Senior Manager (Capital Projects)

The Hong Kong Institute of Architects; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,798,000 - 2,071,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly allowance

End-of-contract gratuity

Job summary

The Hong Kong Institute of Architects seeks a Senior Manager to lead in-house project managers and external consultants in delivering capital works programmes. You will drive coordination across hospitals, government departments and contractors to ensure designs meet requirements, stay on schedule and within budget.

You will apply robust project management, risk, quality and safety practices while promoting digitalisation and innovation. English and Chinese communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Member/Corporate Member of a professional institution with at least 10 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in project management for hospital capital works or similarly complex building projects.
• Outstanding professional competency, conduct and ethics.
• Knowledge of HK construction laws and government procedures for public projects.
• Ability to communicate in English and Chinese.
• High degree of independence, self-motivation, leadership and organization.

Responsibilities

• Monitor timely delivery of feasibility studies for priority projects.
• Manage professional consultants appointed for project delivery.
• Coordinate interfaces among hospitals, government departments, contractors and consultants.
• Oversee architectural, structural, geotechnical, building services and healthcare design coordination.
• Apply project management techniques, digitalisation and innovation to meet time and budget targets.
• Ensure risk management, quality, safety and environmental measures across projects.
• Review and resolve design, spatial and interface issues.
• Report on progress, budget, quality and cashflow.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

English & Chinese communication

Problem solving

Education

Membership in a professional institution (HKIA/HKIS/HKIE Civ Eng or Building Services)

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

Pay:

HK$161,107 to HK$185,614 [HMPS point 20 to 24] per month including Monthly Allowance

Up to 15% of total basic salary (after deducting the contribution of Mandatory Provident Fund by Hospital Authority) as end-of-contract gratuity may be offered to contract staff upon completion of the contract subject to satisfactory performance.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for leading in-house project managers and external professional services consultants in managing capital works projects. As such, the incumbent will have a demonstrated track record in team leadership and the delivery of capital works projects. We are seeking a person who commands excellent skills in managing a broad range of operational and strategic stakeholder relationships, resolving issues and initiating corrective actions, as well as providing support to key strategic decision-makers to ensure successful completion of the projects.

Key Responsibilities:
The appointee will be responsible for the following main duties:

• Monitor the timely delivery of feasibility studies for priority projects under the Second Hospital Development Plan (HDP) to be delivered as a holistic programme.
• Manage the professional consultants appointed for the delivery of respective projects.
• Manage effectively and smoothly the interfaces and collaboration amongst the respective hospitals, government departments, contractors, professional consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Manage the development of the architectural, structural, geotechnical, building services and specialist healthcare designs to ensure that they are coordinated, buildable, compliant with statutory and HA requirements, and aligned with the approved project brief, programme, budget and operational needs.
• Apply effective project management techniques and organise work processes including digitalisation and innovation to deliver the projects on time, within budget as well as to legal requirements and appropriate quality standards, contributable to HDP’s programme management.
• Manage and maintain effective arrangements for multi-disciplinary design coordination, including the review and resolution of spatial, technical, operational and interface issues amongst architectural, structural, geotechnical, building services, clinical, medical equipment, information technology and other specialist disciplines.
• Ensure that planning, design and construction risks, critical system fail-safe and dependencies, maintainability and adaptability requirements, access provisions, replacement strategies, testing and commissioning requirements, and whole-life operational considerations are identified, recorded and effectively managed throughout the planning, design and construction stages.
• Develop, manage and enhance quality, safety, environmental performance and risk management measures of capital works projects.
• Monitor and appraise the performance of building contractors and professional consultants.
• Report regularly on the work plan, schedule, progress, budget, quality, expenditure and cashflow of the respective projects.
• Any other duties as required to facilitate implementation of the projects and the Division including job rotation to other relevant posts within and outside the Division.

Entry Requirements:

• Member / Corporate Member of a professional institution, i.e. the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors or the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or Building Services Engineering disciplines or equivalent with at least 10 years’ post qualification experience.
• Practical experience of project management for hospital and other similarly complex building works projects.
• Outstanding professional competency, conduct and ethics.
• Sound knowledge of capital works project planning, design and construction contract management including major claim and dispute management.
• Conversant with Hong Kong construction and building related legislations and government procedures on delivering public projects.
• Ability to communicate and present effectively in both English and Chinese.
• A high degree of independence, self-motivation, leadership and organisational ability.
• Knowledge of MS Office, project management and database software.

Remarks:

• Please refer to https://www.ha.org.hk/haho/ho/hrd_jv/NotestoApplicants.pdf for "Notes to Applicants".
• Applicants are required to submit a full curriculum vitae.