LTA (Land Transport Authority)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Cfm big pay rise cuz u will be stuck there for long

Desperation now mah. If not how? Everytime keep calling consultants for tender? Spend so much $$, might as well hire them internally and reduce overall cost.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Desperation now mah. If not how? Everytime keep calling consultants for tender? Spend so much $$, might as well hire them internally and reduce overall cost.

Just for your info…this is what happen in the past. It didn’t not help the economy….govt spending do help boost economy…the setback is a lot of ppl in civil service become project manager with no technical knowledge

After seletar line is built, where will all the project engineers go to? Since many LTA engineers stay for 20-30 years.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Desperation now mah. If not how? Everytime keep calling consultants for tender? Spend so much $$, might as well hire them internally and reduce overall cost.

There's a policy to cap the perm headcount.

That's why the need to tender and pay contractors to do the job and move on.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

After seletar line is built, where will all the project engineers go to? Since many LTA engineers stay for 20-30 years.

The engineers are not immortal, some will fall sick, some will pass on and some will retire or leave.

Some may join the contractors.

Vacancies will appear.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

After seletar line is built, where will all the project engineers go to? Since many LTA engineers stay for 20-30 years.

I thought no secret. There's a reason why many new hires are now on contracts. When the project ends, so does your contract.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The engineers are not immortal, some will fall sick, some will pass on and some will retire or leave.

Some may join the contractors.

Vacancies will appear.

LTA most engineers are contract staff. Even though I heard that several of 3-4 years engineers are recently offered perm role, but it is all hush hush

Originally Posted by Unregistered

LTA most engineers are contract staff. Even though I heard that several of 3-4 years engineers are recently offered perm role, but it is all hush hush

They are told not to disclose their perm status.

Heard that previous disclosures led to unhappiness and discontent.

If your colleagues don't need to know, then don't tell.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I thought no secret. There's a reason why many new hires are now on contracts. When the project ends, so does your contract.

Fake news. LTA doesn't terminate contracts.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

They are told not to disclose their perm status.

Heard that previous disclosures led to unhappiness and discontent.

If your colleagues don't need to know, then don't tell.

The trick to converting to perm is to constantly emphasize that you are in LTA for the long haul. Many engineers in LTA have short term thinking, and think they can jump to contractor once LTA contract runs out, but if MRT lines stop building, what are these contractors going to be building?