Assistant Project Manager

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

Job summary

A leading construction firm located in Singapore is seeking an individual to assist in various project management activities. This role involves supporting project planning, ensuring safety protocols are followed, liaising with contractors, and maintaining project documentation. The ideal candidate will help in promoting a safe working culture while tracking project performance and ensuring adherence to timelines and quality. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to significant construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project management activities to achieve cost, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed in project management.
• Liaise with suppliers and sub-contractors regarding contracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms.
• Liaise with suppliers and sub-contractors.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assists in planning, organizing and carrying out project management activities to ensure that assigned projects are executed in a smooth and effective manner to achieve and exceed the cost, quality, timelines and customer satisfaction objectives;
• Assists to ensure that safety procedures are incorporated in all project management activities and takes initiatives to promote a safety working culture;
• Understands contract documentation in conjunction with B.Q. and material specifications;
• Assists in planning for site mobilization and work sequential execution;
• Assists in preparing works schedules and master programs;
• Assists in monitoring project cost budgets and ensuring that desired profit margins are achieved through cost containment, material wastage control, etc;
• Assists in ensuring project performance through close supervision, site checks, close monitoring of site progress and swift resolution of any quality and work schedule issues;
• Assists in ensuring that shop drawings are completed and submissions to the authorities are carried out in a timely manner with Drafting Department;
• Assists in conducting daily meetings with project team members and ensuring that latest changes are communicated to all project staff;
• Attends project kick-off meetings, ongoing meetings and project closure meetings with clients, consultants and other parties;
• Assists in conducting Mass Tool Box meeting with Safety personnel;
• Assists in tracking project performance closely to ensure that projects perform according to agreed schedule, quality and costs;
• Assists in ensuring effective compliance of contractual terms and the full and final settlement of project accounts;
• Assists in updating project development performance in monthly management meetings;
• Assists in ensuring that risk management is taken into account in all project management activities;
• Liaises with suppliers and sub-contractors on contractual matters;
• Assists in responding to consultants’ and requests from others in a pro‑active and timely manner;
• Assists in the supervision and motivation of project team members and in promoting teamwork;
• Assists in the deployment of resources and maintenance of duty rosters;
• Liaises with relevant stakeholders effectively to execute the projects in a seamless manner and mitigates any issues that arise;
• Assists in ensuring the execution of projects in accordance with established procedures;
• Assists in ensuring that progress and other reports are prepared in a timely manner as required;
• Assists in project documentation including email communication;
• Assists in verifying sub-contractor claims and material orders with Quantity Surveyors;
• Any other duties as may be assigned.