{"id":21837,"date":"2026-05-06T15:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cee\/?p=21837"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:55:55","slug":"asher-lum-bachelor-eng-civil-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cee\/2026\/05\/06\/asher-lum-bachelor-eng-civil-2003\/","title":{"rendered":"Asher Lum &#8211; B.Eng (Civil), 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Asher-Lum-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Asher Lum- Alumni Spotlight\" title=\"Asher Lum- Alumni Spotlight\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Mr Asher Lum<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Class of 2003<\/p>\n<p>CEng (Infrastructure)<\/p>\n<p><em>Assistant Project Director at Expand Construction Pte Ltd<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<h3>Career History<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<p>He graduated from NUS Civil Engineering in 2003 and has spent <strong>over 20 years<\/strong> in the construction industry as a Builder, primarily in <strong>marine and complex urban projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He started his career on-site as a Construction Manager and grew through roles as Project Manager and Senior Project Manager, eventually taking on leadership roles as Operations Manager and Project Director.<\/p>\n<p>Today, he serves as <strong>Assistant Project Director<\/strong> at Expand Construction, leading the NS Square project at Marina Bay, a nationally significant development involving <strong>complex marine works, structural engineering, and multi-stakeholder coordination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h2>Career Highlights<\/h2><p><strong>Jubilee Bridge @ Marina Bay<\/strong>A meaningful national project completed on time through strong coordination across stakeholders. 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