Planning Manager

Our company Faithful and Gould (www.fgould.com) is an integrated project and programme management consultancy. It supports clients with the management of their construction projects and programmes of varying types of projects, with offices across Asia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Subcontinent and Australia. Our office locations are complemented by those of our Parent group SNC Lavalin enabling us to draw on an international knowledge base in delivering the next project to our large and extensive client base. In Faithful+Gould, we are providing more than just a job, we believe we can offer an exciting change of professional lifestyle and career development.

From our Singapore office, we currently provide a range of project management services to International Corporations and Government entities including the following:

• Strategic Project Definition and Advisory Services;
• Client Representative Services;
• Due Diligence studies;
• Cost and Budget;
• Planning and Programme Management;
• Project Management;
• Move Management;
• Design Management;
• Procurement Management;
• Construction Management;

Faithful+Gould (Singapore) is looking for a Planning Manager to join our Singapore Team. The incumbent is responsible in providing the knowledge, technical, professional skill and support to specific projects as assigned and ensure the desired project objectives are delivered.

Job Responsibilities

The role will include but not be limited to the following key functions:

• Responsible for checking of all documents prepared by him/her to ensure factual correctness and that quality standards are maintained
• Ensuring that the commercial risks (financial and professionally) to which company is exposed are minimized
• Establishing and maintaining contacts at appropriate levels with providers of services that supplement or compliment those of the company, and to actively contribute in the team’s marketing efforts
• Coordinating the inputs of project stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project
• Assisting with the development and implementation of an appropriate project or programme management framework, including participation with the necessary review processes as required
• Assisting with the development of an appropriate value management strategy
• Implementation of the formal reporting arrangements on project progress
• Defining criteria for control and management of the project and the implementation of appropriate actions
• Assisting the site delivery team in the resolution of problems
• Receiving and reviewing detailed reports on the project from the site delivery team
• Ensuring the site delivery team receives the necessary stakeholder decisions on time
• Applying quality management principles and processes
• Applying risk assessment and management principles and processes

Job Requirements:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in a construction related discipline and have a minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience, preferably as planner capacity and project management
• Capability to manage time effectively
• Must have understanding on producing and maintaining schedules
• Must be proficient with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
• Good facilitation/presentation skills, particularly to large groups
• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to tailor communication depending on audience
• A good understanding of business functions will be a plus