Manager/Senior Manager (NS Gallery Development) - NS Sq Atrium Project Management

DEFENCE COLLECTIVE SINGAPORE LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DEFENCE COLLECTIVE SINGAPORE LTD. in Singapore seeks a hands-on project manager to lead the NSG development team's delivery oversight for the Large Platforms Display at the NS Square Atrium, acting for MINDEF to meet timelines, budget, and objectives.

You will coordinate four workstreams—rigging, transportation, design/build, and light and sound show—with MINDEF/SAF, Home Team, Defence Collective Singapore (DCS), NS Square Project Office (NSPO) and external partners, ensuring a coherent visitor

Responsibilities

• Overall Project Management of Atrium Development.
• Lead MINDEF's development and implementation of an integrated project management approach for the Atrium development, establishing processes to manage project timelines, budgets, scope and identify risks and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Work as secretariat for key operations and plans meetings between NSG, NSPO, DCS and other vendors, including raising agenda, tracking outstanding issues, minutes and post‑meeting follow-ups and stakeholder coordination.
• Coordinate for the light and sound show infrastructure and hardware requirements, including maintenance and operations elements and coordinating with DCS on inspection and fault rectification to ensure show systems remain reliable.
• Workstream Lead for Rigging and Transportation of Platforms: guide planning and on‑site management with SAF/Home Team and vendors, ensuring assets are refurbished on schedule and fit for showcase.
• Workstream Lead for Build Phase of Large Platforms Display: guide EVM teams and vendors to deliver the build with safe site conditions and UX elements for wayfinding, crowd management and security.
• Planner for Large Platform Display's Steady State Operations: develop plans for ongoing operations and maintenance.

Job description

THIS IS A 2 YEAR RENEWABLE CONTRACT ROLE

The jobholder will be directly responsible for the NSG development team's overall project management and delivery oversight of the Large Platforms Display at the NS Square Atrium, acting on behalf of MINDEF as the contracting authority to ensure that the Display is delivered in accordance with MINDEF's intended outcomes, requirements, timelines and approved budget. In particular, the jobholder will track timelines and budgets across four key workstreams - rigging, transportation of platforms, design and build, and light and sound show, and serve as the NSG development team's central point of contact coordinating with key Atrium stakeholders from MINDEF/SAF, Home Team, Defence Collective Singapore (DCS), NS Square Project Office (NSPO), external parties and vendors.

The jobholder will also: (a) serve as the NSG development team's workstream lead for the rigging and transportation of platforms, as well as the build phase of the Large Platforms Display, taking direct ownership of driving progress and resolving issues in these areas in line with MINDEF's objectives; (b) support the workstream lead for the light and show to coordinate the infrastructure and hardware requirements for the show and ensure a coherent visitor experience for the atrium as well as with the NS Gallery; (c) oversee planning for the Large Platform Display's steady state operations, including the development of protocols for the long-term maintenance and operations of the Large Platforms Display, and the management and movement of modular elements of the Atrium for special events.

This role requires a hands-on and forward-looking approach to manage timelines, anticipating and resolving issues, and keep stakeholders aligned and accountable. The jobholder must be able to create structure and processes where these are not yet established with no direct precedent, translate project objectives into actionable plans, and maintain stakeholder alignment and accountability through implementation across various stakeholders.

Strong stakeholder management skills are therefore essential, given the need to work closely with the SAF and Home Team stakeholders and navigate multiple agencies and external partners simultaneously. The ideal candidate is someone who is organised, proactive, and comfortable exercising ownership over complex, multi-party workstreams, adapting plans as requirements evolve, anticipating and escalating issues early and timely to safeguard project outcomes.

Job Description

Overall Project Management of Atrium Development.

Lead MINDEF's development and implementation of an integrated project management approach for the Atrium development, establishing processes to manage project timelines, budgets, scope and identify risks and dependencies across multiple workstreams. Work closely with workstream leads to monitor progress and expenditure, and identify potential schedule or budget pressures early.

Serve as the secretariat for key operations and plans meetings between NSG, NSPO, DCS and other vendors, including raising agenda, tracking outstanding issues, minutes and post-meeting follow-ups and stakeholder coordination.

Support workstream lead for the light and sound show by coordinating the infrastructure and hardware requirements for the show. This would include the maintenance and operations elements of the show, working with DCS on the procedure for inspection and fault rectification to ensure that the show systems remain reliable and operational.

Workstream Lead for Rigging and Transportation of Platforms

Make key operational decisions, in consultation with the SAF, the Home Team, to guide the DCS Exhibition and Volunteers Management (EVM) team, and vendors (e.g. NSPO vendors, ST engineering, exhibition design firm) in the complex pre-installation planning, movement, and on-site management of the installation of the SAF and Home Team's large platforms. This includes working closely with the SAF and Home Team departments to discuss the technicalities and ensure that the assets are refurbished on schedule and fit for showcase.

In particular, coordinate with the DCS EVM team, vendors and various stakeholders on the construction of the structure of the submarine walkthrough display, providing professional know-how to weigh in on the technicalities, ensuring that the components are designed, fabricated and delivered on time and safely.

Workstream Lead for Build Phase of Large Platforms Display

Guide the DCS EVM team and vendors to deliver on the build aspect of individual platform experience at the Atrium. This would include making key operational decisions and recommendations to realise: (a) the Large Platforms Display in a practical and safe manner, with consideration for the actual site conditions; and (b) implement user experience elements for wayfinding, crowd management and security.

Planner for Large Platform Display's Steady State Operations

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