Construction Manager

Kajima Overseas Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kajima Overseas Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Construction Manager to support the Project Manager and Project Director in coordinating construction works with general contractors and subcontractors on a daily basis.

The role involves on-site supervision and coordinating project details from the office. The ideal candidate has a recognized Civil/Structural Engineering degree and at least seven years in building construction management with main contractor experience, plus safety

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering.
• 7+ years of Building Projects Construction Management with main contractor experience.
• Certificate in Construction Safety Course for Project Managers.
• Strong leadership, time management, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organised and meticulous with a positive work attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support construction phase activities including preparation of docs for approvals.
• Identify construction requirements based on project size, scope and timeline.
• Apply policies to manage construction sites and associated risks; assess progress and QA/QC.
• Verify handover documents and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Analytical

Communication

Presentation

Interpersonal

Team leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Multi-cultural teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Job description

Construction Manager supports the Project Manager and Project Director to coordinate and manage the implementation of construction work with general contractors and subcontractors on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.

He/She validates the construction, installation, and assembly of components, equipment, and systems, as well as the completion of activities. He/She also assesses compliance with the relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.

Construction Manager is mostly on the construction site overseeing daily operations and spends time in an office setting managing project details.

Responsibilities

Manage construction phase

• Support the preparation of construction contractual documents for approvals and submissions.
• Identify construction requirements based on project size, scope and timeline.
• Apply established policies and procedures to manage construction sites and associated risks.
• Assess construction progress reports based on contractual terms to manage time, cost and quality.
• Verify action items and follow-ups from project meetings.
• Assess quality assurance and control standards against stakeholders’ expectations.
• Assess regular inspections to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and legislative requirements, processes and procedures.
• Assess subcontractors’ work activities against performance expectations.

Manage project completion and closure

• Verify the overall list of errors, defects and variations based on construction plans and drawing designs.
• Verify the completion of the overall list of errors, defects and variations.
• Assess the effectiveness of established guidelines and procedures for commissioning and testing of components, equipment and systems.
• Verify technical documents for project handover and closure.
• Prepare project handover and closure documents for approval and submission in compliance with the relevant regulatory, legislative and maintenance requirements.
• Assess the defects identified during the defects liability period for appropriate follow-ups.

Drive safety and sustainability

• Ensure compliance with Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policies and practices.
• Assess inspections to ensure compliance with organisational health and safety policies, processes and procedures.
• Assess records of accidents and incidents against WSH policies and practices.
• Apply organisational environmental sustainability and green building standards and guidelines.
• Conduct research on the latest developments in the built environment trends and technologies.
• Assess the viability of proposed continuous improvement initiatives to improve time, cost and quality management.
• Implement risk management plans and risk controls in alignment with organisation’s risk management framework.

Requirements

• Recognized Degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of practical working experience with 5 years in Building Projects Construction Management with the Main contractor.
• Certificate in Construction Safety Course for Project Managers.
• Excellent leadership, time management, analytical, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Able to implement Construction Project Management good practices.
• Organised, meticulous with a positive work attitude.
• Good team player with strong leadership skills.
• Skilled in managing and motivating diverse, multi-functional, multi-cultural project teams.
• Possess excellent interpersonal & communication skills.