PLANNING AND COST CONTROL MANAGER

Samsung C&T; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung C&T in Singapore is seeking a Senior Civil/Infrastructure Project Planner to develop master schedules, forecast costs, and ensure delivery within budget and quality specs. You will lead baseline schedules with cost loading and resource loading, review cost-saving items, monitor progress, and prepare monthly reports for headquarters.

Candidates should have a PE Board recognised degree in Civil Engineering and 12+ years of mega-project experience, with strong stakeholder communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree recognised by PE Board in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 12 years of civil & infrastructure engineering experience in mega projects.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders including HQ and government agencies.
• Willing to work 6 days a week with long hours when required to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop the master project plan according to contract agreement.
• Monitor and update project cost predictions based on site progress.
• Review cost saving items for execution of the project.
• Manage Work Front procedures and plans; review statistics for business improvement.
• Lead process innovation and initiatives.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Prepare monthly reports for headquarter.
• Evaluate labour cost, man hours and manpower against budget.
• Plan and prepare baseline schedule with cost and resource loading, progress update and cash flow.
• Ensure project completion within budget, timeline, and quality specs.
• Produce and maintain accurate project schedules and understand resource loading.
• Manage vendor purchases, client cost proposals and invoices.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Independent worker

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder communication

Education

PE Board recognised Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Develop the master project plan according to contract agreement
• Monitoring and updating project cost (material, labor, subcontractor, equipment/plant, indirect cost) prediction based on the site progress
• Review and study for cost saving items for the execution of project
• Manage the compilation and ongoing Work Front procedures and plans specific to the needs of the business, and review, monitor, analyse, and report work front statistics, objectives, and targets for business improvement
• Lead the process innovation and initiatives
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Prepare various monthly reports for headquarter
• Evaluate labour cost, man hours and manpower requirements against budget constraint
• Plan and prepare baseline schedule which includes cost loading, resource loading, progress update and cash flow
• Ensuring that the project is completed within the specified budget, timeline and comply with contract quality specifications and relevant regulatory requirements
• Produce and maintain accurate project schedules and understand schedule resources loading
• Manage complete financial cycle such as vendor purchase orders, client, cost proposals and invoices

Requirements:

• PE Board recognised Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 12 years of Civil & Infrastructure engineering experience in construction industry and in similar scale and complexity of mega civil / construction projects in main contractor capacity
• Strong analytical, research, writing, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently as well as a team effectively
• Knowledgeable in Primavera P6 will be added advantage skill/qualities.
• Ability to communicate with all stakeholders including with headquarters and government agencies.
• Good construction project flow knowledge
• 6 days work week with long working hours and ability to work on weekends and public holidays when required to meet tight project deadlines