Project Management jobs in Singapore

The Lead Project Manager is responsible for the managing and implementing of large-scale IT/ Engineering projects with quality, within scope and to ensure deliverables are on time and conform to processes and standards meeting customer's requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Delivery

• Analyse and document requirements by liaising with a range of people including users and managers, drawing together information needs across a distributed organization
• Establish and prepare project plans, risk management plans, project milestones and deliverables in consultation with business users and architect/designer
• Develop high cadence within the project team for escalated tracks, including daily stand-up and tracking the Action Items Register.
• Manage the implementation of the project on a daily basis with regard to schedules, budget, manpower and quality
• Manage the scope definition and change control mechanism
• Escalate and discuss project overrun issues, scope creep, integration issues, resource requirements with Project Director (PD)/ Deliver Lead
• Manage integration of various components of the project including hardware, software installation, testing, business process review, redesign, application development, migration, and data conversion etc.
• Manage project activities to ensure timely delivery, including identification of critical path, monitoring and driving completion of interdependent activities and adjustment to project schedules to achieve overall completion deadline
• Manage resources including hardware, software, human resource facilities and logistics required for project so as to ensure completion within budget.
• Review project documentation to ensure that it meets customers requirement and conforms to quality management process, standards and procedures to minimize rework and system failures
• Define project resources, performance reviews and post implementation evaluations

Customer/ Vendor Management

• Negotiate with vendors and across teams to ensure adequate resources are available during various phases of the project
• Build relationships with clients, technical staff and management to determine and resolve issues associated with systems implementation
• Manage contractors and subcontractors
• Negotiate with clients on change request effort, schedules and prioritize changes based on business needs
• Clear and open communication with clients on project issues or clarifications

Business Development

• Proactively identify opportunities for further expansion or improvement of services delivered to the customer and liaise with the Account Manager(s) for development of that opportunity
• Be involved in pre-sale activities

Financial Management

• Perform financial forecasting on the project financials including cost scheduling, revenue scheduling, client billing plan and internal charging plan
• Ensure that the project financials are within the approved budgets

Team Management

• Liaise with team members to ensure that all tasks and deliverables are proceeding according to schedule
• Plan, track and monitor the tasks assigned to the team leader/ members
• Delegate tasks effectively by providing clear and specific instructions and goals
• Provide leadership to the project team to ensure that proposals/enhancements are fully analyzed and evaluated for their benefits and costs
• Provide the project team with accurate information about business needs and priorities as well as details about existing business systems
• Participate in leadership activities and providing performance feedback and developmental coaching
• Monitor and improve team performance, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management

Ideal candidate should have/ possess:

• More than 10 years of IT/ Engineering project management experience
• Experience in the development, implementation, and support of engineering/ information technology projects in a range of organizations
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• Self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills including strong persuasive techniques.
• Able to lead, develop and maintain respectful and trusting relationship
• Experience working in a provider or vendor environment to delivery client projects
• Familiar with working in a matrix organization
• Proven track record in assuming overall responsibilities and managing large scale projects