Project Manager - Power Systems

• Be Part of Building Business Growth
• Stable Industry Outlook
• Committed to Training and Employee Development

The Project Manager is responsible for managing assigned high voltage and medium voltage projects in Singapore from contract award through commissioning, handover, and closeout. This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhering to the highest safety and quality standards, and meeting all client specifications. These individual leads and coordinates cross-functional teams involved in sales handover, engineering, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Manage multiple HV/MV projects concurrently from contract award through final client handover and closeout, ensuring alignment with project scope, timelines, and budget constraints. Coordinate with clients, consultants, and OEMs during factory acceptance test (FAT), site acceptance test (SAT), commissioning, and energization activities.
• Prepare project execution plans, milestone schedules, and short-interval look-ahead plans. Track progress across engineering, procurement, delivery, installation, and testing. Implement recovery actions and escalation where delays occur.
• Track costs against approved budgets and support cost-to-complete forecasting. Prepare supporting documents for invoices, manage variations/change orders and subcontractor claims to ensure project profitability and cash flow. Escalate risks relating to margin, cash flow, and contract compliance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, contractors, OEM suppliers, and internal stakeholders. Lead coordination meetings, provide regular progress reports and manage client expectations effectively. Support management in contract clarifications, negotiations, and dispute resolution when required.
• Maintain a project risk register and ensure mitigation actions are implemented. Manage technical and commercial issues with support from engineering and site teams. Escalate high-impact issues early with recommended solutions.
• Ensure all project activities adhere strictly to the companys Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policies, Singapores safety regulations, and project-specific quality standards. Coordinate site safety compliance with client and utility site rules
• Coordinate multiple deliveries and works concurrently including handover from Sales, liaising with logistics and OEMs and execution between Installation and Testing teams etc.
• Ensure proper project closeout including as-builts, O&M manuals, warranties, and final documentation.

The successful candidate should possess the following: 

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field is required.
• Project Management Professional or equivalent certification is highly advantageous.
• Minimum 5–8 years in electrical infrastructure projects and 2-3 years in a project management or project engineer capacity.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more projects involving 22kV / 6.6kV MV, 66kV / 230kV / 400kV HV equipment; Singapore market experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of project planning and scheduling, progress reporting, cost tracking and project documentation and FAT/SAT coordination
• Familiarity with Singapore electrical safety practices, codes, WSH requirements and safety regulations
• Strong stakeholder communication and coordination skills