Deputy Director Planning and Building

Overview

What the role is:

The jobholder's responsibilities encompass a wide range of critical project management functions. These include overseeing the design process, resolving conflicting user requirements, and managing changes necessary to meet regulatory standards. The role also involves ensuring adherence to project timelines and budgets, identifying and mitigating potential risks that could affect the project's schedule or costs, and conducting performance reviews of the project management team and consultants. Additionally, the jobholder is tasked with overseeing all aspects of the team, ensuring cohesive and effective project execution across all phases and stakeholders.

The jobholder's responsibilities extend to ensuring all user requirements are met and that the design and building comply with safety and quality standards. They are tasked with managing stakeholder communications and conducting manpower reviews and planning. Additionally, they must engage agencies and external stakeholders to facilitate the integration of new technologies whilst maintaining interoperability with existing systems. The role involves managing the planning and implementation of IT infrastructure, as well as planning for post-completion IT management. Crucially, the jobholder must oversee the transition between project phases, ensuring continuity and effective team management throughout the project lifecycle.

1. Oversee design process
2. Resolve conflicting user requirements
3. Manage changes necessary to meet regulatory requirements
4. Ensure project timelines and budgets are adhered to
5. Identify and mitigate potential risks affecting project timeline and costs
6. Conduct performance review of project management team, consultants

a) Knowledge and skills

1. i. The jobholder is preferred to have building and infrastructure background and experience. Possesses strong project management skills to be able to manage large-scale construction projects, oversee design processes, and implementing sustainable practices.
2. ii. The jobholder should be familiar with regulatory compliance, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and technology integration.
3. iii. The jobholder is also expected to demonstrate expertise in budget and timeline management, quality control, and project handover.
4. iv. The jobholder should possess good inter-personal skills, and conflict resolution skills, demonstrating effective negotiation, mediation, and problem-solving to manage tensions and foster collaboration amongst the stakeholders and consultants.
5. v. Construction technical knowledge for quality assurance of consultants’ & vendors’ work
6. vi. Contract management with consultants, vendors and agencies.
7. vii. Technical knowledge of IT systems.

b) Experience

1. i. A minimum of 10 years of experience in building and infrastructure and project management.
2. ii. Experience working on government projects and familiar with regulatory requirement.

c) Attributes

1. i. Strategic vision and long-term planning capabilities
2. ii. Strong leadership and team management skills
3. iii. Excellent decision-making and problem-solving abilities
4. iv. High-level stakeholder management expertise
5. v. Financial acumen and budget oversight proficiency
6. vi. Crisis management and risk mitigation competence
7. vii. Advanced communication and negotiation skills
8. viii. Ethical conduct and integrity in all professional dealings

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is a uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The main role of SCDF is to provide fire-fighting, rescue and emergency ambulance services; mitigating hazardous materials incidents, as well as formulate, implement and enforce regulations on fire safety and civil defence shelter matters.

In 1982, the National Civil Defence Plan was launched which spearheaded the emergency preparedness for the nation. With the enactment of the Civil Defence Act in 1986, the SCDF was established as an independent organisation under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). In the same year, the Hotel New World collapse paved the way for joint operations between the SCDF and Singapore Fire Service (SFS). Due to the similarity in roles and functions, the SCDF and SFS were formally integrated on 15 April 1989.

Over the years, the SCDF has improved its life saving operations through innovations and programmes to enhance her fire-fighting, rescue capabilities and public education plans. The Light Fire Attack Vehicle (The Red Rhino) and Tracked Fire-Fighting Vehicle are some of the customized solutions which the force has developed to increase its operational capabilities. The SCDF also actively engages the local community through its wide-ranging public educational programmes and community-based activities to enhance the resilience and emergency preparedness of the civilian population.

Today, the Force is recognised by the population as a professional body of well-trained officers and men geared to respond to all types of life-threatening emergencies round-the-clock. An operationally ready SCDF, working hand-in-hand with a prepared and resilient population, helps to ensure that the nation is capable of handling any untoward eventualities.