Salary Guideline - 2023 Edition
Salary Guideline - 2023 Edition
Salary Guideline - 2023 Edition
GUIDELINE
Manpower Planning and Employment Council (MPEC) Secretariat
Prime Minister’s Office
2023
EDITION
FOREWORD
Foreword
Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin
Abdullah
Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office
and Minister of Finance and Economy II
Alhamdulillah, with the publication of the Salary Whilst this remains to be a living document,
Guidelines, Brunei Darussalam now has a key we hope that the guideline can continue to
reference on a standardized range of salary scale aid private companies and local employees in
tied with clear career pathways that can be used the private sector to exercise equitable
by employers towards developing and offering human resource best practices and take
competitive salary packages to our locals. decisive steps to invest in efforts that attract
and retain our local employees. With
In line with the target of ‘Full Employment and competitive salary packages, it can uplift the
Decent Work with equal pay by 2030’ under the standard of living of our people which
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, subsequently stimulates productivity
many countries have established or strengthened improvements, and promote economic and
their employment income policies to eliminate social progress, for a sustainable and
unduly low pay and promote decent work. inclusive economic recovery.
Therefore, it is timely for Brunei Darussalam to
move forward to that direction.
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
The Manpower Planning and Employment Council (MPEC), Prime Minister’s Office with
the support of the Department of Labour, Ministry of Home Affairs proudly publish the
first series of the Salary Guideline for the Private Sector.
The Salary Guideline is a recommendation of minimum salary scales that can be used
by employers to develop competitive salary packages to attract local Bruneians to work
in the private sector and for local jobseekers or employees to determine their market
value at the starting point of their careers.
The publication of the first series of the With that, we hope that the publication
Salary Guideline can be a starting point for of the Salary Guideline will assist
Brunei Darussalam to have a standardized companies and local employees in the
range of salary scales with basic private sector to exercise best
requirements of the job positions based on practices in human resource
current market data and various surveys. management. Additionally, we also
Apart from that, the Salary Guideline will also hope to guide jobseekers and future
complement and support the development graduates to develop their chosen
of other key manpower policies and other career pathways.
potential wage standardization
mechanisms.
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WHAT IS THE SALARY GUIDELINE?
What is the
Salary Guideline?
Salary Guideline is a recommendation of minimum salary scales for selected job positions
as per the job levels that can be used by employers to develop competitive salary
packages and for employees to determine their market value at the starting point of their
careers.
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METHODOLOGY: SALARY ANALYSIS
Details
Sample Used Business Reporting Data (September 2020)
Sample Excludes • Incomplete entries that does not satisfy the sample criteria
• Part-Time and Daily Paid Employees
• Salary below B$ 100.00 per month
Caveats The mapping of qualification levels does not take into account:
• Years of working experience
• Background of business owners
• Other influential factors such as but not limited to
businesses owned / positions earned through inheritance
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METHODOLOGY: JOB DESCRIPTION
Methodology : Job Description
The job descriptions within the Salary Guideline were derived from a sample of 13,371
positions compiled from the JobCentre Brunei portal as of January 2020.
Details
Sample Used JCB Data as of January 2020
Caveats The mapping of qualification levels does not take into account:
• Years of working experience
• Background of business owners
• Other influential factors such as but not limited to
businesses owned / positions earned through inheritance
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JOB FAMILIES
JOB FAMILIES
The MPEC Secretariat has developed a salary guideline for a total of 22 job families which consisted of
100 job positions that are selected based on industry’s demand, high local retention & high local
interest to pursue these jobs.
LOGISTICS CUSTOMER CARE ADMIN
PACKER / COURIER / 01 TELEPHONE OPERATOR / RECEPTIONIST
01
OFFICE ASSISTANT /
01 RECEPTIONIST
STORE LABOURER
02 CUSTOMER CARE TRAINEE
02 WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT 02 CLERK
03 CUSTOMER CARE EXECUTIVE
03 OFFICE MANAGER
03 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR SENIOR CUSTOMER CARE AND RETENTION
04 EXECUTIVE
04 WAREHOUSE MANAGER 04 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
CUSTOMER CARE AND RETENTION
05 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER 05 MANAGER
05 ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
ENERGY SECTOR
01 BLASTER PAINTER ASSISTANT 01 SCAFFOLDER ASSISTANT
02 BASIC BLASTER PAINTER
02 SCAFFOLDER BASIC
03 BLASTER PAINTER LEADMAN
03 ADVANCED SCAFFOLDER
04 BLASTER PAINTER SUPERVISOR
05 BLASTER PAINTER INSPECTOR 04 SCAFFOLDER INSPECTOR
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HOW TO USE THE SALARY GUIDELINE?
How to use the
Salary Guideline?
Job Family A group of job positions with the
same area of expertise
Name of job
positions
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Notes:
• Points of entry can be at any level based on their Recommended salary range is
qualification levels before deduction of social
• Level 1 is the lowest entry point for the type of job whereas security scheme under TAP
Level 5 may not be the highest end point for the type of job (based on pre-COVID-19 data)
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LOGISTICS
Logistics
The diagram below shows the career progression from
Packer/Courier/ Store Labourer to Supply Chain Manager Supply Chain
under the logistics job family. Manager
• 3 – 5 years
Warehouse experience as
Warehouse Manager
Manager • Business/Logistics
Related Courses
• 2 - 5 years experience • Inventory
management for
Warehouse as Warehouse
multiple warehouses
Supervisor
Supervisor • Business Related • Leadership skills
Courses • Financial
• Inventory management performance
• 3 years experience as
Warehouse Assistant • Leadership skills • Transportation fleet
Warehouse management
• Business Related • Warehouse
Assistant Courses maintenance • Planning coordinator
• Inventory management • Planning coordinator • Analytical skills
• 2 years experience as • Warehouse maintenance • Quality Assurance
Packer/Courier/ Warehouse Labourer • Planning coordinator • Analytical skills
• Warehouse • Analytical skills • Sales records
Store Labourer maintenance • Sales records • Advanced Heavy
• Inventory management • Intermediate Heavy Vehicle Certification
• Physically fit • Planning coordinator Vehicle Certification
• Inventory management • Sales records
• Warehouse maintenance • Intermediate Heavy
• Quality checker Vehicle Certification
• Basic Heavy Vehicle
Certification
BND 492 BND 977 BND 1,736 BND 2,170 > BND 3,580
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CUSTOMER CARE
Customer Care
The diagram below shows the career progression from
Telephone Operator / Receptionist to Customer Care & Customer Care
Retention Manager under the customer care job family. & Retention
Manager
Senior
• 3 years experience
Customer Care as Senior Customer
& Retention Care & Retention
Executive Executive
• Product Knowledge
• 1 year experience as • Marketing of
Customer Care products
Customer Care • Creating promotion
Executive
Executive • Product Knowledge strategies
• Marketing of products • Able to resolve
• 3 years experience • Updating promotions main client’s
• Retail sales of problems
Customer as Assistant
• Able to negotiate
Customer Care merchandise
Care Trainee Executive • Able to resolve well with client
• Product knowledge client’s problems • Adaptive market
• Settle client’s strategy
Telephone • 2 years experience as • Marketing of
• Optimization of
Receptionist / products emergency concerns
Operator / Telephone Operator • Updating promotions • Sales documentation business potential
Receptionist • Product knowledge • Retail sales of • Data entry of client’s • Reporting of sales
• Inventory merchandise sales records performance and
• Planning coordinator management • Able to resolve • Able to negotiate well client retention
• Answering/forwarding • Showroom client’s problems with client • Reporting of market
calls preventive security • Settle client’s • Adaptive market trends/client
• Pleasant personality measures emergency concerns strategy behavior trends
• Product knowledge • Sales documentation • Sales • Pleasant personality • Pleasant personality
• Inventory management • Retail sales of documentation
• Liaise with delivery merchandise • Data entry of client’s
service • Receive sales sales records
• Able to resolve client’s transactions • Pleasant personality
problems • Able to resolve
• Showroom preventive client’s problems
security measures • Pleasant personality
BND 492 BND 868 BND 1,085 BND 1,627 > BND 3,255
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ADMIN
Admin
The diagram below shows the career progression
from Office Assistant / Receptionist to Administration
Administration Manager under the admin job Manager
family.
• 4 years experience
Executive • Efficient office
strategies to ensure
Assistant smooth process
flows
• 2 – 3 years • Ensure smooth
experience information flow to
• Disseminating facilitate operations
Office Manager internal memos to all • Proper organization
staff of documents for
• 2 – 3 years • Pleasant personality company’s usage
experience • Consolidating reports • Report company’s
• Managing • Strong logical/critical internal
Clerk paperwork between thinking performance
company & other • Planning coordinator • Record keeping of
Office • 1 year experience parties • Preparing paperwork all paperwork
• Able to resolve • Report writing for review/approval • Strong
Assistant / client’s Pleasant • Data Entry & Storage • Ensure smooth logical/critical
Receptionist personality • Office inventory information flow to thinking
• Managing/Drafting management facilitate operations • Organize &
• Planning coordinator company’s • Basic Bookkeeping • Monitor & follow-up supervise office
• Answering/forwarding paperwork Skills on work progress activities
calls • Data Entry • Disseminating • Assisting • Monitor costs &
• Pleasant personality • Office inventory internal memos to all Administration expenses to assist
• Liaise with delivery management staff Manager’s tasks in budget
services • Basic Bookkeeping • Pleasant personality when needed preparation
• Basic payment Skills
processing
• Delivery of
package/documents
when needed
BND 492 BND 868 BND 1,410 BND 1,736 > BND 2,712
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FINANCE
Finance
The diagram below shows the career progression from Finance
Accounting Trainee to Finance Manager under the finance
Manager
job family.
• 3 – 5 years
experience as
Accountant
Accountant • Chartered Financial
Analyst
• 2 – 3 years • Certified Public
Assistant experience as Accountant
Assistant Accountant • Certified
Accountant • ACCA Qualified Management
• Chartered Financial Accountant
• 1 – 2 years experience Analyst • Association of
as accounting clerk • Certified Public Chartered Certified
Accounting • Certified Accounting Accountant Accountants
Clerk Technician (CAT) • Financial reporting • ACCA Certified
• Problem solving • Processing financial • Chartered Institute
• Certified Accounting • Verifying financial documentations for of Management
Technician (CAT) documents procurement Accountants (CIMA)
Accounting • Administrative • Prepare financial • Knows how to use • Financial
Trainee support to reports accounting software performance
accountants • Accounts • Auditing documents reporting
• Basic Accounting • Preparing financial reconciliation • Compliance to ethical • Approval of
• Foundation in documents • Compliance to ethical standards & law financial
Accounting • Verifying financial standards & law • Verifying financial documentations for
• Transaction documents • Managing billing documents procurement
documentation • Transaction process • Advise on financial • Advise on financial
• Organisation of documentation • Analyzing accounting activities activities
financial • Organisation of data • Preparing financial • Compliance to
records/documents financial • Assist in auditing reports ethical standards &
• Handling petty cash records/documents documents law
• Compliance to ethical • Processing financial
standards & law documentations for
• Handling petty cash procurement
• Knows how to use
accounting software
BND 492 BND 1,085 BND 2,170 BND 4,340 > BND 9,765
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TOURISM
Tourism
The diagram below shows the career progression from
Junior Tour Guide to Travel Agency Manager under the
tourism job family. Travel Agency
Manager
BND 543 BND 868 BND 1,085 BND 1,736 > BND 3,255
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CLEANING SERVICES
Cleaning Services
The diagram below shows the career progression
from Cleaner to Cleaning Services Manager under
the cleaning services job family.
Cleaning Services
Manager
• 5 – 7 years
Cleaning experience as
Cleaning Supervisor
Supervisor • Knowledge of
cleaning chemicals,
• 3 – 5 years experience equipment &
as Head Cleaner supplies
• Able to handle heavy • Familiar with MSDS
Head Cleaner equipment/machinery • Health & Safety
• Knowledge of cleaning regulation
• 2 years experience as chemicals, equipment compliance
Multi-Skilled Cleaner & supplies • Propose/Mitigation
Multi-Skilled • Giving attention to • Familiar with MSDS for current
Cleaner detail • Health & Safety processes
• Able to handle heavy regulation compliance • Research / Propose
• 1 year experience as equipment/machiner • Reporting/Handling of new cleaning
Cleaner y issues and injuries products and its use
• Giving attention to • Knowledge of • Prepare monthly • Coordinate cleaning
Cleaner detail cleaning chemicals, cleaning schedules projects
• Able to handle heavy equipment & supplies • Conduct quality • Approve changes in
• Giving attention to equipment/machinery • Familiar with MSDS inspections schedule/product
detail • Knowledge of • Health & Safety • Propose/Mitigation for use/welfare
• Able to handle heavy cleaning chemicals, regulation current process applications of
equipment/machinery equipment & supplies compliance flows/equipment cleaners
• Knowledge of cleaning • Stock & maintain • Plan monthly stock • Handle cleaners’ • Reporting/Handling
chemicals, equipment & supply rooms usage and daily welfare of issues and
supplies • Health & Safety activities of cleaning • Reporting performance injuries
• Stock & maintain supply regulation compliance team of cleaners • Reporting on
rooms • Reporting of issues performance of
and injuries cleaners and site
areas
BND 492 BND 543 BND 673 BND 1,085 > BND 1,410
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BND 492 BND 868 BND 977 BND 1,628 > BND 2,170
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CULINARY
Culinary
The diagram below shows the career progression from
Kitchen Assistant to Chef De Cuisine (Master Chef) under the
culinary job family. Chef De Cuisine
(Master Chef)
• Ensuring safe & sanitary
food handling & food
• All are required to comply to the Brunei handling area according
Public Health (Food) Act 2012 Sous Chef to the standards
• All chefs are highly encouraged to have • Cook & supervise
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points preparation of foods
• Cook & supervise • Checking quality &
(HACCP) Training & certificates & First preparation of foods presentation of
Aid Training Chef De Partie • Ensuring safe & sanitary prepared food
food handling & food
(Station Chef) handling area according
• Setting up recipes,
cookery methods,
to the standards production systems &
• 1 year working • Assisting Chef De Cuisine implement consistent
experience as Commis in commanding kitchen standards
Commis Chef Chef • Supporting the • Compliance with Brunei
• Compliance with Brunei development of new Halal regulations & use
(Assistant Chef) Halal regulations & use menus and of approved products
of approved products improvements • Sourcing food
• 1 year working • Preparing dishes periodically ingredients from
experience as kitchen requested by Chef De • Compliance with Brunei authorized & approved
assistant Cuisine Halal regulations & use of suppliers
• Ensuring safe & sanitary • Ensuring safe & sanitary approved products • Oversee effective cost
Kitchen Assistant food handling according food handling according • Oversee effective cost food cost management
to the standards to the standards food cost management to exceed and maximize
• Compliance with Brunei • Ensuring all cooking to exceed & maximize the the departmental profit
• Compliance with Brunei utensils are usable & departmental profit & & reduce wastage
Halal regulations & use of
Halal regulations & use of sanitary reduce wastage
approved products • Delegating tasks
approved products • Preparing presentation • Liaising with food
• Identify ingredient efficiently according to
• Cleaning, drying & of food suppliers to ensure all the responsibilities of
shortages
organizing kitchen area • Setting up workstations purchased food are each chef
• Inspection of food & delivered on time
• Arrange equipment & with all needed • Supporting the
serving areas
ingredient deliveries ingredients & cooking • Ensuring all cooking development of new
• Setting up workstations utensils are usable &
• Assisting with routine & equipment menus and
with all needed sanitary
food prep tasks • Checking quality of improvements
ingredients & cooking
• Preparing ingredients – equipment prepared food • Manage & train kitchen periodically
chopping, peeling, cutting & • Manage & train kitchen staff • Manage schedules &
• Preparing ingredients –
cleaning staff • Reporting issues related trainings for kitchen
chopping, peeling, cutting
• Checking quality of & cleaning • Reporting issues related with kitchen & kitchen staff
ingredients with kitchen staff well-being • Resolving issues
• Checking quality of
• Monitor stock & place prepared food related with kitchen &
orders for ingredients kitchen staff well-being
BND 521 BND 706 BND 1,085 BND 1,628 > BND 3,038
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RETAIL
BND 500 BND 543 BND 597 BND 868 > BND 1,628
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HOSPITALITY (RESTAURANT SERVICES)
Hospitality
(Restaurant Services) Restaurant
Manager
The diagram below shows the career
progression from Waiter/Waitress to
Assistant • Ensuring restaurant is clean,
Restaurant Manager under the hospitality well-stocked & properly
(restaurant services) job family.
Restaurant presented including kitchen
Manager • Ensuring layout of restaurant is
user-friendly & evenly spaced
• Implementing business plans &
• Assisting Restaurant Manager in assessing & improving
all of his/her duties profitability
Maitre D’ • Ensuring restaurant is clean, • Ensuring all equipment in
(Host/Hostess) well-stocked & properly restaurant properly maintained &
working efficiently
presented
Waiter/Waitress • Ensuring layout of restaurant is • Aligning restaurant activities
• Welcomes customers & query on user-friendly & evenly spaced with other branches & main
any reservations made branch
• Assist in Implementing business
• Supervise on waiter/waitress’ plans & supervising restaurant • Scheduling daily operations &
• Welcomes customers & escort them planning proper marketing
to the tables performance & table set up staff
strategies
• Taking customers’ menu orders, relay • Knows proper table tableware set • Ensuring all equipment in
up restaurant properly maintained & • Handle inventory orders,
to kitchen staff & serve to customers suppliers & cleaning &
in a timely manner • Ensure tableware & self-service working efficiently
maintenance services
• Accepting payments & transferring stations are clean & presentable • Assist to schedule daily
operations & planning proper • Recruit, supervise & appraise
bills to the cashier • Requesting feedback from staff performance & provide
• Bringing food to customers’ tables & customer on dining & food marketing strategies
feedback to improve productivity
clearing table after customers’ are experience • Training of restaurant staff with
proper skills & customer service • Ensure & compliance to strict
done • Ensuring restaurant is clean, well- health & food safety regulations
• Explain how menu items are cooked stocked & properly presented practices
amongst staff
& prepared • Conducts proper handover to next • Ensure compliance to strict
health & food safety regulations • Regularly review product quality
• Knows proper table tableware set up shift before going off duty & research for new vendors for
• Ensure tableware is clean • Well informed in menu & special • Assist to regularly review
food supplies & kitchen white
offers & can recommend to product quality & research for
• Requesting feedback from customer goods
customers new vendors for food supplies &
on dining & food experience kitchen white goods • Create detailed reports on daily
• Accommodating/Noting to • Knowledgeable in food safety & revenues & expenses
hygiene • Assist to create detailed reports
customers’ dining & food requests on daily revenues & expenses • Receiving reports & customer
• Ensuring food served is up to • Able to manage accidents & feedback from Maitre D’,
conflicts happening within • Able to manage accidents &
standards Assistant Restaurant Manager &
restaurant area conflicts happening within
• Well informed in menu & special Chef De Cuisine on food quality,
• Knowledgeable in First Aid is an restaurant area
offers customer service & restaurant
advantage • Communicate between back- layout
• Knowledgeable in food safety & office staff, kitchen staff & front
hygiene • Presenting bills, accepting • Preparing & reporting restaurant
payments & operating cash line staff on menu & promotions
sales report & payroll for
registers • Periodically inspecting restaurant staff
• Balances cash register & orders & equipment & suggest for
• Respond accordingly to
ensure cash flow is sufficient possible upgrades
customer complaints &
feedback
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TEACHING
Teaching
The diagram below shows the career progression from
Principal
Teaching Aide to Principal under the teaching job family.
• Leading the school
Pre-requisites for Teachers & Above: to achieve national
• Compliance to Brunei Teachers’ Deputy aspirations
Standards
• All teachers must be registered with
Principal • Receiving and
cascading steers
Private Education Section. For non-local from Ministry of
• Assisting Principal to
teachers, registration is to be done Head of lead the school and
Education Brunei to
annually school
Teaching achieve national
• Observing &
• Other certifications may be needed for aspirations
teachers teaching specific subjects. E.g. Department • Observing & reviewing
reviewing Teachers’
MUIB Certification for Arabic Language teaching capacity &
• Updating & reviewing Teachers’ teaching
teachers admin staff
lesson plans & students capacity & admin staff
engagement activities • Report issues &
• Receiving and
progress to higher
• Assigning home works & cascading steers from
Teacher grading the students on Ministry of Education
management
their work accordingly Brunei to school • Resolving issues
• Preparing lesson plans & • Observing & reviewing that are related with
• Report issues &
engagement activities for Teachers’ teaching teaching & admin
capacity progress to higher
the students staff
• Assigning home works & • Resolving issues that are management
• Creating a healthy &
Teaching Aide grading the students on related with teaching • Resolving issues that
conducive learning
their work accordingly • Conduct & facilitate are related with
workshops to share & environment
• Encourage students to teaching & admin staff
• Assisting the teacher in daily interact with each other nurture best teaching • Assigning non-
lessons and activity • Creating a healthy &
• Encourage students to practices & strategies academic related
engagements amongst teachers conducive learning
improve competencies & duties to teachers
• Promoting early education & • Creating a healthy & environment
self-esteem • Providing guidance
literacy conducive learning • Assigning non-
• Guiding students in learning
• Communicate with parents to teachers &
regularly on the students’ environment academic related
and daily school activities students
development • Providing guidance to duties to teachers
• Encourage students to • Creating a healthy & teachers & students • Providing guidance to
interact with each other conducive learning • Oversee the progress of teachers & students
• Reports progress of students environment the department as a
to teacher • Monitoring students whole
• Encourage students to progress • Report issues & progress
improve competencies and • Participate in best teaching to higher management
self-esteem practices workshop & • Assigning non-academic
• Maintaining a healthy & willing to adopt new related duties to
conducive learning teaching strategies teachers
environment • Labelling & organizing
• Labelling & organizing learning materials
learning materials • Carrying out non-academic
• Carrying out non-academic duties
duties when needed
BND 492 BND 868 BND 1,844 BND 2,604 > BND 3,146
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HOSPITALITY (HOTELS)
Hospitality
(Hotels)
The diagram below shows the career progression from Bell
Boy / Hotel Porter to Front Office Manager under the
hospitality (hotels) job family. Front Office Manager
• Coordinating all front-desk
activities & ensure hotel
policies & house rules are
Concierge followed through
• Prepare revenue & occupancy
• Extensive knowledge of forecasting
surrounding areas & tourist • Oversee front office budget
attractions of Brunei management & front office
• Answering phone calls & appearance during festivities
Front Desk Clerk assisting with online • Conducts training to staff
bookings personnel & ensure their
• Ensuring guests are uniform are presentable
• Recommends best venues
welcomed & taken cared of • Conducting front-office
for tourist attractions, food &
upon arrival recreational activities personnel recruitment
Bell Boy / Hotel Porter • Processing payments by
• Communicates reservations • Planning staff schedule,
card/cash duties & welfare
& arrangements to front desk
• Ensuring guests are • Closes guest accounts upon clerks • Supervising & evaluating all
welcomed upon arrival completion of stay support staff performance
• Assisting guests with
• Extensive knowledge of • Extensive knowledge of hotel reservations, arrangements, • Ensure guest spaces & lobby
hotel facilities & activities, & facilities & activities, & tourist enquiries & on-site events at are clean at all times
tourist attractions of Brunei attractions of Brunei a timely & professional • Resolving guest complaints &
• Assisting guests in • Assisting guests with manner conflicts
transferring their luggage & reservations, arrangements & • Directing guests to their
enquiries • Managing front desk finance
bag from their rooms to rooms & event venues activities
front desk • Liaising guest requests with • Ensure guest spaces & lobby
any department, when • Liaison between general
• Assisting guests with are clean at all times
necessary manager & staff
reservations, arrangements • Anticipating guest needs as
& enquiries • Answering phone calls & • Review guest feedback forms
to provide an exceptional from time to time to make
• Deliver mails, newspaper & assisting with online guest experience especially
bookings necessary improvements
room service for guests for VIP guests
• Control traffic flow at front • Recommends best venues for • Resolving guest complaints
entrance tourist attractions, food & & conflicts
• Arranges doormats & recreational activities
• Keep track of frequent clients
umbrella stands, when • Resolving guest complaints & their usual requests
required • Handle overbooked/walk-in • Multi-lingual
guests
• Multi-lingual
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SALARY GUIDELINE :
ENERGY SECTOR
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WELDER
L5 Welding
Welder Supervisor
Production welding in all
L4 Assistant
The diagram below shows the career positions and materials
Welding Productionwelders
Supporting weldinginin
progression from L1 Welder Assistant all positions
day and
to day work
(3G) to L5 Welding Supervisor under Supervisor materials
Qualified to train and
the welder job family. Supporting welders in
inspect
Purpose: gaining of day to day work
Mentoring on techniques
welding foundation + Qualified to train and
L3 Advanced CRA final Qualification as Dynamic leader,
• inspect
Welder per AWS D1.1 or motivated on
Mentoring and able to
EEMUA 158 motivate others, with
techniques
qualification + ASME IX good communication
Purpose: gaining of + API 1104 or DNV OS
welding foundation + and interpersonal
F101
final Qualification as per skills.
L2 Basic Welder (6GR) AWS D1.1 or EEMUA 158 • A creative thinker and
qualification + ASME IX + • Production welding on
excellent organizer.
API 1104 or DNV OS F101 piping/pipeline/structu
Purpose: gaining of ral assemblies – • Ability to optimize
welding foundation + • Production welding on carbon steel (CRA – welding productivity
L1 Welder final Qualification as piping/pipeline/structur and performance
SS, DSS, SDSS)
Assistant (3G) per AWS D1.1 or al assemblies – carbon • Ability to give clear • Knowledge of project
EEMUA 158 steel (CRA – SS, DSS, instruction visual, management
qualification + ASME IX SDSS) verbal and in writing methodology
Purpose: gaining of + API 1104 or DNV OS
welding foundation + final • To be qualified in 6GR • Ability to demonstrate
F101 welding of carbon steel the proper use of
Qualification as per AWS
D1.1 or EEMUA 158 • Production welding on and 6G welding of common welding and
qualification piping/pipeline/struct stainless steel cutting processes
ural assemblies – additional to Basic • Knowledge of welding
carbon steel
Production welding on • Able to read and layout economics
minor structural joints • Welding in both parts to complex prints • Knowledge of welder
SMAW and GTAW and and plan details of and welding safety
• Tacking an fillet welds
combinations standards
etc working procedure.
• Practice on piping • Mentoring techniques • Able to perform complex • Knowledge of welding
welding • To be qualified in 6G welds, such welds for inspection
& 6GR welding of pressure piping, • Strong analytical
carbon steel pressure vessels & thinking and problem
Tanks, structural TKY solving skills
connections, etc.
BNOSS L3 BNOSS L4
Entry
Qualificatio iSkill ISQ Welding L2 iSkill NTech iSkill HNTech In Role Professional Development
n Welding L3 Welding L4
Experience
(competence) 0 to 2 2 to 4 3 to 5 4 to 7 > 7
Years (est.)
Base
Salary Range
BND 700 BND 1,200 BND 1,800 BND 2,500 BND 3,500
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MARKER FITTER
L5 Construction
Marker Fitter
L 4 Assistant Supervisor
Construction
• Responsible for
Supervisor supervision of
L3 Advanced offshore construction
works executed by
Marker Fitter • Directly reports to the contractors to ensure
L2 Basic CSV that the works are
Marker Fitter • Able to compute simple • Responsible for completed in
accordance with the
L1 Marker Maths for joining pipes supervision of
approved Scope of
Able to perform all functions and fittings, take off for offshore construction
Fitter Assistant of basic fit-up classifications. both horizontal and works executed by Work, engineering
vertical pipes. contractors to ensure design, safety,
• Able to identify various environment
Able to read and interpret piping components (e.g. that the works are
• Practice on complex standards,
structural and piping isometric elbows, reducers, tees etc.) completed in
structural configurations specifications and
drawings and material take-off and various piping materials accordance with the
e.g. TKY connections, by company values.
•Basic measurements and and types (e.g. carbon steel, approved Scope of
assisting and with close
marking using M/F tools, e.g. SS, DSS, SDSS); materials Work, engineering • Responsible for
monitoring by M/F.
measuring tools, under M/F specs (ASTM and API) and design, safety, continuous
guidance. various pipeline materials • Proficient in flame environment implementation of
(risers, 5D bend, launchers, cutting and grinding of standards, technical,
•Grinding involving bevelling of carbon steel plates,
pig receivers etc.) specifications and organisational and
the edges of structural tubulars and piping.
material using portable • Able to compute simple company values construction
Maths for joining pipes and management systems
grinder. • Has advanced
fittings, take off for both improvements.
•Able to identify root opening, horizontal and vertical pipes.
knowledge of the 5
fit-up tolerances and offset as • Marking and fit-up of key Elements to • Has excellent
specified in the welding joints secure quality direct knowledge of the 5
structural joints including
design. branch tubulars. interface with Key Elements to
•Able to perform all functions experts/specialists. secure quality direct
• Marking and fit-up of piping
of basic fit-up (pipe to pipe, spools including A316 SS • Possess developed interface with
pipe to elbow, pipe to flanges materials. leadership skills experts/specialists
and tees), identify root • Able to identify and fit-up and is able to provide
opening, fit-up tolerances and various piping fittings and guidance, and train
piping offset configurations as connections. subordinates in all
specified in the welding joints • Able to fit-up small bore and relevant subject.
design. large bore carbon steel
•Able to compute simple piping.
maths for joining pipes and • Able to do basic levelling
fittings, take off for both using spirit level and other
horizontal and vertical pipes. tools. The diagram shows the career progression from L1 Marker
•Flame cutting and grinding of • Proficient in flame cutting Fitter Assistant to L5 Construction Supervisor under the
various size carbon steel pipes and grinding of carbon steel
at various position using oxy- plates, tubulars and piping. marker & fitter job family.
acetylene/propane and
bevelling machine.
Entry BNOSS L2 BNOSS L3
Qualificatio O Level In Role Professional Development
iSkill ISQ MF L2 iSkill NTech MF L3
n
Experience
(competence) 0 to 1 1 to 2 3 to 5 4 to 7 > 7
Years (est.)
Base
Salary Range
BND 700 BND 1,000 BND 1,500 BND 2,000 BND 3,500
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RIGGER
Rigger
The diagram below shows the career progression from L1
Assistant Rigger to L4 Rigging Supervisor / Person-in- L4 Rigging Supervisor/
Charge (PIC) under the rigger job family. Person-in-Charge (PIC)
• PIC Classroom
training minimum 200
L3 Rigger Leadman hours plus PIC
assessment
•Lift planner level I –
L2 Rigger classroom training
minimum 200 hours
• Able to conduct rigging •Workplace logbook with
activities for lighting supervised lift planning
L1 Assistant Rigger operations. activity
• Operations under full •Refresh minimum 40
competent person hours and assessment
• Rigger level 1 minimum supervision and
6 months workplace complete post lifting
logbook with operations activities.
supervised rigging • Understands the process
activity that support lift planning
preparations.
• Understand to interpret
information related to
safe lifting operations.
• Rigger level I minimum 6
months workplace
logbook with supervised
rigging activity
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BLASTER PAINTER
Blaster Painter
The diagram below shows the career progression
from L1 Blaster Painter Assistant to L5 Blaster
Painter Inspector under the blaster painter job family. L5 Blaster Painter
Inspector
• Overall person in charge
of facility.
L4 Blaster Painter Production welding in
• On Scene commander
all positions and
Supervisor during disasters and
materials
emergencies.
Supporting welders in
• Person in charge of • Focal
day topoint for an
day work
L3 Leadman/ Overall area.
activities in a Platform. Qualified to train and
Senior Blaster Permit to Work Holder. • Interface
inspect with OIM ,
Painter • Overall responsibility of Captain,
Mentoring Shore
on office.
safety aspects. • Responsible
techniques of Marine
• Overall person in charge • Held toolbox talk prior vessel configurations,
of deck level. to work start. Work workers welfare and
L2 Basic • Duties includes trouble distribution to lead man. overall production.
Blaster Painter shooting. • Extensive training • Qualified Engineering
• Verifies System required eg; Background or 5 years’
• Hook up blasting installation. experience with
equipment. Tie in • Interface with frontlines 1. PTW 1,PTW 2, PTW3. minimum NACE 2
L1 Blaster compressed Air and Load stations. 2. IMIST qualifications.
• Alternative Firewatcher • Hold Responsible for
Painter Assistant systems. 3. WHM, SFS
• Secure high-pressure in absence of a 4.First Aid, worksite Quality Standards and
line. Reload blasting mechanic. Supv. Courses. ITP.
• Blasting using
conventional system, pots. 5. Permit Vision 8
Protection on safety • Test air pressure.
system. Stripe coats. Reading WFT, DFT,
S.R.I coating application. blasting all Areas Spray
• Spray painting primers, painting all 3 coat
eg; zinc. Access limited include cosmetic
on decks only. coatings.
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SCAFFOLDER
Scaffolder L4 Scaffolder
The diagram below shows the career Inspector
progression from L1 Scaffolder Assistant to L4
Scaffolder Inspector under the scaffolder job Able to perform all
family. L3 Advanced functions up to Advanced
scaffolder.
Scaffolder • Responsible for
inspecting and checking
Qualified to lead operations as a
scaffolds for safe use
charge hand in scaffolding gang
carrying out all types (Basic and and for signing
advanced) certificates and registers
L2 Scaffolder – Basic in accordance with
Must undergo minimum 12 months of
active work before proceed as trained. statutory regulations
Complete Basic Training Part • Correct and safe methods of erecting, • Having knowledge in
A&B altering and dismantling falsework scaffolding components,
L1 Scaffolder Able to erect the following scaffolds, shoring scaffolds, cantilever forms of construction
Assistant types of scaffolding (max of drop, staircases, ramps and truss out and inspection
three lifts) Independent, scaffolds in tube and fitting procedures of basic
Birdcage, tower mobile
• Material handling • Competent in the safe erection, access scaffolds and
• Having knowledge and able to
• Familiarisation with equipment alteration and dismantling off comply with relevant
erect, altering and dismantling
• Familiarisation with independent scaffolds Complex scaffold structures latest legislation and
environment. incorporating prefabricated • Able to produce, interpreting and using Codes of Practice.
• Monitoring techniques beams, loading bays, splays, risk assessments and methods • Construction of
• Able to erect the following protection fans and cantilever statements complex/designed
types of scaffolding (max of sections correctly and safely • Able to determine the material scaffolds to include:
three lifts) manner. requirements for false work scaffolds, • For Scaffolding
• Independent, Birdcage, tower • To adopt the safe erection, shoring scaffolds, cantilever drop, Inspector must have
mobile alteration and dismantling of staircases, ramps and truss out • Introduction to Safe
All of the above must be under these scaffolds and the work scaffolds in tube and fitting Inspection of Scaffolds
supervision. method by the regulation • Laying out materials, interpreting (SIS)
governing body. design drawings, setting out scaffolds • Safe Inspection of
• Be able to determine the material and overcoming obstacles to erect the Scaffolds Complex
requirements for independent (SISC)
scaffold safely
scaffold incorporating
• Knowledge on constructing scaffolds
prefabricated beams, loading
bays, splays, protection fans and
to statutory regulations following the
cantilever sections. safe systems of work set out in safety
guidance
Entry
BNOSS L2 BNOSS L3 In Role Professional
Qualificatio O Level iSkill ISQ Scaffolder L2 iSkill NTech Scaffolder L3 Development
n
Experience
(competence) 0 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 > 5
Years (est.)
Base
Salary Range
BND 700 BND 1,000 BND 1,500 BND 2,500
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FIRE WATCHER
Fire Watcher
The diagram below shows the career progression from L1 Field
Support (Fire watcher) to L2 Firewatcher under the fire watcher job
family.
L2 Firewatcher
Entry O Level
Qualification
Experience
(competence) 0 to 1 1 to 2
Years (est.)
Base
Salary Range
BND 700 BND 1,000
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COATING
L5 Coating
Coating Inspector
• Skill on performing
The diagram below shows the career progression coating related test such
L4 Coating Production welding in
as surface cleanliness,
from L1 Coating Field Support to L5 Coating Supervisor
all positions
profiles, and
thickness,
materials etc.
Inspector under the coating job family. adhesion,
• Supporting
Understands welders in
corrosion
• Knowledge on HSE, day to day
theory, work
surface
Quality, Schedule of Qualified to train
contaminants, and
paint
coating works. inspect
constituents, and
• Planning and technology.on
Mentoring
organisation. • Interpret
techniques to required
• Understand drawings and standards,
L3 Blaster / able to construct. • types of inspection
Spray Painter • Prepare materials and methods, paint testing
L2 Painter equipment. and metal coatings
• Able to do and achieve • Working together with
any surface preparation Inspector and Field 1. Completed HSSE
• Able to carryout using blasting Engineer. Training.
painting works with • Environmental conditions 2. Must have 12 months
L1 Coating Field basic tools.
equipment and
do not adverse effect the active work as
application of coating
Support (FS) using spray painting as
coating quality. Supervisor. (For non-
1. Completed HSSE academic discipline
per specifications. 1. Completed HSSE qualification).
• Familiarization to oil and Training. • Able to work with less Training. 3. Inspector trainee
gas civil construction 2. Must have 6 months supervision. 2. Must have 12 months minimum 18 months
works. active work as Coating active work as B/SP. (For with proper structured
• Supporting skill workers FS. 1. Completed HSSE non-academic discipline OJT.
during constructions. 3. Painter trainee for Training. qualification). 4. Should have a mentor
minimum 6 months with 3. Supervisor trainee during the trainee
2. Must have 6 months
proper structured OJT minimum 18 months with period. Mentor can be
1. Completed HSSE active work as painter.
including pre- proper structured OJT. Field engineer or
Training 3. B/SP trainee for 4. Should have a mentor Company Inspector.
2. Under full direct qualification test (3rd minimum 6 months with during the trainee period. 5. Completed NACE
Supervision. Party). proper structured OJT Mentor can be Field Inspector Level 2 or
4. Trainee to be under including pre- engineer or Company BGAS Grade 1 before in
direct supervision of qualification test (3rd Supervisor. role.
Painter. Party). 5. Completed NACE 6. To be interviewed by
4. Trainee to be under Inspector Level 1 or BGAS Company TA before
Grade 2 before in role. approved as Inspector.
direct supervision of B / 6. To be interviewed by
SP. Company TA before
approved as Supervisor.
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CIVIL WORKS
Civil Works
The diagram below shows the career progression from L1
Civil Field Support (FS) to L4 Civil Construction: Inspector
under the civil works job family.
L4 Civil Construction
Inspector
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INDUSTRIAL CLEANER
Industrial Cleaner
The diagram below shows the career progression from L1
Industrial Cleaner Field Support to L3 Industrial Cleaning
Supervisor under the industrial cleaning job family. L3 Industrial
Cleaning Supervisor
Responsible on HSE,
Quality, and Schedule of
L2 Industrial Cleaner Industrial Cleaning works.
Planning and organisation.
Able to carryout industrial Prepare tools, materials
L1 Industrial Cleaner and equipment.
cleaning activities on cooling
tower, equipment, tanks, drainage, Working together with
Field Support Company Supervisor and
chemical mixing plant, treatment
unit, and waste disposal. Production team.
Introduction to oil and
gas industrial cleaning Able to use basic tools and
activity. equipment such as hoses, shovel,
HP jetting machine, and industrial 1. Completed HSSE
Supporting team through Training
out the Industrial vacuum.
Able to work with less supervision. 2. Minimum 12 months
Cleaning Activities. active works as Industrial
Cleaner.
1. Completed HSSE Training.
2. Minimum 6 months active 3. Minimum 12 months as
1. Completed HSSE Trainee Industrial Cleaner
works as FS.
Training 3. Industrial Trainee minimum 6 Supervisor with structured
2. Under full direct months with structured OJT OJT.
Supervision. including pre-qualification test.
4. Should have a dedicated coach
during the trainee period.
Entry
Qualification O Level L4 HNTec. (Fulfilled 1 &
3)
Experience (competence)
Years (est.)
0 to 1 1 to 1.5 1.5 to 2
Base
BND 700 BND 1,000 > BND 1,300
Salary Range
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INSULATOR
Insulator L5 Insulation
Inspector
The diagram below shows the career progression • Knowledge on Quality of
from L1 Insulator Field Support to L5 Insulation Insulation works by
Inspector under the insulator job family. L4 Insulation Productioninspection
performing welding in
all positions and
task.
Supervisor materials task as per
• Performed
Supporting
agreed welders in
test plan.
• Knowledge on HSE, day to day
• Working work with
together
Quality, Schedule of insulation Supervisor,
Qualified to train and
L3 Insulator / insulation works. Field engineer, and NDT
inspect
Fabricator • Understand drawings. or DT specialist.
Mentoring on
• Planning and
techniques
• Have a skill to work on all organisation. 1. Completed HSSE
type of complex thermal • Prepare materials and Training.
and cryogenic equipment. 2. Must go as a Insulation
L2 Basic Insulator insulations (Flanges, • Working together with Inspector trainee for
pipe, elbow, dome) Inspector and Engineer. minimum of 18 months
with structured OJT.
• Able to read drawing and 3. Should have a mentor
• Have a skill to work on fabricate as per the 1. Completed HSSE
basic insulation on Training. during the trainee period.
L1 Insulator flanges, pipe, and
quality standard.
2. Active work as Insulator Mentor can be Field
Field Support valves. • Work with less / Fabricator minimum 3 engineer or Company Civil
supervision. years. Inspector.
• Able to work with less
3. Must go as a Insulation 4. Attended ICorr.
• Introduction to oil and Supervision.
1. Completed HSSE Supervisor trainee Insulation Inspector Level
gas insulation works. minimum 18 months with 1.
Training.
• Familiarization of tools, 1. Completed HSSE 2. Active work as Basic structured OJT. 5. Should be interviewed by
materials, and Training. Insulator minimum 12 4. Should have a mentor Company TA before
equipment’s 2. Basic Insulator Trainee months. during the trainee period. approved as Supervisor.
for 12 months with 3. Must go as a Insulator / Mentor can be Field
Completed HSSE structured OJT including Fabricator Trainee for 24 engineer or Company
Training. pre-qualification test. months with structured Supervisor.
Work under full direct 3. Should have a OJT including pre- 5. Should be interviewed
supervision. dedicated coach during qualification test. by Company TA before
the trainee period. 4. Should have a approved as Supervisor.
dedicated coach during
the trainee period.
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