Senior Manager (Contracts Management - Development Projects)

People's Association; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

People's Association in Singapore seeks a Senior Manager to oversee end-to-end administration of development project contracts. You will ensure compliance with PA policies, government manuals, and authorities’ requirements while safeguarding contractual and financial interests.

You will manage contract documentation, monitor performance, engage stakeholders, and contribute cost data for benchmarking and planning. Strong governance, digitalisation, and process improvement are expected.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in building, construction management or quantity surveying.
• Minimum 5 years in infrastructure/building; hands-on contracting experience.
• Experience with development project contracts and governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned development project contracts across full cycle—from pre-construction through to post-construction final account closure.
• Manage variation orders, extension of time, loss and expense claims and final account closure.
• Maintain contract documentation and records management to be audit-ready.
• Monitor contract performance, track milestones and financial commitments, identify risks early.
• Engage stakeholders and contracting parties on contractual matters.
• Contribute to project cost intelligence and benchmarking.
• Support process improvement initiatives within the section and leverage technology.
• Additional scope assigned by Supervisors.

Skills

Contract governance

Dispute resolution

Construction law

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & audit

Education

Building/Construction management

Quantity Surveyor accreditation ( SISV )

Tools

BIM

Digital contract tools

Job description

What the role is:

The Senior Manager supports the end-to-end administration of PA development project contracts, from pre-construction design stage engagement through to post-construction final account closure. The role ensures that contracts are administered in accordance with PA policies, Government Instruction Manuals, and relevant authorities' requirements, safeguarding PA's contractual and financial interests while contributing to the timely delivery of community spaces. Working closely with project teams, consultants, and contractors, the incumbent applies sound contractual judgement to resolve day-to-day contract matters and maintains robust documentation standards that uphold PA's governance and audit requirements.

What you will be working on:

• Manage assigned development project contracts across the full project cycle from pre-construction design stage engagement, through construction administration, to post-construction final account closure — ensuring contracts are administered in accordance with PA policies, government IMs, and relevant authorities’ requirements.
• Manage variation orders, extension of time, loss and expense claims and final account closure for assigned projects, applying sound contractual judgement and maintaining proper documentation to support governance and audit requirements.
• Maintain contract documentation and records management including contractual correspondences, approvals, variation orders, and financial records ensuring all files are complete, accurate and audit ready at all times.
• Monitor contract performance for the assigned projects, tracking key milestones, financial commitments and contractor performance to identify risks early and escape or implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Engage stakeholders and contracting parties on contractual matters, ensuring PA's positions are clearly communicated and appropriately documented.
• Contribute to cost intelligence effortsby upkeeping and providing project cost data inputs, supporting benchmarking and planning exercise.

• Support and contribute to process improvement initiativeswithin the section by identifying opportunities to streamline contract administration workflows, strengthen governance controls, and leverage technology to enhance efficiency and audit readiness.
• Addtional scope assigned by Supervisors

What we are looking for:

Professional Qualification:

Relevant professional qualification in building, construction management, quantity surveying, or a related field. Professional certificates such as Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers, Quantity Surveyor’s accreditation is an added advantage.

Experience:

Must have:

• Minimum 5 years working experience in the infrastructure/building field.
• Hands on experience managing development project contracts.

Nice-to-have:

• Prior experience in procurement and/or contracts management in a statutory board or government agency context and familiarity with BCA procurement frameworks (e.g. PQM, QFM), GeBIZ and the Government Instruction Manual.
• Experience with dispute resolution mechanisms such as adjudication or mediation.
• Accreditation with the Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers (SISV) or equivalent.

Skills:

Must have -

• Good knowledge of construction contract law, standard forms of contract (e.g. PSSCOC), and variation/claims management
• Sound judgment in contract governance and dispute resolution
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact with consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders effectively
• Meticulous, self-driven, and committed to governance excellence, innovation, digitalisation and continuous improvement.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital contract management tools
• Dispute resolution management experience

About People's Association

The People’s Association was set up in 1960, in a time of racial and communal strife, to foster racial harmony and social cohesion. Today, we continue to be driven by the same purpose - to build an inclusive, united and resilient Singapore. We create spaces and opportunities for people of different backgrounds to participate and volunteer in their community. Through community participation, we connect people and deepen relationships to build communities of mutual care and trust.