Project Manager (Construction)

Project Manager (Construction)

LTA Project

Primary Objective

Responsible for overseeing the building of large construction projects, such as commercial structures, roadways, and bridges.

Involved in the areas of pre-planning, budgeting, resource allocation, contract negotiation, and worker coordination.

Supervise construction site personnel and subcontractors, attend weekly project progress meetings, and monitor compliance with building and safety codes and regulations.

Ensuring the timely and cost-effective completion of construction projects.

Key Activities

• Determine and define scope of work and deliverables, manage construction schedule and activities
• Assess project estimations and budgets, inspect existing structures, create design plans, and review potential safety issues
• Responsible for negotiating the contracts of subcontractors, communicating with inspectors and architects, meeting with construction managers, and coordinating the delivery of materials with vendors.
• Generate reports focusing on project progress, job status, and costs. Attend weekly or biweekly meetings to present progress information to superiors.
• Collaborating with engineers, architects, designers and subcontractors to determine the specifications of the project
• Obtaining permits and licenses from appropriate authorities
• Determine needed resources (manpower, equipment and materials) from start to finish with attention to budgetary limitations
• Plan all construction operations and schedule intermediate phases to ensure deadlines will be met
• Acquire equipment and material and monitor stocks to timely handle inadequacies
• Supervise the work of laborers, mechanics etc. and give them guidance when needed
• Manage/monitor all construction works performed and ensure a clear communication line with client, outlining any challenges and providing progress updates.
• Review all contracts to ensure compliance is maintained.
• Encourage team building and ensure a positive working environment for all staff.
• Review work processes and look for improvements where needed.
• Manage all OHS compliance, reporting immediately any accidents/Incidents and ensure all OHS guidelines and procedures are adhered to always.
• Conduct regular planned meetings updating project staff and providing reports for Senior Management.
• Ensure work is done in compliance with all relevant building and safety codes

Skills & Requirements: -

• Previous experience gained in a Project Management position within the Civils’ sector (related to HDB, LTA authorities)
• Bachelor's degree in building construction, construction management, civil engineering, or architecture.
• Min 10 years of experience in project management within construction
• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Strong technical knowledge of construction, building and civil processes.
• Site based experience with managing projects and delivering positive outcomes.
• Excellent analytical skills – ability to process a variety of information, evaluate costs and benefits and solve complex problems.
• Effectively use MS Suite of programs including MS Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to budget, schedule, negotiate, and control costs
• High degree of familiarity with contract and subcontract documents, terms, and conditions
• well-versed in all construction methodologies and procedures and able to coordinate a team of professionals of different disciplines to achieve the best results