PROJECT MANAGER
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, managing, coordinating, and executing engineering projects from initiation to completion. The role involves overseeing project schedules, budgets, manpower, contractors, resources, quality, and safety to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to client requirements and company standards.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Project Planning and Management
- Plan, organise, and manage engineering projects from commencement to completion.
- Develop project schedules, work plans, budgets, and execution strategies.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
- Monitor project progress and ensure milestones and deadlines are achieved.
- Identify potential project risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
- Project Coordination and Execution
- Coordinate with engineers, supervisors, technicians, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients.
- Oversee daily project activities to ensure smooth execution.
- Ensure manpower, materials, tools, and equipment are available as required.
- Conduct regular project meetings and site inspections.
- Resolve project-related technical and operational issues.
- Budget and Cost Control
- Prepare and manage project budgets and cost estimates.
- Monitor project expenditure and control unnecessary costs.
- Review quotations, purchase orders, variation orders, and subcontractor claims.
- Monitor project profitability and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Ensure effective utilisation of manpower and resources.
- Client and Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the main point of contact for clients and key stakeholders.
- Understand client requirements and ensure expectations are met.
- Provide regular updates on project progress, issues, and completion status.
- Attend project meetings and coordinate with consultants, contractors, and relevant authorities.
- Handle client feedback, complaints, and project changes professionally.
- Engineering and Technical Management
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, method statements, and technical submissions.
- Ensure engineering works comply with approved designs and project specifications.
- Coordinate technical matters and resolve engineering challenges.
- Review and approve technical documents within the assigned authority.
- Ensure proper testing, commissioning, and handover of completed projects.
- Safety, Health and Environmental Compliance
- Ensure all project activities comply with workplace safety regulations and company policies.
- Implement and monitor safety management plans.
- Ensure risk assessments and safe work procedures are properly followed.
- Conduct regular site safety inspections and coordinate corrective actions.
- Promote a safe working environment for all project personnel.
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Ensure all project works meet required quality standards and specifications.
- Monitor inspection and testing activities.
- Coordinate quality inspections and resolve non-conformance issues.
- Ensure proper documentation, testing records, and quality reports are maintained.
- Ensure completed works meet client requirements before handover.
- Project Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare and submit regular project progress reports to management.
- Monitor project performance against approved schedules and budgets.
- Maintain project documentation, contracts, drawings, approvals, and correspondence.
- Prepare project completion reports and lessons-learned documentation.
- Ensure proper project close-out and handover.