Senior Manager, Projects, Shipbuilding

ST Engineering; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

ST Engineering in Singapore seeks an experienced Project Director to lead the planning and execution of contracts for new-build shipbuilding. You will set up projects for success by following PM processes, ensure safety, timely delivery, and quality within budget.

You will actively engage stakeholders across the lifecycle, mentor the project team, manage risks, change control, and report progress to senior management.

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture or Business.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of contracts for new-build shipbuilding.
• Set up projects for success following PM processes and standards.
• Deliver safe, timely, on-budget, quality outcomes.
• Engage stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide mentorship to the project team.
• Pre-empt risks, plan contingencies, and manage scope.
• Track progress against plan and budget; manage change control.
• Report progress to management with key deliverables.
• Identify business impacts and drive change management.
• Foster a high-performing team culture.
• Control project expenditures and variations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Engineering/ Naval Architecture/ Business

PMP (desirable)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

To lead and drive the planning and execution of contracts for new-build shipbuilding

• Setting up the project or programme up for success by following the Project/Programme Management processes and standards and ensuring delivery excellence in all aspects.
• Delivering project key outcomes; Safely, timely, within budget and good quality.
• Actively engaging stakeholders throughout the Project life cycle ensuring alignment between the business, the project sponsor, the stakeholders and the delivery team(s).
• Overall responsibility of the project team – to provide mentorship and guidance

Responsibilities

• Leveraging on experience to pre-empt project risk and plan for contingencies.
• Utilizing problem solving skills to formulate solutions for business problems and value drivers,
• To clearly define scope and business outcomes, determine delivery approach with required resources, timeline assessment and within budget constraints.
• Proper planning of detailed resource-based project plans which show dependencies and defined delivery roles. To also continuously monitor and update the plan accordingly.
• Delivery- assess the risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solution options and motivate and drive a cross functional team (internal and external) to deliver to plan and budget.
• Tracking- track project progress against plan and budget, manage project scope through a change control process.
• Risk and Issue management- Identify and manage risks and issues to keep delivery on track, mitigating risks and making interventions to remove project blockers or elevate early for support in resolution.
• Reporting- Consistently report progress to management supported by key deliverables.
• Impacts- Understand the drivers behind the business requirements and expectations, identify business impacts and ensure an appropriate change management plan is in place to address how the changes will impact business stakeholders.
• Team- Maintain a collaborative working environment where the team is motivated to deliver and actively develop the culture of a high performing team.
• Cost Control – To control the project expenditures within allocated budget and address any variances, tracking and pursuing Variation Orders in a timely manner

Requirements

• Min Degree in Engineering or Naval Architecture or Business
• At least15 years of relevant experience
• Proficient in using MS Office suite
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 will be an advantage
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Project Management experience is required
• Production / Manufacturing process
• Commercial / Financial budgeting control
• Project Management Professional (PMP) is desired

Other Information:

• Location: 16Benoi Road (Island-wide transport provided)