Construction Manager (Advanced Manufacturing) - Johor

Turner & Townsend; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Manager for large international construction projects in Asia. You will oversee quality, safety, cost, and scheduling, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver master programmes and reporting.

The role requires a degree in construction or related field, 8+ years in similar projects, and fluent English. Strong client interfacing and governance experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in construction, project management or similar.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience on large international construction projects in Asia.
• Experience managing contractors in pre and post contract stages.
• Ability to lead large multi-disciplined construction teams.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for overall project management ensuring quality, cost, safety and scheduling are met.
• Support establishment of overall success criteria including time, cost and performance.
• Identify and alert line manager to quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Maintain effective project governance, processes and systems.
• Manage master programme, manpower, materials & plant schedules.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional project team.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

English proficiency

Education

Degree in construction, project management or similar function

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for overall project management in ensuring the quality, cost, statutory, safety and environment issues and project scheduling requirements are met
• To support with the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters
• To identify and ensure that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues
• To maintain effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project
• To manage the implementation of the master programme, manpower, materials & plant schedules
• Responsible for the project planning, including producing the detailed project plan
• To lead and facilitate the overall cross-functional project team
• To manage the change control process
• To monitor and advise upon project finances
• To manage the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications
• To prepare master programme, formal project progress and other report
• To take a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• To identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager
• To ensure that key information and learning generated from each project is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
• To ensure prompt client invoicing and utilising of internal accounting systems in order to monitor a project’s financial status

Qualifications

• Degree in construction, project management or similar function
• Minimum 8 years’ experience on large international construction projects in Asia
• Experience in managing contractors in pre and post contract stages and managing tendering process will be preferred
• Ability to lead large multi-disciplined construction teams, with excellent leadership and problem solving skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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