Tan Sew Guan

Executive Director Singapore

Sew Guan has more than 21 years of engineering design and team management experience across a diverse portfolio of projects working with international partners.

With a focus on complex and new-to-market engineering innovations that challenge the norm, he is well-versed in navigating the design and built process to achieve the desired vision of the building design. Some of his key projects include EDEN by Thomas Heatherwick that spot a façade of deep and dramatic cantilevered balconies; asset enhancement of i12Katong; Wuxi Biologic Plant and Soitec, as well as the upcoming Singapore Institute of Technology in Punggol Digital District.

Sew Guan is also passionate about driving sustainability and the digital transformation in the built environment. He was part of the team in the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES) supporting the Digital Delivery Management (DDM) accreditation with the Singapore Building and Construction Authority. In addition, Sew Guan has attained Tier 1 accerditation in the Digital Delivery Management Accreditation Scheme.

He is a registered Professional Civil Engineer with the Professional Engineer Board in Singapore, a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institution of Structural Engineers in the United Kingdom and an ABC (Active Beautiful and Clean) Waters Professional with The Institution of Engineers in Singapore. He hold a 1st Class Honours in Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, UK and Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.