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A/Prof Sr Dr Eugene Seah

Chief Executive Officer

DLS Consultancy Pte Ltd and
President Commissioner, PT DLS Consultancy Indonesia
NYAA Council Chairman
NYAA Gold Award Holder (1995 Cohort)

A/Prof Sr Dr Eugene Seah is an internationally contract and cost management, sustainability, and
recognised leader in the built environment industry, digital innovation. He has authored award-winning
a sustainability advocate, and a passionate mentor research papers and industry codes of practice,
dedicated to empowering the next generation. With earning accolades such as the Pacific Asia Quantity
over 25 years of experience in project management, Surveyor (PAQS) Best Paper Award, the PAQS Service
cost and contracts, sustainability, digital innovation, Excellence Award, the RICS Construction Professional
and construction law, he has played a transformative Award (2019), and the Green Advocate of the Year
role in shaping Singapore’s infrastructure and (2012).
sustainability landscape.
Eugene’s contributions extend beyond the built
Eugene is the Chief Executive Officer of DLS environment. As Chairman of the National Youth
Consultancy Pte Ltd, a firm he co-founded in Achievement Award (NYAA) Council, he nurtures
2024 to deliver cutting-edge solutions in project Singapore’s next generation of leaders, fostering
management, sustainability, and innovative city resilience, character, and global citizenship among
development. Previously, he held senior leadership youth. He also serves as President of Building Smart
roles as Global Director at Meinhardt Group, Senior Singapore and Chairman of the International Cost
Director at Surbana Jurong, and Managing Director Engineering Council, and he sits on numerous
of Surbana Technologies, where he spearheaded advisory boards for educational institutions and
innovative city initiatives, sustainability strategies, industry associations.
and digital transformation projects.
For his professional excellence and service to
Earlier in his career, Eugene was a Partner at society, Eugene has been honoured with the ICEC
Davis Langdon & Seah/Arcadis Singapore, where Distinguished International Fellow Award (2024), the
he led operations across Singapore, Vietnam, Education 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award (2024),
Korea, Indonesia, and India. His expertise in cost and the Singapore Youth Award (2000, Group). His
management, sustainability, and digital adoption leadership and service embody the GAHA ethos of
positioned him as one of the foremost thought leaders ‘Service Beyond Gold’, inspiring others to pursue
in the field. He has contributed to groundbreaking excellence while giving back to the community and
projects across commercial, residential, institutional, country.
aviation, and infrastructure sectors, including Changi
Airport developments and integrated resorts.

As an academic and thought leader, Eugene has
taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
for 15 years. He continues to lecture internationally on

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