Project Manager (Carpentry)

Duties & responsibilities - To manage and oversee the respective projects. - To identify and establishing the scope of works, the budget allocated, the work programme and the quality requirements & acceptance criteria for the projects undertaken by the company. - To identify the stakeholders (end-users, clients, consultants, person in charge) and main point of contact to establish proper communication channels. - To identify the discrepancies between the tender drawings and the actual site conditions. - To identify and mitigate the risk involved in project delivery. - To estimate the risk budget & change budget and communicate the impact of changes or risk with commercial team and the stakeholders. - To direct and manage expectations of stakeholders (clients, consultants, users and the company) to accept the discrepancies and resulting changes to be made to accommodate the actual site conditions. - To create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) by defining activities, the sequence and resources required down to a 2 weeks individual work package and assigning it to relevant project manager/site manager/site supervisor. - To confirm shop-drawings, method statements, sample submissions and mock-up with the stakeholders. - To define milestones such as kick-off meetings, site possession dates, hand-over dates, CPC dates and CMGD dates. - To develop procurement strategy for required materials and issue work orders to selected sub-contractors. - To prepare and develop Project Quality Plan and ensure that project team adheres to PQP while maintaining proper documentation, daily site reports, traceability, accountability and inspections. - To oversee projects on a daily basis, ensuring that work is completed on time, within budget and minimising wastages. - To compile all project information i.e. schedules, data request, assignments, tasks and project meetings and keep them up-to-date. - To maintain document & drawings control, database management, track project activities and team communication. - To attend client/consultant/site meetings and to coordinate and communicate between stakeholders, keeps them regularly updated and consults them on key decision points. - To resolve any disputes which arises if any, and identifying areas for improvement in project’s progress. - To emphasise on not to deliver beyond the scope and requirements of a project. Any additional tasks beyond the scope shall be identified as a variation. Thus requires issuing or obtaining AI, EI, SI, CVI prior to the commencement of work. - To ensure all projects performances are measured and analysed at regular intervals and milestones to identify variances from the PQP. - To control changes and recommend corrective and/or preventive actions in anticipation of possible problems. - To prioritise completion of project within or well-ahead of the budget and schedule while meeting client needs, acceptance criteria, business objectives and design guidelines. - To fulfill handover and/or transition requirements. Ensure completion of scopes and deliverables and obtain signed off documentation from authorised personnel. - To provide leadership and direction to project teams and attend key client and project meetings as required. - Responsible for managing and positively developing relationships with stakeholders. - Responsible for managing projects’ profitability. Skills & qualification - At least a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture or related field. - At least 5 years of working experience in construction industry. - Possess excellent project management, time management and leadership skills. - Understand all aspects of the project and technical building requirements. - Able to establish strong working relationships with stakeholders. Power & authority - Authority to recommend candidates for Sub-con/Supplier/Vendor List