Project Manager

Temasek Polytechnic (TP); Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore seeks an experienced Project Manager for the Enterprise Student Systems Department. You will lead end-to-end projects, develop business cases and budgets, and ensure governance and reporting across the project lifecycle.

You will coordinate across business users, technology teams, vendors and procurement, while supporting roadmap planning and system enhancements. A minimum of five years in technology PM/PMO is expected, with PMI/PRINCE2 or Agile certs valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of technology project management experience.
• Relevant qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with enterprise systems, digital platforms and system integration.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint and Visio (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Enterprise Student Systems projects from initiation to closure.
• Develop business cases, delivery plans, budgets and resource plans aligned to outcomes.
• Establish and maintain project governance, templates, stage gates and reporting.
• Maintain plans, risk/issue registers and management reports.
• Act as primary coordinator across business users, technology teams and vendors.
• Support roadmap planning and continuous improvement of systems and digital products.
• Manage vendor relationships and procurement activities; participate in evaluations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Budgeting

PMO operations

Agile (certifications)

Education

PMP

PRINCE2

CITPM

COMIT

Certified ScrumMaster

Product Owner

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

[What the role is]

Project Manager with the Enterprise Student Systems Department.

[What you will be working on]

Project Management and Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Enterprise Student Systems projects from initiation and planning through implementation, transition and closure.
• Develop business cases, project proposals, delivery plans, budgets and resource plans that align with business needs and expected outcomes.

Governance and Project Management Office Operations

• Establish and maintain proportionate project governance, controls, standards, templates, stage gates and reporting practices.
• Maintain project plans, dashboards, decision logs, risk and issue registers, change records, action trackers and management reports.

Stakeholder Management and Secretariat Support

• Act as the primary coordination point across business users, technology teams, vendors, procurement, finance, governance functions and management.
• Engage stakeholders to clarify requirements, priorities, constraints, roles, dependencies and implementation readiness.

Product, Change and Service Transition

• Support roadmap planning, prioritisation and continuous improvement of assigned systems and digital products.
• Manage enhancement requests and backlogs based on business value, urgency, risk, dependencies and available capacity.

Vendor, Procurement and Contract Management

• Manage day-to-day vendor performance and relationships for assigned projects, systems and services.
• Support procurement activities, including requirements definition, tender documentation, evaluation, clarifications and vendor presentations.

Financial Management

• Support budget planning, cost estimation, funding requests, forecasts and financial reporting for assigned projects and services.
• Track approved budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, remaining balances and forecast-to-complete.

Documentation and Records Management

• Maintain end-to-end traceability of requirements, decisions, changes, deliverables and approvals throughout the project lifecycle.

What we are looking for

• Relevant qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Business IT or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in technology project management, system implementation, IT delivery, PMO operations or vendor-managed projects.
• Experience with enterprise systems, digital platforms, system integration, testing, service transition and operational handover.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint and Visio, or equivalent project and collaboration tools.

Preferred Skills

• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, CITPM, COMIT or equivalent.
• Agile certification such as Certified ScrumMaster, Product Owner or equivalent.