Project Director

Lendlease Singapore is currently searching for an experienced **Project Director **to join the Project Management & Construction team responsible for the build and delivery of a range of projects.

Lendlease is one of the world's leading property and infrastructure groups. Our vision is to create the best places not just for our clients and communities, but especially for our employees. Delivering iconic and award-winning projects, we are setting standards in innovative and industry-leading project management, construction and design services locally and globally.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- As the overall leader of the construction team, the Project Director takes ultimate accountability for successful delivery of the project from a Safety, Quality, Time and Cost perspective
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with the Client, designers, subcontractors, building officials, local businesses, and authorities
- To drive an un-compromising culture of safety and quality throughout the project workforce and lead by example.
- Work with the Project Director to develop the project execution strategy and provide leadership and guidance to the project team in delivering the project in accordance with the execution strategy
- Work in close collaboration with the Engineering design management and design consultants to ensure the design incorporates constructability, construction methodology and value engineering considerations

**Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S)**
- Overall EH&S leader and take ultimate accountability for the team’s EH&S performance. Leading by example at all times and developing a strong safety culture throughout the team
- Thoroughly understand all obligations under the WSH Act and Lendlease’s Global Minimum Requirements (GMR’s). Ensure these obligations are discharged effectively throughout the project team at all levels
- Implement systems and procedures to ensure the workforce (including subcontractors) operate safely and in accordance with Lendlease GMR’s. Drive the Lendlease team to actively foster a strong safety culture by calling out unsafe acts and praising good safety behaviour

**Quality**
- Overall responsibility for delivering a facility of high quality and ensuring the final product meets or exceeds the requirements set out in the design drawings, specifications, procedures
- Work closely with the Project Quality Manager to drive a strong quality culture within the team. Set clear expectations with the Lendlease team and subcontractors to take a ‘right first time’ mindset to prevent rather than rectify defects and NCR’s
- Ensure that the Lendlease team and Subcontractors develop a thorough understanding of the project specifications and drawings and ensure that the physical quality and documentation are of the highest standard

**Cost and Procurement**
- Accountable for implementing the project procurement strategy
- Be thoroughly familiar with the requirements of the Head Contract and specific packages thereby identifying changes, conflicts, etc prior to them occurring
- Set up in conjunction with the Commercial Manger the budgets and the cost reporting procedures for the project
- Participate in tender interviews for major packages and make sure there is tight coordination between disciplines

**Schedule**
- Thoroughly understand the overall project delivery schedule and take accountability for the delivery of the project in accordance with all key Head Contract milestones
- Ensure the team provides detailed, accurate and regular status updates on overall progress against the schedule
- Identify schedule concerns and identify mitigation and solutions. Communicate issues that cannot be resolved at project level with Lendlease Senior Management in a timely manner

**Desired Capabilities**:

- The individual should have strong leadership skills and is proven in leading large multi-national and multi-cultural project teams
- Should possess a good understanding of the life sciences industry
- Has a high regard for Environmental Health, Safety & Quality culture and practice
- Planning, organising and analytical skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively on tight deadlines
- Good interpersonal and collaborative skills to prepare reports, negotiate, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders

**Education & Experience**:

- Recognized Degree in Building, Construction Management, Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical), Architecture or related disciplines
- Min. 15 years’ experience in leading and delivering successful large-scale Greenfield/Brownfield cGMP projects for tier-1 life sciences clients across entire project lifecycle
- Ability to manage multi-discipline design and construction teams
- Ability to promote an open and informal communication environment that aims at growing mutual trust and teamwork
- Experience of working in a multi-culture, internationa