Commercial Manager

Vita Singapore is currently searching for an experienced Project Manager to join the Project Management & Construction team responsible for the build and delivery of a range of projects.

Vita Partners is the Asia-Pacific’s largest pan-regional pure-play life science, innovation and R&D real estate platform. The platform focuses on investing, acquiring, developing, constructing, managing, and operating real estate projects in fast-growing life sciences, innovation and R&D real estate markets in Asia-Pacific. The company operates within two main segments – a high-barrier-to-entry life sciences project construction management business and a specialized investment management business. Since the 2000s, the project construction management business has worked on over 200 projects in Asia-Pacific for more than 100 blue-chip life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, with many repeat clients.

The Commercial Manager will manage and coordinate a wide range of activities to deliver efficient construction site operations, responsible for all commercial and contract aspects of the construction project and ensuring the management of site services in accordance with organisational standards, policies and procedures.

In this role as a Commercial Manager, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate site operations including construction works contracts, construction program and procurement including purchasing reports and acknowledgement of materials and supplies. Manage site processes including documentation and systems, ensuring all activities comply with legislative and statutory regulations.

• Manage and coordinate external suppliers for all site materials and supplies to ensure efficient site management activities.

• Train, mentor and coach staff and team members to develop internal expertise and to ensure that staff are adequately resourced to perform;

• Create constructive tension with Lendlease PM&C to manage the cost plan within the bid underwrite position 

• Manage the external independent cost consultant to create an informative sense check on the market position for construction costs 

• Manage the external independent programme consultant to create an informative sense check on the construction delivery programme 

• Build and maintain constructive working relationships with all parties in the integrated model 

• Build trust with JV Principals with regular and credible dialogue 

Requirements:

• Recognised Degree in Building, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management or related disciplines

• Minimum 12 years of experience in large-scale integrated real estate development or construction projects. Added advantage experience in Life science projects.

• RICS or equivalent accreditation will be advantageous

• Familiarity with engineering, procurement and construction management projects 

• Strong planning, organisational and negotiating skills

• Experience of negotiating and executing construction contracts from the construction and possibly the client perspective.

• Expert knowledge of the construction or real estate development industry, and understanding of contract administration process. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills to maintain relationships and coordinate internal and external stakeholder requirements.  

No matter where your office is, you will be a part of a company that values you. At Lendlease, we invest in you professionally and personally so that you perform to your full potential to leave behind positive legacies in years to come.

Lendlease is a diverse, flexible and inclusive employer of choice. We engage, enable and empower our people. Inclusion sets all of us up for success.

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Vita is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.