Project Manager

Alfa Lagenda; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee planning, coordination, monitoring, and delivery of construction or property-development projects in Johor Bahru. This hands-on leader translates project plans into well-coordinated site execution and maintains accurate schedules and reports.

You will manage project planning, approvals, data management, construction scheduling, resource coordination, cost monitoring, and progress reporting to ensure on-time, safe, and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Several years of project management experience in construction or property development.
• Strong understanding of planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and progress monitoring.
• Ability to interpret project information and produce clear progress reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, coordinate, and monitor project plans, approvals, schedules, and reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed schedules covering design, construction activities, labour, materials, machinery, costs, and other project resources.
• Coordinate and monitor work implementation across piling, building, infrastructure, facilities and related construction activities.
• Collect, validate, update, and report project data to support accurate progress tracking and decision-making.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans, milestones, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Identify potential delays, risks, resource constraints, and delivery issues, and work with relevant stakeholders to develop practical solutions.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, suppliers, site teams, and internal stakeholders to maintain alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Prepare regular project updates, status reports, and schedule revisions for management review.
• Support continuous improvement in project planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coordination

Problem-solving

Construction scheduling

Progress monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee the planning, coordination, monitoring, and delivery of construction or property-development projects in Johor Bahru. This role is suited to a hands-on project leader who can translate project plans into well-coordinated site execution, maintain accurate schedules and reports, and keep multiple workstreams moving towards completion.

You will work across project planning, approvals, data management, construction scheduling, resource coordination, cost monitoring, and progress reporting to help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with agreed timelines and requirements.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee the planning, coordination, monitoring, and delivery of construction or property-development projects in Johor Bahru. This role is suited to a hands-on project leader who can translate project plans into well-coordinated site execution, maintain accurate schedules and reports, and keep multiple workstreams moving towards completion.

You will work across project planning, approvals, data management, construction scheduling, resource coordination, cost monitoring, and progress reporting to help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with agreed timelines and requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, coordinate, and monitor project plans, approvals, schedules, and reporting requirements.

• Develop and maintain detailed schedules covering design, construction activities, labour, materials, machinery, costs, and other project resources.

• Coordinate and monitor work implementation across piling, building, infrastructure, facilities, and related construction activities.

• Collect, validate, update, and report project data to support accurate progress tracking and decision-making.

• Monitor project progress against approved plans, milestones, budgets, and resource requirements.

• Identify potential delays, risks, resource constraints, and delivery issues, and work with relevant stakeholders to develop practical solutions.

• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, suppliers, site teams, and internal stakeholders to maintain alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

• Manage multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and follow-through.

• Prepare regular project updates, status reports, and schedule revisions for management review.

• Support continuous improvement in project planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting processes.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.

• Several years of project management experience in construction, property development, or a related industry.

• Strong understanding of construction project planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and progress monitoring.

• Experience coordinating construction activities such as piling, building works, infrastructure, and facilities works.

• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to interpret project information, maintain accurate records, and produce clear progress reports.

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and multiple projects or workstreams at the same time.

• Proactive, organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with a range of project stakeholders.

Why join this opportunity?

• Take ownership of end-to-end planning and coordination across significant construction or property-development projects.

• Work in a role with direct influence over project delivery, resource planning, and performance visibility.

• Collaborate with a broad network of technical, site, contractor, consultant, and management stakeholders.

• Build on your project leadership experience in a fast-moving development environment.