Construction Manager

Job role

The construction manager supports the Project manager and coordinates and manages the implementation of construction work with general contractors and subcontractors on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.

Construction manager is responsible for Project management of Safety, Quality, Schedule, Budget, and Contract. Communication, reporting, and attending regular meetings with the Japanese parent company, requires proficiency and knowledge of both Japanese and English languages as well as excellent presentation skills.

He/she manages all execution related to construction work, such as substructural work, structural work, exterior work, interior work. The candidate also assesses compliance with the relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.

The candidate is a team player who possesses strong analytical, project management, problem solving and decision-making skills.

The candidate is also able to interact and communicate with internal and external stakeholders effectively and has strong project management and planning skills.

The candidate is meticulous and highly detail-orientated and possesses strong communication, problem-solving and interpersonal skills to facilitate stakeholder management and works on-site.

Job description

Lead, direct, oversee, manage, and intervene as necessary with all internal and external project stakeholders.

Contribute strategic insight, experience, and expertise with the project management and construction team through his/her skills and knowledge of construction and execution to set up the project for success.

Support the Project director and Project manager who ensure that progress and key project issues are assessed, managed, and reported to the board of directors from Singapore Regional Group of Companies as well as the parent company in Japan on a regular and timely basis.

Manage and oversee the project team including external project managers, design consultants and contractors to meet their deliverables, to an adequate standard, on time and not compromise the project specifications. Be responsible for tracking, recording, and managing the progress and quality of the construction along with handover and closeout deliverables.

Proactively ensure all commercial, contractual and procurement activities on the projects are managed in a timely and transparent manner and avoid any cost and time risk to the Projects.

Identify all statutory approvals needed and thereafter manage and achieve as scheduled to avoid any delay to the projects. Ensure the company's EHS policies and project-specific plans are proactively communicated and consistently enforced. Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks throughout all phases of the project.

Deploy the necessary resources that are adequate in quantity and skilled in their respective subject matter areas. Analyse project and resource requirements to create labour and machining schedules.

Communicate effectively and regularly with all project stakeholders - upstream and downstream on relevant topics.

Manage project documentation by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) standards.

Job requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field such as Architecture, Building Construction Management, Engineering sciences or equivalent.

Minimum 7 years of experience of production facility, high-rise building with project working management. Experience of sports stadiums, indoor sports facilities, indoor pools, and other facilities project would be advantageous.

Some shareholders and board members of the company are based in Japan, so Japanese language proficiency at level N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is a minimum requirement to conduct business, as well as prepare reports and presentations that may be required by the company's management, board, or stakeholders. Similar English skills and knowledge preferred.

Excellent leadership, time management, analytical, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Skilled in managing and motivating diverse, multi-functional, multi-cultural project teams. Organized, with a positive work attitude.