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Turner & Townsend is hiring a Project Manager — a full-time, based in Kuala Lumpur, Asia, my role. Apply directly on Turner & Townsend's careers page below.
Project Manager
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Asia, my
Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
- To lead, coordinate, and manage substation refurbishment and replacement works within a hydro power plant environment for a national utility board, ensuring project delivery is achieved safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with technical and contractual requirements.
- Develop and implement detailed project plans, schedules, and work programs for substation refurbishment and replacement activities.
- Define project scope, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
- Monitor project progress and ensure alignment with approved timelines and budgets.
- Focal point at site for project controls roll-out and implementation.
- Site Team coordination.
- Site Lessons Learnt collection, validation and sharing.
- Responsible for streamlining weekly, monthly site reporting to senior management.
- Track daily, weekly, and monthly project progress against the project schedule.
- Identify risks, delays, and bottlenecks, and implement mitigation actions.
- Prepare and submit weekly site progress reports.
- Monthly project performance reports and Management dashboards and updates.
- Oversee site execution of substation refurbishment and replacement works.
- Ensure compliance with client's standards, safety regulations, and quality requirements.
- Conduct regular site inspections and audits to ensure work quality and safety compliance.
- Ensure all activities comply with client's safety policies and industry standards.
- Promote a strong safety culture on-site and enforce HSE requirements.
- Monitor quality of installation, testing, and commissioning of substation equipment.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation including: Site reports / Progress records / Drawings and technical submissions.
- Ensure timely submission of reports and documentation to client and stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems preferred) from a recognized university.
- Minimum ten (10) years' experience in electrical HV substation projects, including engineering, construction, testing and commissioning of HV/EHV substations.
- Minimum five (5) years' experience at project management for substation projects as Project Manager, Construction Manager, or equivalent.
- Demonstrable experience in 132kV and above Grid projects.
- Familiar with national utility board's technical requirements, project procedures, safety regulations and authority approvals.
- Registered with BEM) and/or PMP certification is an added advantage. Proven capability in managing project cost, schedule, quality, safety and stakeholder coordination
Additional Information
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