Manager/Senior Manager, Special Projects (5-year contract)

National University Polyclinics; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Singapore is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager for Special Projects. The successful candidate will oversee the planning and coordination of hospital infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Responsibilities include leading technical coordination meetings, guiding users in design planning, and managing project requirements. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in a related field and have at least 8 years of relevant experience, with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of relevant work experience, preferably with Project Management experience.
• Candidates with healthcare background highly preferred.
• Strong leadership qualities and strategic planning capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and track to ensure project requirements are gathered timely.
• Guide users in design and planning of the hospital.
• Coordinate and manage to ensure users’ requirements are captured.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Education

Degree in related field (Architectural, Civil Engineering, etc.)

Job description

Manager/Senior Manager, Special Projects (5-year contract)

Job ID: 9307

Job Function: Administration

Institution: National University Health System

Summary:

Participate in development team in planning and coordinating with respective Stakeholders, working closely with consultants to ensure that the Hospital/entity’s operational requirements and efficiencies, and are in line with the Group’s overall strategic direction.

The candidate shall lead in technical coordination meetings, stakeholder review sessions as well as project alignment processes to streamline and implement processes and protocols for the timely delivery of the hospital infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and track, ensure project requirements are gathered in timely manner including liaison/coordination with multiple stakeholders (consultants, employer’s agent, users, contractors, etc.) so to meet the overall project timeline.
• Take ownership to guide users in design and planning of hospital and facilitating useful and productive discussions during design, construction and post construction stage. This includes cross coordination with aspects such as medical equipment and facilities maintenance.
• Lead, coordinate, manage to ensure users’ requirements are duly captured and resolved, obtaining approvals from users during various design stages including sign offs for milestone documents and reports, and ensuring that records of discussions are correctly and accurately captured.
• Support and involve in budgetary planning and control discussions, to ensure that proposed designs keep within time and approved budget.
• To work closely with project team members on the followings:
• Administrate the project in a structured and compliant manner.
• Ensure that the processes are aligned with prevailing cluster and institution policies, and documentation are robust and comprehensive.
• Coordinate and sharing of information.
• Keep abreast of healthcare planning topics and issues, to support the hospital development in the desired direction.
• Secretariat roles and responsibilities.
• Any other duties assigned for the hospital development.

Requirements:

• A degree in Architectural, Medical Planners, Civil & Structural/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Building Science or Quantity Surveying/ Construction Management or related to the building industry.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience, preferably with Project Management experience.
• Candidates with healthcare background highly preferred.
• Strong leadership qualities and strategic planning capabilities. (for Manager level & above)
• Good analytical skills and project management skills.
• Team player with good interpersonal, communication skills to collaborate and manage with various Stakeholders.
• Good time management on tasks allocated, resourceful, self-motivated, driven with the ability to multi-tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.