Head - Civil Projects

Description:

Title : Head Projects

Report to : Development Director

Team : Design manager, Planner, Commercial Manager, Construction manager + construction teams

Role & Responsibilities

Leadership of the overall project execution cycle from design through procurement and construction for multiple, conversion projects.

Day-to-day management of the internal team, designers, contractors and vendors to achieve a safe, timely, on-budget completion with international quality standards:

Pre-Construction

- Preparation of master schedule, budget, procurement strategy

- Preparation of a construction strategy with logistics plan,

- Coordinate with our cost planning team for preparation of budget.

- Lead the design process, design reviews, value engineering, and timely release of design packages

Programme Management

- Prepare fortnightly/monthly schedule trackers

- Lead BOI deliveries and store management

- Identify delays and propose acceleration methods

- Identify and flag risks to the timelines and suggest mitigation plans

- Coordinate with hotel operations and client asset management teams on proposed shutdowns.

Contracts & Cost Management

- Prepare, track, and update tender event schedule

- Coordinate with our commercial management team to preparation of tender packages, administration of tender process and award of contracts

- Manage change order process

- Lead third-party QS for post contract QS and certification of bills

- Prepare monthly cost report, cash flow, and budget updates

Construction Management

- Supervised and Lead site logistics. Shutdown plans and works execution strategy in a running hotel

- Lead design coordination between design consultants, vendors and contractors to ensure seamless execution

- Manage contractors work progress at site and monitor adequacy of resources and equipment

- Lead quality control and safety procedures implementation at site

- Manage changes during execution

- Prepare and lead project handover process to owner / operator

Required Qualification, Skills & Experience

- Bachelors degree in civil engineering / construction management / or related field

- Minimum 15 years of experience in hospitality projects

- Familiarity with international hotel brand standards is a plus

- Proven experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams and subcontractors

- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills

- Proficient in MS Office, MS Project, and documentation management

- Good interpersonal and leadership skills,

- Eye for detail in hard finishes and knowledge of various finishing materials will be a plus

- Exposure to LEED / IGBC / green building certification processes is a plus