Operation Manager

UM CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UM CONSULTING PTE. LTD. is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to drive end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives in Singapore. You will plan, monitor, and close projects, leading cross-functional teams of 5–25 people in an Agile environment.

You will develop comprehensive plans, manage risks and dependencies, and report to senior management. The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and the ability to deliver value through disciplined governance.

Qualifications

• Proven track record planning, executing, controlling and closing projects.
• Experience managing full lifecycle of projects with teams 5–25 people.
• Experience with AGILE methodology for medium to large projects.
• Strong ability to create and maintain project/programme plans including risks, actions, issues and dependencies.
• Efficient in resource planning and task assignment.
• Knowledge of benefits mapping, risk management and resource planning.
• Proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
• Excellent written and oral communication for reports and presentations.
• Diplomatic influence across all levels of business.
• Ability to build lasting stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to mediate disagreements and negotiate resolutions.
• Experience in programme and project level financial management.
• Experience delivering benefits realisation for projects and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful implementation of the business strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables.
• Monitor programme reporting and assist team in reporting to senior management and stakeholders.
• Establish frameworks and standards for programme and project management; manage financial and KPI information.
• Provide capacity planning and resource tracking across the programme.
• Track financial reporting to ensure alignment with budgets.
• Maintain dependency log and manage cross-programme dependencies.
• Coordinate project closure and log lessons learned.
• Build team cohesion and motivate for quality output.
• Define and embed project control and governance.
• Provide project planning, milestone, scope, and resource forecasting.
• Oversee financial management; change management across the portfolio.
• Prepare regular status reporting for engagement leadership.

Skills

Project planning

Agile

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team leadership

Financial management

Benefits realisation

Dependency mapping

Negotiation

Dispute resolution

MS Project

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Tools

MS Project

Office Suite

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure the successful implementation of the business strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables
• Monitor programme reporting and assist the team in reporting to senior management and stakeholders
• Establish frameworks and standards for programme and project management manage and compile programme related financial and KPI information oversee project costs and ensure finances are well managed
• Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking service across the programme
• Planned track financial reporting whilst ensuring that the programme and projects adhere to the agreed budget
• Ensure cross-programme dependencies are managed and the dependency log is accurately maintained
• Coordinate project closure to distil good practice and ensure lessons learned are logged
• Build cohesion within the team and motivate team to produce quality work
• Define and embed project control and governance
• Provide Project planning, milestone management, scope management, resource forecasting
• Financial Management; change management across the project portfolio
• Prepare regular status reporting for the engagement leadership

Requirements

• Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling and closing projects
• Experience of managing the complete lifecycle of a project with teams of 5 to 25 people
• Experience of project management using AGILE methodology (or equivalent) for medium to large sized projects
• Strong skills in creating and maintaining project and programme plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies
• Highly efficient in resource planning and tasks assignment
• Knowledge of benefits and dependency mapping, risk management and resource planning
• Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS project
• Excellent written/oral communication skills for reports and presentations.
• Diplomatic ability to influence others at all levels of the business
• Strong and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to competently mediate disagreements and negotiate agreeable resolutionsExperience of Programme and project level financial management
• Experience of defining and delivering benefits realisation for projects and programme