culture team at: recruitment@itopf.org
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Privacy statement for applicants
We have a great team of skilled and qualified individuals working across a number of specialisms, they work hard on our mission to promote effective response in the marine environment, and they are supported to do that with training and development, a strong benefits package and a positive working environment, supported by our policies and practices, including different ways to work flexibly, enhanced family leave policies and by working with the team to ensure a dignified, respectful and supportive working environment where colleagues feel valued and are protected from any kind of harassment.
Find out what joining ITOPF was like for some of our most recent recruits, please click here https://www.itopf.org/contact/careers/meet-some-of-the-team/ or below:
Vision & Mission Statement
"To be a trusted source of objective technical advice worldwide on preparedness and response to accidental marine spills."
"To promote effective response to marine spills of oil, chemicals and other substances as a means of reducing impacts on the environment and affected communities."
Core Values
Collaboration – inspiring teamwork and cooperation to achieve the goal of effective spill response.
Integrity – engendering trust in our work through honesty and scientific principles.
Objectivity – providing unbiased, consistent advice to all who seek it.
Respect – empowering a friendly, supportive culture that values diversity and the abilities and experience of all.
Diligence – delivering our services to the highest standards of excellence, with skill and good judgment.