Construction Director

VITA PMC SG PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in life sciences and R&D real estate is seeking an experienced Construction Director to oversee project delivery and lead a multi-national team. The role requires strong leadership, project management skills, and a deep understanding of GMP projects. Candidates should have a recognized degree and extensive experience in the life sciences sector.

Qualifications

• Min. 15 years’ experience in leading large-scale GMP projects.
• Experience in multi-cultural, international environments.
• Ability to manage multi-discipline teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the construction team and ensure successful project delivery.
• Accountable for Safety, Quality, Time, and Cost perspectives.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Building, Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture

Job description

Vita Singapore is currently searching for an experienced Construction Director to join the Project Management & Construction team responsible for the build and delivery of a range of projects.

Vita Partners is the Asia-Pacific’s largest pan-regional pure-play life science, innovation and R&D real estate platform. The platform focuses on investing, acquiring, developing, constructing, managing, and operating real estate projects in fast-growing life sciences, innovation and R&D real estate markets in Asia-Pacific. The company operates within two main segments – a high-barrier-to-entry life sciences project construction management business and a specialized investment management business. Since the 2000s, the project construction management business has worked on over 200 projects in Asia-Pacific for more than 100 blue-chip life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, with many repeat clients.

You will be the overall leader of the construction team, and take accountability for successful delivery of the project from a Safety, Quality, Time and Cost perspective.

To be successful you will need:

• Strong leadership skills and proven experience leading large multi-national and multi-cultural project teams.
• Proven experience in the delivery of Life Sciences, and pharmaceutical construction projects.
• Bring a high regard for Environmental Health, Safety & Quality culture and practice.
• Exceptional planning, organising and analytical skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively on tight deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and collaborative skills to prepare reports, negotiate, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

Education & Experience:

• Recognized Degree in Building, Construction Management, Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical), Architecture or related disciplines
• Min. 15 years’ experience in leading and delivering successful large-scale Greenfield/Brownfield GMP projects for tier-1 life sciences clients across entire project lifecycle
• Ability to manage multi-discipline design and construction teams
• Ability to promote an open and informal communication environment that aims at growing mutual trust and teamwork
• Experience of working in a multi-culture, international environment