Deputy Construction Manager

Lynxasia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynxasia is seeking an experienced construction planning and project management professional to drive the program from planning through execution in Singapore. The role requires coordinating with supervisors, guiding subordinates, and ensuring on-time progress against the project management program.

You will lead subcontractor and supplier negotiations, monitor performance, manage costs, and enforce HSE and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or related field with PE/recognition.
• Minimum 10 years in engineering; 5 years leading construction teams.
• Experience with contract management and client liaison.

Responsibilities

• Provide inputs to supervisor on construction program creation.
• Create and cascade construction plans; monitor progress and adjust.
• Oversee supplier/sub-contractor negotiations and scope decisions.
• Review invoices and vendor payments with commercial team.
• Ensure HSE compliance and audit readiness across projects.
• Maintain documentation and progress reports for traceability.
• Lead and develop subordinates; manage relationships with clients and suppliers.

Skills

Construction planning

Monitoring progress

Sub-contractor management

Commercial management

HSE compliance

Quality control

People leadership

Record keeping

Education

Civil Engineering degree

PE/Recognized professional qualification

Job description

Role & Responsibilities:

Construction planning & monitoring

• Provide inputs to supervisor and/or Planning Manager with respect to creation of the project management program


• Create overall construction plan based on the project management program shared by supervisor


• Guide subordinates in cascading the construction plan down to subsequent levels; Provide inputs on work sequence, equipment/manpower resource management, subcontracting needs, etc.; Review and approve section-level construction plans suggested by subordinates


• Analyse progress reports against section-level construction plans as shared by subordinates


• Create progress report against overall construction plan and share the same with supervisor on a periodic basis


• Take necessary action to correct anytime/cost overruns and escalated to supervisor for any support required

Sub-contractor and supplier management

• Review and approve draft purchase orders prepared by subordinates; Guide subordinates in conducting negotiations with suppliers


• Monitor supplier performance on anon-going basis and take corrective action as and when required


• Guide subordinates in deciding on scope of work to be sub-contracted, outlining the scope and terms & conditions of work for sub-contractors


• Support subordinates in conducting tender interviews and commercial negotiations for high-value/critical sub-contracts


• Monitor progress of sub-contracted work on an ongoing basis; guide subordinate in taking corrective action in case of issues

Commercial management

• Review and approve high-value invoices and delivery dockets from suppliers/sub-contractors


• Coordinate with the commercial team to push through pending/delayed vendor payments


• Review construction costs on a periodic basis; Raise red flags, if any, to supervisor and Commercial department; provide inputs on corrective action


• Guide subordinates in recovering cost over-runs from clients/sub-contractors, as applicable, on a timely basis

Health, safety & environment (HSE) management

• Understand health, safety and environment(HSE) related guidelines internal to the company as well as statutory regulations in the country of operations


• Guide subordinates on training the team on HSE on an on-going basis; seek support from internal/external experts as and when required


• Monitor adherence to HSE guidelines on a regular basis


• Provide information or other support requested by the concerned teams during internal/external HSE audits

Quality management

• Oversee adherence to quality management system with respect to materials, equipment, etc. received from suppliers


• Monitor construction quality on anon-going basis; Take corrective action to address the same; Escalate major quality concerns to supervisor


• Train subordinates and team members on quality concepts; seek support from internal/external experts as and when required

Relationship management

• Report progress against construction plan to clients as per project guidelines; develop strong working relationships with key client representatives


• Build, maintain and leverage strong relationships with key individuals in major supplier/sub-contractor organisations to ensure smooth on-the-ground operations


• Interface with representatives of other contractors as required to ensure mutual cooperation and a beneficial working relationship


• Guide subordinates on responding to public complaints on inconvenience; Take corrective measures to address the same

People management

• Set objective goals, evaluate performance of subordinates and provide them regular feedback


• Identify performance gaps in subordinates and provide necessary support to close such gaps


• Recognize and encourage high performing subordinates


• Train and mentor subordinates on technical as well as behavioral aspects of their respective roles


• Provide opportunities to the team to develop their capabilities


• Resolve issues faced by subordinates


• Demonstrate leadership to subordinates on an on-going basis

Record keeping duties

• Maintain and monitor accurate technical documentation, progress reports and up-to-date records of logs to ensure traceability of decisions and modifications


• Ensure all physical and electronic records are filed, stored and organised systematically for easy retrieval


• Regularly update databases, spreadsheets and other record management systems


• Safeguard confidentiality and data protection in line with company policies and statutory / legal requirements


• Assist and contribute to preparing reports, summaries and audits based on recorded data


• Monitor record retention schedules and arrange for secure disposal / archiving of outdated records
  

Requirements:

• Degree in Civil Engineering from recognized by the PE Board or Degree in related fields


• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience and at least 5 years of experience in managing construction teams for projects of similar scale and complexity

Work Location: Novena
Working Days: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-12pm
This is a contract role until 2031, with possibility of extension

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.