Manager, Building Maintenance Support and Services

URA Urban Renewal Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

URA Urban Renewal Authority in Hong Kong seeks a senior professional to manage tender processes and contract administration for building maintenance and rehabilitation projects. The role involves coordinating with owners’ corporations, consultants, and contractors to ensure timely, compliant project delivery.

The ideal candidate holds a building/construction degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, including supervisory responsibilities, and possesses professional qualifications such as

Qualifications

• University degree in building/construction or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, with ≥3 years in supervisory/managerial role.
• Professional qualifications such as MHKIS, MHKIE or MHKIA.
• Independent, energetic, self-motivated and able to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua).

Responsibilities

• Manage preparation of tender documents, selection criteria, and assessment frameworks for supervision/inspection consultants and rehabilitation works contracts via the e-tendering platform.
• Conduct tender analysis, handle tender queries, perform compliance checks, and formulate tender evaluation reports with recommendations for senior management endorsement.
• Manage administration of consultancy and works contracts, review project plans submitted by consultants, and provide expert opinions on variation orders or extensions of time.
• Coordinate with all relevant parties to ensure satisfactory contract completion and prepare regular status and results reports.
• Direct coordination with inspection and supervision consultants, review building condition inspection plans and reports, and monitor inspection activities.
• Represent the organization in meetings with stakeholders (owners’ corporations, property managements, consultants, contractors) to resolve disputes and align project objectives.
• Coordinate signing of contracts between consultants and owners’ corporations or other parties; review owners’ survey results to gather feedback and analyse service trends.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by senior management.

Skills

Tender management

Contract administration

Stakeholder coordination

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

MHKIS

MHKIE

MHKIA

Building/construction degree

Tools

e-tendering platform

Job description

On behalf of the Building Maintenance Support and Services Council (BMSSC), a government-initiated organisation to be established, which aims to strengthen support for property owners through building maintenance services, consultant and contractor prequalification, tendering and project monitoring support, and the administration of government building maintenance subsidy schemes, we invite high-calibre professionals to apply for the position.

Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of tender documents, selection criteria, and assessment frameworks for supervision/ inspection consultants and rehabilitation works contracts via the e-tendering platform, handling tender returns and openings.
• Conduct tender analysis, handle tender queries, perform compliance checks, and formulate tender evaluation reports with recommendations for senior management endorsement.
• Manage the administration of consultancy and works contracts, review project plans and proposals submitted by consultants, and provide expert opinions on requests for variation orders or extensions of time.
• Coordinate with all relevant parties to ensure satisfactory contract completion and prepare regular status and results reports.
• Direct coordination with inspection and supervision consultants, review and endorse building condition inspection plans and reports, and monitor inspection activities.
• Represent the organization in the meetings with key stakeholders, including but not limited to owners’ corporations, owners/residents, property management companies, consultants, and contractors to resolve operational disputes and align project objectives.
• Coordinate the signing of relevant contracts between consultants and owners’ corporations or other concerned parties Review the owners’ survey results to gather actionable feedback on consultants’ and contractors’ performance, analysing service trends to support continuous operational enhancement.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by the senior management.

Requirements

• Hold a university degree in building/construction related discipline.
• Possess a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with at least 3 years in a supervisory/ managerial role.
• Hold relevant professional qualifications such as MHKIS, MHKIE, MHKIA, or equivalent.
• Independent, energetic, self-motivated and able to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Display good negotiation, communication, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Command an excellent level of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Cantonese and Putonghua).

The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) was established in May2001 under the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance as the statutory body to undertake, encourage, promote and facilitate urban renewal of Hong Kong, with a view to addressing the problem of urban decay and improving the living conditions of residents in old districts.