Lead Project Manager, Engineering

About the role

NCS, an AI tech services company and subsidiary of the Singtel Group, is hiring a Lead Project Manager for Engineering in Singapore. The role manages and implements large-scale IT and engineering projects to quality, within scope, on time and in line with processes and standards, while meeting customer requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse and document requirements with users and managers, and prepare project plans, risk plans, milestones and deliverables with business users and architects/designers
• Run daily stand-ups, track action items and manage day-to-day schedules, budget, manpower and quality
• Control scope and change requests, escalate overruns and scope creep to the Project Director, and manage integration of hardware, software, testing, migration and data conversion
• Identify the critical path, monitor interdependent activities and adjust schedules to meet deadlines
• Manage resources, review documentation against quality standards, define performance reviews and post-implementation evaluations
• Negotiate with vendors, build client relationships, manage contractors and subcontractors, and negotiate change requests with clients
• Identify service expansion opportunities with Account Managers and take part in pre-sale activities
• Forecast project finances, including cost, revenue and billing plans, keeping them within approved budgets
• Lead the team: assign and delegate tasks, coach and give performance feedback, and evaluate proposals against benefits and costs

Required profile

• More than 10 years of IT and engineering project management experience
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience delivering client projects in a provider or vendor environment and familiarity with matrix organisations
• Proven track record managing large-scale projects
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, with a positive "can-do" attitude