Senior Construction Project Leader | Major $300M+ Builds

Xircle Talent; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Xircle Talent, on behalf of a Japanese-origin construction and real estate group, is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Singapore to oversee a major project from pre-construction to handover.

The role demands leadership of multidisciplinary teams, strict safety adherence, and delivery within time, budget, and quality targets while managing contractual obligations and regulatory approvals.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field.
• 15–20 years of relevant construction experience.
• Experience delivering two large-scale projects (>S$300 million each).
• Experience in building, mixed-use, healthcare, commercial, industrial or infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, procurement, and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, execution and delivery of the assigned construction project.
• Manage project teams comprising project managers, engineers, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and site personnel.
• Develop and implement project execution plans, construction methodologies, resource strategies and delivery programmes.
• Monitor project progress, milestones, deliverables and contractual obligations.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with workplace safety, environmental and project-specific requirements.
• Oversee quality assurance and quality control processes to ensure compliance with specifications, standards and client expectations.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, procurement, cost control, contract administration and variation management.
• Identify and mitigate project, commercial, technical, programme and operational risks.
• Maintain effective relationships with clients, consultants, authorities, utility agencies and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure statutory approvals, permits, inspections and authority requirements are obtained on time.
• Provide regular reporting on safety, quality, programme, cost, risks and overall project performance.
• Lead testing, commissioning, handover, defect management and project closeout activities.
• Support tender reviews, constructability assessments and pre-construction planning where required.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Cost management

Procurement

Contract administration

Problem solving

Education

Civil/Structural/Construction degree

Job description

Xircle Talent, on behalf of a Japanese-origin construction and real estate group, is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Singapore to oversee a major project from pre-construction to handover.

The role demands leadership of multidisciplinary teams, strict safety adherence, and delivery within time, budget, and quality targets while managing contractual obligations and regulatory approvals.