Mr Ng Yek Meng graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and holds a Degree of Master of Science in International Construction Management.  He has worked in the construction industry for 30 years and is also a practicing Professional Engineer in Singapore and Malaysia.

Mr Ng started his career as an engineer in Housing and Development Board of Singapore. He later joined the private sector and set up his own construction company.  He is currently the Managing Director of Progressive Builders Pte Ltd, a company that specializes in precast construction in public housing projects. Besides public housing projects, Progressive Builders also have projects in other sectors, including private housing projects, industrial projects, commercial and institutional projects.

He is holding the post of President of Singapore Construction Association Limited (SCAL), and is the Immediate Past President of the Construction Industry Joint Committee (CIJC), Board Member of International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors' Associations (IFAPWCA) and Council Member of ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF).

He represents SCAL and serves in several inter-government task force and workgroup on improving construction productivity and safety.