GENERAL MANAGER - BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

• Oversee and manage the overall operations of the construction company to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget.
• Develop and implement business strategies, operational plans, and policies to support company growth and profitability.
• Provide overall leadership and direction to project managers, engineers, supervisors, administrative staff, and site teams.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor multiple construction projects from tendering and pre-construction through to completion and handover.
• Review project schedules, budgets, manpower requirements, procurement plans, and construction progress to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Monitor project costs, cash flow, revenue, profitability, variations, claims, and overall financial performance.
• Review and approve project budgets, cost estimates, procurement requirements, subcontractor appointments, and major expenditures within delegated authority.
• Ensure effective procurement and timely availability of construction materials, equipment, subcontractors, and other resources.
• Manage relationships and negotiations with clients, consultants, architects, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and other business partners.
• Review contracts and ensure that contractual obligations, milestones, deliverables, payment terms, variations, and claims are properly managed.
• Identify potential project, commercial, financial, operational, and contractual risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensure all construction activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, building requirements, contractual obligations, and company policies.
• Promote and enforce high standards of workplace health, safety, environmental protection, and quality control across all projects.
• Monitor site performance and conduct regular project and operational reviews to identify delays, cost overruns, quality issues, and other challenges.
• Ensure appropriate corrective and preventive actions are implemented to address project issues and improve performance.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential clients to support customer satisfaction, repeat business, and business development.
• Lead the preparation and submission of tenders, quotations, budgets, and proposals, and participate in negotiations with prospective clients.
• Identify new construction projects and business opportunities and develop strategies to increase the company's market presence and revenue.
• Manage and develop the company's workforce, including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, staff development, and succession planning.
• Establish clear performance targets and KPIs for project and operational teams and regularly evaluate their performance.
• Ensure effective communication and coordination between the head office, project sites, management, and external stakeholders.
• Review monthly management, project progress, financial, and operational reports and provide recommendations to the Directors or senior management.
• Improve operational efficiency through effective systems, processes, cost-control measures, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure proper documentation, records, project reports, contracts, drawings, approvals, and other construction-related documentation are maintained.
• Represent the company at client meetings, project meetings, negotiations, inspections, and industry events.
• Support the Directors in strategic decision-making, business planning, financial management, and long-term company development.
• Ensure projects are successfully completed, defects are properly rectified, and final accounts and handover documentation are closed out promptly.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Directors or senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.

• 10–15+ years of industry experience, often including several years managing large projects or multiple departments.

• Experience in Civil + MEP coordination, construction, infrastructure, building services and EPC  projects.