Senior / Manager, Development Capabilities & Initiatives, Group Development Management (Based in SG)

The Role

The position will manage the commercial aspects of any development projects at all stages from pre-contract to awarding.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitoring & controlling internal processes and strategically expanding, preserving or improving procedures and standards.
• Ensure all commercial activities are using company business tools (eg. SAP PS/ESS, Filing, ePA, templates, checklists, DOA, etc,) and are correctly implemented and utilized at all times; from feasibility until final completion and archiving.
• Resolving contractual and commercial problems.
• Overseeing key performance indicators of the projects, including researching / benchmarking against global project KPIs and provide solutions to better the KPIs.
• Providing commercial direction and instruction to the project team, ensuring they understand key aspects of the contract.
• Reporting on project performance to the senior management; including establishing cost and contracts database.
• Assessing and managing project risks. 

Pre-contract Stage:

• Ensure that Group standards are applied and procedures are followed throughout all of work process.
• Ensure procurement processes are run and managed fairly and as per commercial best practices.
• Ensure that required due diligence is undertaken so technical, commercial, financial and legal risks are identified and mitigated.
• Ensure that costs (feasibility and procurement costs) are benchmarked and represent Value for money within competition and selection process.
• Future dispute is avoided and managed through applicable terms.
• Ensure that solution or service is well defined and endorsed by the competent department.
• Obligations, liabilities, deliverables, responsibilities penalties ... etc, are fairly managed and defined during pre-contract work.
• Ensure that local & international laws, regulations, conventions and licenses are considered.

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Awarding Stage:

• Reflect all agreed items into the contract in a contractual language.
• Get the agreement reviewed and finalized.
• Complete all necessary annexes.
• Identify deferred elements with agreed timescale.
• Get the contract signed off.
• Filing and distribution.

Preparation and contracts management:

• Bank guarantees, parent company guarantees, performance bond and letters of credit – review and agree content.
• Explain and interpret contract terms and conditions to internal relevant parties – provide commercial and contractual advice to implementation team as necessary.
• Oversee execution against agreed terms.
• Examine contract progress and variations and take appropriate action- issue required awareness
• Agree and authorize contract amendments, with any associated changes.
• Engage in and handle contract disputes, EOT, loss & expense, arbitration, variation – identify possible solution and alternative options.
• Review completion of milestones and acceptance criteria against agreed terms.
• Close out the contract– finalization of accounts, identify start of warranty and support as applicable, return bank guarantees.
• Ensure proper archiving of records within Group.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Architecture or equivalent
• Good subject matter knowledge across the functions of commercial, design, project management and the building process of development projects
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in a professional office or construction organization, preferably with working knowledge of design and build projects
• Familiar with local and international construction contracts, such as SIA, Redas, PSSCOC, PAM, FIDIC, JCT etc.
• Experience in commercial, retail, residential, industrial and logistics project types across the regions
• Promote positive team environment, work collaboratively to maximize synergies especially across the Design & Project management functions of Cost & Contracts and others within and outside Mapletree
• Good interpersonal skills to prepare reports, negotiate and build relationships with key stakeholders, as well as people management skills
• Planning, organizing and controlling skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively on tight deadlines
• Continuous and incremental improvement mindset – questioning and challenging status quo to achieve a better outcome
• Problem solving and analytical skills which will include for resolving of cost planning, contracts procurement and administration issues for various construction and design activities
• Good leadership and people management skills
• Dynamic, pro-active and ability to work and deliver results under pressure
• Possess strong sense of responsibility and accountability

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