Senior Project Engineer - Lifts/ Elevators (Up to $8,500) #NJN

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking a seasoned Project Manager for lift and escalator projects in Singapore. Based at Kaki Bukit, you will lead planning, execution, and handover, coordinating with factory, sales engineering, drawing office, suppliers and contractors to meet schedule and budget.

The role emphasizes cost control, safety leadership, and adherence to project standards, with strong collaboration across teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in mechanical/electrical/electronics engineering or project management.
• Familiarity with elevator and escalator products.
• 4–5 years of project management experience in lifts/escalators or related fields.
• Proficient in MS Office; SAP experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Follow the Project Management Process from award to handover including statutory requirements and deliverables.
• Develop comprehensive project plans for multiple projects.
• Review proposals to determine time frames, funding, staffing and resources.
• Coordinate pre- and post-tender surveys and site activities for projects.
• Manage cost to prevent overruns and ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide regular WIP reports to management during project progress.
• Lead project teams across internal and external stakeholders, including site meetings, inspections, and handovers.
• Attend monthly WIP meetings with Commercial and EI Finance Controller.
• Ensure safety leadership and conduct safety walks and inspections.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cost management

Education

Bachelor's/Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Project Management

Tools

MS Project

SAP

Job description

Kaki Bukit

830am to 6pm (Mon to Fri)

Objectives of the function

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated lift modernisation project / new project to ensure that goals or objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or through others.

Responsibilities

• Follow the Project Management Process from award until handover including all statutory requirements and deliverables
• Develop comprehensive project plan for multiple projects
• Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Coordinate and be involved in pre-& post tender survey for SED/ ordering and pre-con survey on the existing building (applicable to MOD projects only).
• Sell variation orders timely to reach financial objectives.
• Provide regular project management reports for management during Work in progress (WIP) review.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project team which includes attend site meeting, involve in all internal and external inspection / handover of projects for public use with no critical defects and place order for spare parts via spare parts finder database.
• Attend monthly Work in Progress (WIP) meeting with Commercial and EI Finance Controller.
• Coordinate daily activities and resolve technical problems internally with factory, Sales Engineering Department, Drawing Office and externally with our suppliers and contractors.
• Manage cost and pre-empt / highlight potential cost overrun and late delivery of project.
• Ensure compliance to policies, procedures and requirements of the process and quality hold points defined in the work instructions of the Top Range Excellence / Fulfilment Plus process.
• Sign off as defined in ON 17100 for major projects, execute all contractual terms to continuously protecting financial entitlements.
• Demonstrate safety leadership, conduct periodically quality walks, safety walks and safety inspections.
• Responsible for the employee and subcontractor safety compliance at project sites and conducting safety walks on regular basis

Requirements

• Degree / Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical &/or electronics Engineering and Project Management or equivalent.
• Familiarity of elevator and escalator products knowledge.
• Minimum 4 to 5 years of project management in lifts & escalator (preferred) or other relevant experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, namely, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project.
• Spare parts finder database and SAP experience an advantage but not necessary.

Jessica Nguyen Huynh Thanh Truc CEI Reg. R23113787 EA License No. 99C4599

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