Senior Project Lead, Mission-Critical Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Singapore seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure project. You will coordinate design, procurement, construction, testing and handover with multidisciplinary teams and authorities to ensure security, safety and operational readiness.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management and hands-on experience with complex government or critical infrastructure projects, with a focus on delivering on

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Substantial project management experience delivering large-scale, technically complex building or infrastructure developments.
• Strong end-to-end experience covering design management, procurement, construction, testing & commissioning and handover.
• Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary architectural, structural, MEP, ICT, security and specialist systems.
• Strong understanding of programme management, risk management, change control, procurement and contract administration.
• Experience with mission-critical, highly secure or operationally resilient environments would be highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with Security-by-Design, authority/statutory requirements, sustainability standards and operational readiness is advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders, consultants, contractors and regulatory authorities.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary project lead and provide overall leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project delivery from inception through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and the defects liability period.
• Manage relationships and coordination across clients, consultants, contractors, relevant authorities and other key stakeholders.
• Chair project and stakeholder meetings, providing clear updates on progress, risks, issues and key decisions.
• Prepare and present regular project reports, dashboards and executive-level updates.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across architectural, structural, MEP, ICT, security and specialist systems.
• Facilitate technical design workshops, coordination meetings and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Drive the integration of Security-by-Design (SBD), resilience, blast protection, sustainability and Design for Maintainability (DfM) requirements into the overall design.
• Oversee design reviews, statutory submissions, approvals, waivers and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure designs are coordinated, buildable and aligned with project scope, budget, programme and operational requirements.
• Develop, maintain and monitor the overall master programme and key project milestones.
• Track progress and proactively manage critical-path activities.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and mitigation measures.
• Implement robust change-control processes to manage scope, cost and schedule impacts.
• Drive value engineering and design optimisation initiatives while maintaining project, security and operational requirements.
• Lead tender preparation, evaluation, contractor selection and award recommendation processes.
• Coordinate procurement of long-lead and critical equipment such as generators, UPS systems, transformers, switchgear, chilled-water systems and specialist infrastructure.
• Administer construction contracts and manage contractual correspondence, instructions, variations, claims and related commercial matters.
• Monitor procurement status against the overall construction and commissioning programme.
• Lead site progress and construction coordination meetings.
• Monitor construction progress, quality, health & safety performance and commercial status.
• Coordinate installation interfaces across architectural, structural, MEP, ICT, security and specialist systems.
• Lead testing and commissioning activities, including Integrated Systems Testing (IST), operational readiness reviews and systems handover.
• Oversee project completion, close-out, defects rectification and defects liability management.
• Support relevant statutory inspections, authority approvals and sustainability certification requirements, including BCA-IMDA Green Mark Platinum where applicable.
• Ensure final delivery meets programme, budget, quality, security, compliance and operational-readiness objectives.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Construction management

Design coordination

Procurement

Contract management

Risk management

Security-by-Design

Team leadership

Testing & commissioning

Education

Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Singapore seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure project. You will coordinate design, procurement, construction, testing and handover with multidisciplinary teams and authorities to ensure security, safety and operational readiness.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management and hands-on experience with complex government or critical infrastructure projects, with a focus on delivering on