At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.
Key Responsibilities
Project planning & mobilisation
- Develop detailed project plans (scope, schedule, resources, milestones, deliverables) for automatic door installations.
- Coordinate pre‑installation activities: sample delivery, mockups, technical drawings, wiring and mounting details, and any interface requirements with access control/BMS/fire systems.
- Confirm installation programmes, resource allocation and risk mitigation with internal teams and external subcontractors.
Execution & site management
- Serve as on‑site project lead: supervise installation teams, subcontractors and vendors to ensure works meet manufacturer specifications, safety regulations and contractual requirements.
- Manage daily/weekly progress, update schedules and proactively resolve site logistics or other constraints.
- Ensure availability and correct handling of door operators, drives, rails, sensors, safety edges, control panels, activation devices and spares.
Technical leadership & after‑sales coordination
- Provide technical guidance for automatic door systems: installation tolerances, structural supports, electrical and signal cabling, grounding, and integration with access control, fire alarm and BMS.
- Supervise and mentor After‑Sales Service Engineer and Technical Support Engineer;
- Oversee commissioning, functional testing, safety checks (including entrapment protection and emergency egress), final adjustments and client handovers.
- Manage technical escalations to product management, manufacturers or external specialists and ensure timely remedial actions.
Cost & contract control
- Manage project budgets, forecast costs, approve site expenditures within authority and report variances.
- Administer contracts, change orders and variation claims in collaboration with Sales/QS and Finance; prepare supporting documentation for approvals and invoicing.
- Ensure timely handover documentation to support invoicing and collections.
Quality, safety & compliance
- Enforce workmanship and quality standards specific to automatic doors; perform inspections, generate punch lists and manage defect rectification.
- Ensure compliance with local codes and relevant standards (including safety standards for automatic doors.)
- Lead site safety briefings related to mechanical and electrical hazards associated with automatic door systems.
Stakeholder management & communication
- Act as primary liaison with clients, main contractors, architects, M&E contractors, access control integrators and internal teams; keep stakeholders informed of progress, risks and decisions.
- Attend site coordination meetings and client walkthroughs; represent the company professionally.
- Update CRM and project management systems with progress notes, milestones, issues and outcomes.
Risk management & problem resolution
- Identify and mitigate project risks (technical, schedule, resource, commercial). Escalate critical issues promptly.
- Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical or control system problems in coordination with suppliers and product specialists.
Handover & close‑out
- Prepare project close‑out documentation: as‑built drawings, wiring diagrams, test reports, commissioning certificates, operation & maintenance manuals and warranty documentation.
- Conduct post‑project reviews, capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement for installation and after‑sales processes.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or related field.
- Minimum 5–8 years’ experience managing installation projects involving automatic doors (sliding, swing) with proven delivery track record in Singapore.
- Deep technical knowledge of automatic door hardware and systems: operators, drive trains, sensors (radar, infrared, pressure), safety edges, control logic, and typical fault modes.
- Experience integrating automatic doors with access control, fire alarm and BMS systems.
- Hands‑on experience supervising installation teams and coordinating subcontractors; experience leading after‑sales service teams.
- Familiarity with relevant safety standards, statutory requirements and commissioning/testing procedures for automatic doors.
- Proficiency with project management tools, Microsoft Office and CRM/ERP systems (e.g., Navision) for project updates and reporting.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills.
- Willingness to perform frequent site visits and work flexible hours as required.
Preferred
- Formal training or certification from automatic door manufacturers or experience with specific brands.
- Electrical knowledge (low‑voltage control wiring, PLCs) and ability to read wiring schematics.
- Experience with preventive maintenance programmes and spare‑parts management.
Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
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