MANAGING DIRECTOR

RMR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

RMR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED in Singapore seeks an Executive Leader to establish strategic direction and oversee operations across construction, finance, HR, procurement, and safety. You will drive growth, ensure governance, and coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, and regulators.

Responsibilities include leading project delivery, risk management, ISO quality adherence, stakeholder negotiations, and corporate development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in executive leadership overseeing construction, finance, HR, procurement, and safety
• Track record of driving growth and operational excellence
• Strong governance, stakeholder management, and compliance with local regulations

Responsibilities

• Set the company’s strategic direction, business goals, and long-term growth plans.
• Lead the company’s overall operations including construction, finance, HR, procurement, and safety.
• Drive organisational development, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee all stages of construction projects: planning, tendering, design review, execution, monitoring, and handover.
• Review project schedules, drawings, work methods, and progress reports.
• Ensure projects meet required quality standards, budgets, and deadlines.
• Resolve high-level technical issues and provide guidance to project managers and engineers.
• Ensure site operations comply with HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) standards.
• Identify new markets, expansion opportunities, and upcoming tenders.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and government agencies.
• Lead negotiations for major contracts, project bids, and partnership agreements.
• Represent the company in external meetings, events, and corporate presentations.
• Lead recruitment, training, and development of engineers, supervisors, admin staff, and project teams.
• Set performance targets, KPIs, and evaluation standards.
• Build a positive, productive, and safety-focused company culture.
• Resolve escalated employee or operational issues.
• Assess and mitigate risks related to construction projects, finances, manpower, and safety.
• Implement quality assurance procedures and ensure adherence to ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 45001).
• Conduct internal audits and ensure corrective measures are taken promptly.
• Coordinate with architects, structural engineers, M&E consultants, quantity surveyors, and subcontractors.
• Review contract terms, variations, claims, and design changes.
• Ensure smooth communication between office teams and site teams.
• Uphold strong governance practices, transparency, and ethical business conduct.
• Ensure accurate reporting to directors, shareholders, and regulatory authorities.
• Protect the company’s interests in legal, contract, and financial matters.
• Lead expansion into new sectors: M&E, civil works, interior, maintenance, or overseas markets.
• Evaluate new technologies such as BIM, digital construction tools, and automation.
• Oversee branding, marketing, and corporate development activities.

Job description

1. Executive Leadership & Vision

• Set the company’s strategic direction, business goals, and long-term growth plans.
• Lead the company’s overall operations including construction, finance, HR, procurement, and safety.
• Drive organisational development, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

2. Project Management & Delivery

• Oversee all stages of construction projects: planning, tendering, design review, execution, monitoring, and handover.
• Review project schedules, drawings, work methods, and progress reports.
• Ensure projects meet required quality standards, budgets, and deadlines.
• Resolve high-level technical issues and provide guidance to project managers and engineers.
• Ensure site operations comply with HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) standards.

3. Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with local laws, building codes (BCA), MOM regulations, Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) requirements.
• Approve all statutory submissions, permits, and documentation.
• Conduct periodic review meetings with safety officers and site teams.

4. Financial & Operational Control

• Prepare and approve annual budgets, financial forecasts, and business plans.
• Oversee cash flow management, cost control, procurement, and vendor payments.
• Review financial statements, project profitability reports, and investment plans.
• Approve major purchases, subcontractor contracts, and capital expenditures.

5. Business Development & Client Relations

• Identify new markets, expansion opportunities, and upcoming tenders.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and government agencies.
• Lead negotiations for major contracts, project bids, and partnership agreements.
• Represent the company in external meetings, events, and corporate presentations.

6. Human Resource Leadership

• Lead recruitment, training, and development of engineers, supervisors, admin staff, and project teams.
• Set performance targets, KPIs, and evaluation standards.
• Build a positive, productive, and safety-focused company culture.
• Resolve escalated employee or operational issues.

7. Operational Risk & Quality Management

• Assess and mitigate risks related to construction projects, finances, manpower, and safety.
• Implement quality assurance procedures and ensure adherence to ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 45001).
• Conduct internal audits and ensure corrective measures are taken promptly.

8. Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with architects, structural engineers, M&E consultants, quantity surveyors, and subcontractors.
• Review contract terms, variations, claims, and design changes.
• Ensure smooth communication between office teams and site teams.

9. Corporate Governance

• Uphold strong governance practices, transparency, and ethical business conduct.
• Ensure accurate reporting to directors, shareholders, and regulatory authorities.
• Protect the company’s interests in legal, contract, and financial matters.

10. Strategic Growth Initiatives

• Lead expansion into new sectors: M&E, civil works, interior, maintenance, or overseas markets.
• Evaluate new technologies such as BIM, digital construction tools, and automation.
• Oversee branding, marketing, and corporate development activities.