Manager, Procurement and Contracts Management

About the role

Sembcorp's Integrated Urban Solutions segment, which develops industrial parks, warehouses, logistics, manufacturing and infrastructure projects across Vietnam, Indonesia and China, is looking for an Assistant Manager / Manager, Procurement and Contracts Management. The role supports procurement, commercial, cost estimation and contract administration for industrial park, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing and infrastructure development projects, managing end-to-end procurement and tendering, cost planning, contract administration, variation management and commercial risk control.

Key responsibilities

• Procurement and tender management: develop procurement strategies, prepare tender schedules and plans, run pre-qualification exercises, prepare RFPs and tender documents, coordinate technical and commercial evaluations, negotiate with tenderers, and maintain vendor databases and market intelligence.
• Cost estimation and budget management: review consultant cost plans and contractor pricing, benchmark costs, validate quantities, identify cost-saving opportunities, support feasibility studies, monitor budgets and forecast final costs.
• Contract administration: administer D&B (FIDIC preferred), DBB, consultancy and service contracts, review correspondence, monitor contractor compliance, assess variations, claims and extensions of time, and support dispute resolution.
• Commercial and cost control: review progress claims, monitor budgets against commitments, manage variation and claims registers, prepare monthly cost and commercial reports, and monitor cash flow.
• Stakeholder management: work with Design and Construction Management, HSSE, Finance and Legal, and with external consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Governance: ensure compliance with procurement and contracting policies, support audits, and contribute to process improvement and digitalisation.

Required profile

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Building, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in industrial park development, warehouse/logistics/manufacturing facilities, D&B contract management, construction procurement and tendering, cost estimation, contract administration, and contractor and consultant management.
• Preferred: FIDIC experience, Vietnam construction market experience, pre-contract and post-contract experience, and projects over USD 10 million.

Required skills

• Cost estimating, budgeting, tendering and procurement, contract administration, variation and claims management, and commercial negotiations.
• Quantity surveying principles, construction scheduling fundamentals, risk assessment and mitigation.
• Microsoft Excel and cost management tools.