Construction Manager

field engineering pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

field engineering pte. ltd. is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer to oversee construction and commissioning of water treatment plant projects in Singapore. You will coordinate between design teams and contractors, manage schedules, costs and QA, and supervise safety and quality on site.

The role requires extensive field experience, strong leadership, and the ability to manage complex contracts across large-scale infrastructure works.

Qualifications

• Possess a relevant Engineering Degree or equivalent certificate.
• At least 15 years of construction experience, with at least 10 years in managing large water/wastewater plant contracts.
• Demonstrated communication and supervisory abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist Lead Resident Engineer in overseeing construction and commissioning, including processing contractor claims.
• Oversee and coordinate work between Design Team and Contractors to ensure scheduling, cost control and QA compliance.
• Review and update contractor schedules, status and cost for all contracts.
• Manage quality assurance, safety requirements, and Consultant’s site supervision team.

Skills

Strong communication

Supervisory skills

Team coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Lead Resident Engineer to oversee the construction and commissioning of the works, including processing claims from the Contractor such as progress payments, variations, and requests for extension of time.
• Oversee and coordinate the work between the Design Team and Contractors, for ensuring consistency in scheduling, cost controls, documents controls and implementation of quality assurance programmes, and ensuring compliance with contract specifications.
• Review and update of the Contractor’s schedules showing the status of all projects as well as cost status for all contracts.
• Managing the quality assurance and safety requirements, and also the Consultant’s site supervision team.

Requirements:

• Possess a relevant Engineering Degree or equivalent certificate.
• At least 15 years of construction experience, of which at least ten (10) years shall be in managing the construction of large used water/water treatment plant projects construction contracts of similar size and complexity.
• Good communication and supervisory skills.