Assistant Project Manager

About the role

JLL is hiring an Assistant Project Manager (APM) in Singapore, working on-site. The APM contributes independently to 2-3 projects at various stages, taking responsibility for the full lifecycle of smaller, less complex projects from establishment to handover and closure, under the guidance of a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager. The APM also validates and oversees deliverables produced by Project Coordinators.

Key responsibilities

• Manage monthly deliverables such as project delivery plans, monthly status reports, anticipated cost reports, meeting agendas and minutes.
• Maintain the project budget, forecast expenditure and keep a detailed project programme with milestones and objectives.
• Keep an accurate risk register and anticipate cost reports including cash flows and accruals.
• Prepare PCG reports, chair weekly project meetings and draft vendor RFPs, scope writing and tendering.
• Take part in value engineering and buildability analysis, and review design and documentation to reduce risk.
• Assist in contract administration with clients, consultants and suppliers, and manage vendor contracts in line with legal requirements.
• Review and recommend variations, collect supporting documentation and obtain client approvals.
• Implement and maintain JLL's health, safety and environmental systems, including a Safety and Environmental Plan.
• Run the project in the absence of the Project Manager and manage project close-out, financial close-out and contractual documents such as as-built drawings and deeds of release.

Required profile

• Degree in a relevant Project or Construction Management discipline or related field.
• Three years' experience, or a combination of formal education and experience exceeding eight years, three of which must relate to design, construction or project management.
• Ability to run a project in the absence of the Project Manager and to handle project close-out.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint and Microsoft Project.
• Cost reporting systems and commercial negotiation within limits of authority.
• Understanding of planning, commercial and delivery constraints, and of delivery methods such as Project Management, Construction Management, Managing Contractor and Warranted Price.
• Knowledge of ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO9001 and environmental health and safety legislation.