Project Manager

**Project Manager**

Are you looking for a change? One where you’ll directly contribute to the management of largescale architectural projects that bring people together across the entire Asia-Pacific (APAC) region?

**About us at Populous**

At Populous, our teams design the places where people love to be together. We are a unique global company built on the philosophy and **power of drawing large groups of people together** to have incredible experiences. We have designed iconic projects all over the world that encompass stadia, convention and exhibition centres, airports, integrated resorts, high performance training facilities, e-sports and entertainment arenas, and mixed-use venues.

**Why Populous stands out from the rest**

We don’t cosider ourselves just another architecture and design company. At Populous, we know that our strength comes from our **diversity**. Our APAC team represent over **35 different nationalities** from all walks of life. We actively **celebrate these cultures** and are committed to creating a connected team culture that embraces and supports this. We are a truly global company, with offices and projects located throughout the APAC region **- **which means endless opportunities, development **and** adventures**.**

We invest heavily in **sustainable design** practices and have active **Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion** strategies in place that are making a difference to not only our team, but the wider communities in which we operate across the APAC region.

In addition to our strong focus on DE&I and CSR Populous provides our people:

- Industry leading salary packages which are annually reviewed in addition to promotion opportunities
- Enhanced paid leave entitlements including:

- Parental leave
- Study leave
- Blood donation leave
- Community service leave (volunteering)
- Fertility leave
- Adoption leave.
- An entertainment allowance so that you and your family/friends can enjoy visiting one of the venues that Populous has helped bring to life
- Comprehensive Employee assistance program
- Ample career development opportunities including in-house leadership development programs, mentorship programs, CPD and technical knowledge sharing workshops.
- A variety of fun activities and events organised by our POP social team (which you can get involved in)

Whatever you need to help succeed in your role, we’ll work with you to make it happen

**Our Project Manager’s Mission**:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team in a newly established position dedicated to overseeing and advising on multiple architectural projects concurrently. As part of this role, you'll play a vital role in guiding project teams through various critical tasks essential for project success. This role will work with our amazing team in our Singapore office, along with colleagues all over the APAC region on a range of world-leading, community defining projects. If you’re looking for a role that will extend your experience and exposure to projects all over the world, look no further

Our new Project Manager will be critical to ensuring we continue to deliver world-class projects for the communities around us.

Specifically, we’re looking for our future Project Manager to:

- Review and provide guidance to project leaders on:

- The accuracy of workplans (e.g team member allocation, project deadlines)
- Reconciling weekly planned hours compared to realised hours
- Project costs at month end or when invoices are raised
- Predicted percentage profit on a monthly basis taking into account the prior track record
- Manage variations by initiating and maintaining a comprehensive list for each project. Track hours spent on variations, advise project leaders on appropriate charges, and monitor invoicing and payment status of variations.
- Collaborate with Project Leaders and the Finance Team to develop and oversee project plans, schedules, programmes, performance, fees (ie cashflow & variations), and sub-consultant payments for projects where the greater consultant team is engaged under the Architect as lead consultants.
- Engaging in direct discussions with clients and key stakeholders regarding company and project contractual obligations to ensure our work and deliverables remain aligned to contractual requirements and client expectations.
- Continually monitoring and promptly addressing overdue invoice payment inquiries from sub-consultants.
- Ensuring contracts and related documents are accurately completed, updated, and correctly filed within the system.
- Work concurrently across multiple projects, using adept project management skills, proactively addressing critical issues, escalating possible risks, and collaborating with project teams to identify solutions.
- Collaborating closely with the Integrated Management System (IMS) team to implement effective process and project procedures which meet relevant requirements, including facilitating project deb