ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER

S & D CONTRACTOR PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction management company in Singapore is seeking a project management assistant to ensure profitability and compliance with safety procedures. The role includes planning and executing project activities, conducting meetings, and supervising site performance. Candidates should have experience in project management and strong supervisory skills. This position offers an opportunity to work closely with stakeholders and enhance project effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management activities, ensuring profitability and cost control.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and project execution planning.
• Strong supervisory skills to manage site progress and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, organizing, and managing project activities.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures and promote a safety culture.
• Conduct daily meetings and supervise project progress.

Job description

i) Assists in planning, organizing and carrying out project management activities

• Ensuring that desired profit margins are achieved through cost containment, material wastage control, etc;
• Ensuring that shop drawings are completed and submissions to the authorities are carried out in a timely manner with Drafting Department;
• Ensure that projects perform according to agreed schedule, quality and costs;
• Ensure that assigned projects are executed in a smooth and effective manner to achieve customer satisfaction objectives
• Ensuring that risk management is taken into account in all project management activities;

ii) Assists to ensure that safety procedures

• Incorporated in all project management activities and takes initiatives to promote a safety working culture;
• Conducting Mass Tool Box meeting with Safety personnel;

iii) Assists in planning for site mobilization and work sequential execution

• Ensuring project performance through close supervision, site checks, close monitoring of site progress and swift resolution of any quality and work schedule issues;
• Conducting daily meetings with project team members and ensuring that latest changes are communicated to all project staff;

iv) Assists in verifying sub-contractor claims and material orders with Quantity Surveyors

• Understands contract documentation in conjunction with B.Q. and material specifications;
• Project documentation including email communication;
• Liaises with suppliers and sub-contractors on contractual matters;

v) Assists in updating project development performance in meetings

• Attends project kick-off meetings, ongoing meetings and project closure meetings with clients, consultants and other parties;
• Ensuring that progress and other reports are prepared in a timely manner as required;
• Responding to consultants’ and requests from others in a pro-active and timely manner;

vi) Liaises with relevant stakeholders effectively to execute the projects in a seamless manner and mitigates any issues that arise;

vii) Assists in ensuring effective compliance of contractual terms and the full and final settlement of project accounts;

viii) Any other duties as may be assigned