Assistant Project Manager

MINDTECK SOFTWARE MALAYSIA SDN BHD; Serendah; On-site; MYR 76,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindteck Software Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for a 100% on-site role in Port Dickson or Serendah, with flexibility to travel to Johor Bahru. The role emphasizes leading projects, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring successful delivery within budget and schedule.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, 2+ years in project leadership, and knowledge of project management tools; PMP/Prince2 is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience, including team leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince2) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage projects from inception to completion.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to define scope, milestones and timelines.
• Monitor budget, risks and performance against plan.
• Identify and resolve project issues and conflicts.
• Mentor and guide project team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management or related field

Tools

Project management software (MS Project/Primavera)

Job description

Please source for Assistant Project Manager role with 100% working at site, Location Port Dickson or Serendah, required flexibility to travel to Johor Bahru.

Budget: RM 7500 is max you can offer.

Manages, develops, and implements project(s) of varying complexity and size in assigned functional area. Partners with business stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion.

Leads multiple projects from inception to completion; facilitates project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to determine the scope and objectives of each project; works with business stakeholders to establish project performance goals; designs project plan, develops timeline, identifies project milestones, and tracks performance against performance goals and timeline.

Identifies, tracks, and works with others to resolve project issues.

Monitors and communicates project status to project team.

Plans and monitors project budget, conducts research and analysis; provides input into the design and development of project plans and timelines.

Manages project risk; uses quality tools to identify areas of risk; works with others on the team and outside the team to identify alternatives or solutions.

Documents and shares team learnings with other teams; draws on other project team experiences to enhance the success of the project.

Maintains project notes, databases, and other records; monitors measures and communicates with Project Sponsor and other stakeholders on status of specific projects and assignments.

Identifies and assigns appropriate resources to accomplish various project tasks; guides and coaches team members through various stages of the project; provides developmental feedback to team members.

Qualifications and Competencies

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

Financial acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Customer focus - Builds strong customer relationships, effectively manages customer expectations in demanding environments and delivering customer-centric solutions

Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

Plans and aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Project Issue and Risk Management - Manages the process to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks using recommended tools and disciplines. Drives actions to minimize, monitor and control risks and issues and to maximize the most positive outcomes possible.

Project Management - Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule and resources for a temporary effort (a “project”). Ensures results/impact from temporary effort are fully realized as possible.

Project Resource Management - Develops resource (expense and headcount) plans using recommended project management tools and processes to manage resources effectively.

Project Schedule Management - Manages the planned schedule using the recommended schedule management tools and processes to drive completion within the agreed timeline.

Project Scope Management - Manages a list of project deliverables (scope) using the recommended project management tools and processes to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully.

Adapts to target audience - Explains complex topics (significant technical data, subject matter expertise, etc.) in such a way that the target audience (e.g. sales professionals, customers, training vendors, etc.) can understand, retain, and use the information

Integrates Customer Perspective - Incorporates an understanding of the customers' perspective on our products and sales efforts to develop sales content that improves our ability to meet their needs and increase revenue.

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualification:

2+ years of work experience, including team leadership experience, required.

A bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field

Project management certification (PMP, Prince2, etc.) is a plus.

Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Proficiency in project management software and tools.

In-depth knowledge of power generation technologies, regulations, and industry standards.

Ability to handle complex technical and operational challenges.

Experience in managing cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

High attention to detail and organizational skills.

Leadership and mentoring skills and responsibilities.

Responsibilities of the role.

Project Planning/Scheduling.

Customer Focus.

Budget and Resource Management.

Manages complexity/Conflict.

Risk Management and Compliance.

Communicating and Reporting.

Health, Safety & Environmental Management.

Leading small team

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?

Mindteck is a global software services company, offering a wide range of information technology solutions that helps our customers enhance their overall business performance. We offer a broad spectrum of IT services including Custom Application development, Application Management, Reengineering and Independent testing services in Embedded & System programming, Business Application Consulting, Storage and Infrastructure & SAP services.

We span a global presence with offices in USA, UK, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Middle East and India. Mindteck's customers include Fortune 500 companies, multinationals, small and medium enterprises across several industries. Our customer's business focus is diverse as well. A representative list of our customer industries include Capital Markets, High-tech Manufacturing, Insurance, Medical Equipments, Telecom, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Shipping, Smart Cards, Storage / Server, Software Products, Retail, Wireless Devices. Mindteck's flexibility allows us to work successfully with customers from numerous industries with diverse business focus, on projects of all sizes.

Please visit our website www.mindteck.com for more information

Mindteck is a global software services company, offering a wide range of information technology solutions that helps our customers enhance their overall business performance. We offer a broad spectrum of IT services including Custom Application development, Application Management, Reengineering and Independent testing services in Embedded & System programming, Business Application Consulting, Storage and Infrastructure & SAP services.

We span a global presence with offices in USA, UK, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Middle East and India. Mindteck's customers include Fortune 500 companies, multinationals, small and medium enterprises across several industries. Our customer's business focus is diverse as well. A representative list of our customer industries include Capital Markets, High-tech Manufacturing, Insurance, Medical Equipments, Telecom, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Shipping, Smart Cards, Storage / Server, Software Products, Retail, Wireless Devices. Mindteck's flexibility allows us to work successfully with customers from numerous industries with diverse business focus, on projects of all sizes.

Please visit our website www.mindteck.com for more information

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