Assistant Project Manager (Maincon/ 5.25 days/ Project site)

JDA WMS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JDA WMS PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking a skilled professional to lead Quality Assurance, Health & Safety support, and related project controls across our construction initiatives.

You will coordinate design reviews, manage tender submissions, and ensure compliance with safety and QA requirements while liaising with clients and subcontractors. The role emphasizes collaboration with Operations, Finance, and Business Development, attends client meetings, signs off on design drawings and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project & Facilities Management or related discipline.
• QS or Architecture background acceptable.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in construction/building sector.
• Experience with an A1 main contractor is a plus.
• Team player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance / Health & Safety support across projects.
• Coordinate design reviews, tenders, and client meetings.
• Sign off design drawings for tenders and project cost reports.
• Review and manage variation notices and procurement actions.
• Ensure timely project cost reporting and client progress claims.

Skills

Team player

Positive attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project & Facilities Management or a related discipline from a recognised university

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality Assurance / Health & Safety Support

Manage project resources to support QA / H&S by:

• Ensuring compliance with QA / H&S requirements
• Recommending penalties for subcontractor non-compliance with QA / H&S requirements
• Following up on site quality inspection comments from external consultants

Operations Support

Manage project resources to support Operations by:

• Incorporating constructability inputs from Operations into design drawings
• Ensuring timely receipt of design drawings for subcontractor tenders
• Attending monthly site meetings
• Ensuring site managers / engineers attend their monthly design meetings

Finance Support

Manage project resources to support Finance by:

• Ensuring prompt payment of client progress claims
• Justifying project provisions and deviations in cost reports

Business Development Support

• Manage project resources to support Business Development by:
• Formulating technical responses to tenders
• Attending client tender interviews (if required)

Meetings

• Conduct client design kick-off meetings and monitor follow-on meetings
• Conduct internal design meetings and monitor follow-on meetings
• Prepare for and attend pre-construction meetings with Business Development and Operations
• Co-chair internal design review meetings with Project Management
• Conduct monthly client project-update meetings
• Provide project updates to the Deputy Director (Projects) or assigned Senior Project Manager as required

Project Authority

• Sign off design drawings for subcontractor tenders
• Sign off project cost reports
• Recommend client progress claims
• Recommend works orders to subcontractors
• Review and recommend variation advices to clients
• Recommend variation orders from subcontractors
• Recommend the dating and issuance of (joint) subcontractor warranty documents
• Approve site / keys handover to clients
• Recommend formal notifications to clients
• Recommend post-DLP maintenance / rectification expenditures
• Recommend provision figures to management for potential project costs / claims

Project Responsibilities

• Review design drawings for value engineering and constructability
• Coordinate and verify subcontractor proposals during the award stage
• Ensure cost reports are submitted on time
• Negotiate subcontractor deductions for non-compliance and breaches
• Oversee the following for assigned projects:
• Compliance with key legal obligations
• Flow-through of client contract obligations to subcontractors
• Project schedule and site progress
• Project cost and budget adherence
• Project cashflow and client progress claims
• Formal project certifications, including handover certificates
• Defect rectification progress, particularly during handover / final statement of claim
• Legal claims from clients or subcontractors
• Relationships with clients and relevant authority officers

Other Responsibilities

• Manage filing and archiving of project documentation
• Submit project progress reports for Management Review
• Recommend improvements to Project Management procedures, processes and documentation

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project & Facilities Management or a related discipline from a recognised university
• QS or Architecture background is also acceptable
• At least 5 years of experience in the construction / building sector
• Experience with an A1 main contractor is a plus
• Team player with a positive attitude