General Manager

Mencast Offshore & Marine Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading offshore and marine operations company in Singapore seeks an experienced Operations Manager to oversee the planning and operations of production plants and yards. Responsibilities include managing project delivery, ensuring regulatory compliance, and optimizing workforce productivity. Ideal candidates should have 10-15 years of experience in fabrication operations, strong leadership skills, and excellent project management capabilities. This role is critical for achieving the company’s growth plans and maintaining high standards of quality assurance.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of operation experience in fabrication plants, yard, and waterfront facilities.
• Ability to engage and mentor across diverse nationalities.
• Excellent skills in project management and client interaction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning and operations of production plant and workshop.
• Manage project construction and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Coordinate with various departments and clients for project execution.

Skills

Project management

Quality assurance

Client relationship management

Operational management

Cross-cultural team leadership

Education

Degree from an accredited institution

Job description

Position objective and summary

• Overall responsible for the planning and operations of production plant, workshop, yards and facilities, including oversight on day to day activities.
• Develop the operation, production and yard team to support the company’s growth plan.
• Ensure compliance to all regulatory requirements, including manpower, work permits, HSE, etc.
• Manage, including planning, preparation, execution of projects delivery to meet all customer requirements, product assurance and quality.

Main tasks / activities / responsibilities

• Accountable for integrated fabrication yard operations and the associated financial and commercial management of the yard. Planning and coordination of fabrication yard business activities.
• Coordinate and liaise internally with various departments to ensure project completions and externally with clients for project deliveries.
• Manage and lead project construction management, such as sub-contracting, initiation, auditing and execution control.
• Ensure the complete delivery of projects, end-to-end, from presales engineering support, production, manpower and equipments allocation to the final delivery of projects with assured quality
• Monitor market activity for the operations of yard, production workshop and water front facilities
• Work with business leaders and senior sales managers to achieve production optimization for project flows
• Maintain effective client management interface to meet project turnaround and completion

Key performance measures (KPIs by which the person holding the job should be evaluated)

• OPERATIONS: Manpower and equipments productivity, project planning, yard and water front operations
• PROJECT DELIVERY: Resource allocation, customer timeline, project specs and quality requirements
• CLIENT MANAGEMENT: Claims payment, effective client relationships

Job requirements (education, linguistic ability, professional experience, leadership qualities, soft skills etc.)

• Degree from an accredited institution preferred but not essential
• A minimum of 10-15 years operation experience in fabrication plant, yard and water front facilities
• Be able to demonstrate highest delivery standards in management of quality assurance and HSE
• Wide exposure in the offshore, marine and oil & gas sector with in-depth understanding of the operation mechanics to achieve timely delivery of projects
• Able to manage, engage and mentor across nationalities, including overseas workers and local staff
• Good interaction skills with senior management, with ability to articulate and defend recommendations made
• Excellent project management skills
• Self-starter. Business maturity. Ability to work independently
• Solid team player and strong leadership skill