Vice President, Projects, Group Development Management (Based in HCMC, Vietnam)

The Role

This position will lead a team of Development Managers and provide mentorship and guidance to them in leading all aspects of development works, including overall development management of new developments and existing assets across different sector classes ranging from commercial, retail, residential, industrial and logistics projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Independently lead the design and project management process from initial concept through authority submission, construction, completion, and handover.
• Possess strong knowledge of authority submission processes and requirements, especially authorities in Vietnam.
• Lead in-house design and cost estimation efforts during feasibility studies. Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies. Ensure accountability for design efficiency, net lettable area (NLA), and cost effectiveness prior to project conversion.
• Oversee the shortlisting and Pre-qualification of consultants, contractors, and vendors. Maintain a structured documentation and evaluation system for all parties involved.
• Compiling with all corporate DOA and procurement process, lead project team to manage procurement of consultants, contractors and vendors
• Drive the development of design concepts and options, including formulating design briefs that align with the company’s development strategy and project objectives
• Manage the design consultants and liaise with all relevant authorities for timely regulatory approval of projects. Coordinate with business units and stakeholders to obtain quality, design, time and costs alignment.
• Manage the construction and contract administration. Work with team to forecast, track and monitor site progress, costs and delivery quality during construction stage
• Ensure that all time, cost, and quality targets are achieved during the construction phase, and that handover requirements from all relevant stakeholders are fully met.
• Manage project schedule, project quality inspections and manage project costs to meet approved budget and targets
• Lead the project team in liaising and coordinating with internal business units, external business associates and consultants on all project matters.
• Support company-wide initiatives including sustainability, buildability, procurement, compliance and governance.
• Accountable for the management of the project development process from inception to completion and ensure that all time, costs, quality targets of the projects are met.
• Maintain full integrity and adopt zero tolerance on malpractices at all stages of project.

Job Requirements

• Expat or local Vietnamese with strong written and fluent spoken English skills.
• A degree in Architecture or Project Management/Construction is preferred; however, candidates with qualifications in Civil, Structural, MEP Engineering, or other related fields are also welcome.
• Minimum of 20 years of solid, relevant experience in end-to-end project development, encompassing design, project management, administration, and on-site execution.
• Has demonstrated good experience in leading a team.
• Possess strong business acumen, strong communication skills, able to operate team independently, has cultural sensitivity, has strong endurance and high adaptability to change.
• Seeks continuous improvement to design and processes through consistently challenging the status quo or value engineering the optimum solution to all aspects of the project and development.
• Possess a positive mindset with strong organization and planning skills.
• Able to formulate strategies and implement systems to resolve project and team issues on hand.