Senior Executive, Cost

5 days ago

Tiong Bahru, Singapore Kuok Group Singapore Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Company description:

Located at the heart of Asia, Kuok Group Singapore (KGSg) is a dynamic, diversified conglomerate with global reach and established brands in the digital infrastructure, maritime and real estate sectors.

Our businesses include the digital infrastructure business of K2 Strategic, maritime entities such as POSH, PCL, and PaxOcean, which together form part of Kuok Maritime Group, and the real estate business of Allgreen Properties.

At KGSg, we nurture young talent through mentorship, leadership development, and cross-functional exposure, offering diverse career pathways and global opportunities across our businesses.

Explore your future with KGSg today

Job description:

Job Summary

K2 APAC technical and delivery team urgently needs a Senior Executive with experience in cost control for our data centre projects coming up in the APAC region.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Executive, Cost & Contract, your role will assist the Cost & Control, Senior Manager on the following:

  • Ensure effectiveness and consistency in application of internal policies and procedures for construction contracts and consultancy service agreements.
  • Support and advise project team on contract matters, procurement strategy and tendering procedures.
  • Engage and liaise with external consultants, contractors, and suppliers including managing a registry of these approved external providers.
  • Advise project team on construction costs, tender indices, market trends, benchmarking, value engineering and construction related cost risks.
  • Maintain development cost database and provide regular cost reports.
  • Using financial indicators, trends and models, identify opportunities for cost savings.
  • Execute procurement of provisional sum items for projects.
  • Other on-going tasks and responsibilities include:
  • Provide construction cost input for project feasibility studies.
  • Drive business process/continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Update of project cost information/status.
  • Safekeeping of contract documents and drawings, statement of final accounts, performance bonds and insurance policies (if any),
  • Perform other duties as assigned or instructed.

Working environment entails

  • Walking job sites which have areas of uneven terrain.
  • Work at heights.
  • Work in a noisy environment.
  • Work in confined spaces.
  • Work environment applicable to operation team
  • Regularly lift and/or move items and participate in group lifts.
  • Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration.
  • Co-ordinate body movements when using tools or equipment.
  • May require bending or twisting the body to access equipment while working.
  • Involves performing physical tasks all day.
  • Use hands to manipulate small wires and objects.
  • Push or pull objects into position.

Key Requirements

  • 3-5 years' minimum relevant working experience as quantity surveyor and/or in data centre industry preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in Building Management or its equivalent
  • Good understanding in building services/data centre project lifecycle.
  • Proficiency in MS Office especially Excel
  • Strong communications skills and good command of written and spoken English. Additional language will be an advantage.
  • Ability to work independently, meticulous, analytical, proactive and able to meet tight deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Interpersonal Requirements

  • Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service.
  • Calm Manner, able to work under pressure.
  • Self-motivated, ability to work on own initiative.
  • Punctual and reliable.
  • Good attention to detail.

Education Bachelors in Building Management or Others

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