1. POSITION SUMMARY

Goldencoast Developers Ltd is seeking an experienced, strategic, and results-driven Senior Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of the company's construction and property development projects. The successful candidate will assume end-to-end responsibility for project performance, ensuring that projects are delivered safely, within approved budgets and timelines, and in accordance with established quality standards, contractual obligations, and applicable regulatory requirements. Working closely with executive management, consultants, contractors, quantity surveyors, procurement, finance, and other stakeholders, the Senior Project Manager will provide strong leadership, exercise sound commercial judgement, proactively manage project risks, and drive operational efficiency throughout the project lifecycle—from initiation and planning to construction, practical completion, and final handover. The ideal candidate must demonstrate extensive construction project management experience, exceptional planning and organisational abilities, strong technical knowledge, and a proven track record of successfully delivering complex residential, commercial, or mixed-use development projects.

2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Project Planning, Scheduling and Delivery

· Develop comprehensive project execution plans, work programmes, implementation schedules, and resource allocation plans aligned with approved project objectives.

· Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of assigned construction projects from commencement through practical completion and final handover.

· Establish project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, critical path activities, and performance monitoring mechanisms.

· Monitor progress against approved schedules, identify potential delays, and implement timely corrective and preventive measures.

· Develop and implement project recovery plans, including programme resequencing, resource optimisation, and acceleration strategies where required.

· Oversee manpower, plant, equipment, and material planning to ensure adequate resources are available at the appropriate stages of construction.

· Review and approve project execution plans, construction methodologies, and resource deployment within delegated authority.

· Maintain project schedules and progress dashboards to support timely decision-making and effective management oversight.

· Ensure project activities are coordinated to achieve agreed completion dates without compromising quality, safety, or cost efficiency.

B. Site Coordination and Construction Supervision

· Coordinate and supervise contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, and site teams to ensure efficient execution of construction activities.

· Ensure site activities comply with approved architectural, structural, civil, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) drawings, technical specifications, and construction methodologies.

· Conduct regular site inspections to assess progress, workmanship, labour productivity, resource utilisation, and compliance with project schedules.

· Coordinate daily and weekly work activities across subcontractors and trades to minimise clashes, delays, rework, and unnecessary downtime.

· Ensure work areas are handed over efficiently between trades and that site teams operate according to the approved construction programme.

· Identify and resolve day-to-day construction challenges, escalating significant technical, operational, contractual, or scheduling issues to executive management.

· Monitor contractor performance against agreed scopes, deliverables, timelines, and contractual requirements.

· Ensure site instructions, requests for information (RFIs), technical queries, and outstanding actions are tracked and resolved promptly.

C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

· Ensure construction works comply with approved drawings, technical specifications, contractual requirements, company quality standards, and applicable building regulations.

· Implement and monitor project quality assurance and quality control procedures throughout the construction lifecycle.

· Coordinate inspections involving consultants, clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders.

· Identify defects, non-conformances, workmanship issues, and deviations from approved specifications, ensuring timely corrective action.

· Monitor and minimise rework, material wastage, and quality-related delays.

· Verify completed works meet approved standards before acceptance, practical completion, and handover.

· Coordinate snagging inspections, defects rectification, and the preparation of outstanding works schedules.

· Ensure project quality records, inspection reports, test results, and relevant approvals are properly maintained.

D. Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance

· Ensure construction activities are undertaken in accordance with applicable occupational health and safety requirements, environmental regulations, and approved site safety procedures.

· Work with relevant safety personnel and contractors to implement risk assessments, method statements, toolbox talks, and site safety inspections.

· Monitor compliance with personal protective equipment requirements and safe working practices.

· Ensure incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, and environmental concerns are promptly reported, investigated, and addressed.

· Implement corrective actions to mitigate safety risks and prevent recurrence of incidents.

· Promote a safety-conscious culture among employees, contractors, subcontractors, and other site personnel.

· Escalate serious safety concerns and ensure appropriate action is taken before affected work resumes.

E. Cost Control and Commercial Management

· Work closely with the Quantity Surveyor and Finance Department to monitor project expenditure, cash flow, cost forecasts, and financial performance.

· Review interim valuations, variation orders, payment certificates, subcontractor claims, and project cost reports.

· Monitor labour productivity, material consumption, equipment utilisation, and subcontractor performance to identify cost-saving opportunities.

· Identify potential cost overruns, investigate their causes, and recommend corrective measures.

· Ensure variations, scope changes, and commercial adjustments are properly assessed, documented, and approved before implementation, except where emergency procedures apply.

· Monitor project commitments and forecast final costs against approved budgets.

· Support preparation of project budgets, cost plans, and financial forecasts in collaboration with relevant departments.

· Ensure commercial records and supporting documentation are accurate, complete, and available for review.

F. Procurement and Resource Management

· Collaborate with the Procurement Department to ensure timely sourcing and delivery of approved construction materials, equipment, plant, and specialist services.

· Develop procurement schedules aligned with construction milestones and material lead times.

· Monitor material availability and identify procurement risks that could affect project execution.

· Ensure materials supplied meet approved specifications, quality requirements, and contractual standards.

· Coordinate receipt, inspection, storage, distribution, and utilisation of construction materials.

· Monitor inventory, material wastage, equipment utilisation, and resource productivity.

· Ensure approved materials are available at work areas in accordance with programme requirements.

· Work with procurement and finance teams to resolve supplier delays, shortages, and other supply chain constraints.

G. Risk Management and Issue Resolution

· Identify, assess, and monitor technical, commercial, operational, contractual, environmental, safety, and scheduling risks.

· Develop practical risk mitigation and contingency plans and monitor their implementation.

· Maintain an up-to-date project risk register, including risk owners, mitigation measures, and outstanding actions.

· Anticipate project constraints and dependencies and implement measures to prevent avoidable delays and cost overruns.

· Escalate significant project risks and decisions requiring executive intervention to the CEO or the designated management authority.

· Coordinate resolution of disputes, technical issues, contractor underperformance, and other challenges affecting project delivery.

· Ensure lessons learned from completed and ongoing projects are documented and incorporated into future project planning.

H. Project Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation

· Prepare accurate weekly and monthly project progress reports for executive management.

· Provide regular updates on project status, schedule performance, expenditure, quality, safety, procurement, risks, and outstanding decisions.

· Track project milestones, key performance indicators, budget performance, and completion forecasts.

· Maintain complete project documentation, including meeting minutes, site instructions, RFIs, variation records, inspection reports, progress photographs, and project correspondence.

· Lead or participate in project coordination meetings and ensure action items are assigned, monitored, and completed within agreed timelines.

· Maintain an effective document control process to ensure stakeholders have access to current approved drawings, specifications, and project records.

· Present project performance information and recommendations to executive management to support timely and informed decisions.

I. Leadership and Stakeholder Management

· Provide leadership and direction to project teams, promoting accountability, collaboration, productivity, and professional conduct.

· Establish clear responsibilities, deliverables, and performance expectations for project personnel and contractors.

· Coordinate effectively with architects, engineers, consultants, quantity surveyors, contractors, suppliers, government agencies, and internal departments.

· Maintain professional relationships with clients and other stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

· Address stakeholder concerns promptly and ensure commitments are managed transparently.

· Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between construction, procurement, finance, legal, and other relevant functions.

· Support continuous improvement in project management systems, procedures, reporting, and construction delivery practices.

· Provide recommendations to management on resource requirements, contractor performance, operational improvements, and project delivery strategies.

J. Project Completion and Handover

· Lead the preparation and implementation of project completion and handover plans.

· Ensure outstanding works, defects, and snagging items are identified, tracked, and resolved within agreed timelines.

· Coordinate final inspections, testing, commissioning, and acceptance of completed works, where applicable.

· Ensure preparation and handover of as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, certificates, approvals, and other required documentation.

· Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure practical completion and final handover requirements are satisfied.

· Monitor defects liability obligations and coordinate resolution of outstanding defects in accordance with contractual requirements.

· Prepare project close-out reports, final documentation, and lessons-learned reviews.

3. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A. Educational Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Building Technology, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or another relevant construction-related discipline.

· Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is mandatory.

· Additional professional qualifications or certifications in construction management, contract administration, health and safety, or project planning will be an advantage.

B. Professional Experience

· A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in construction project management, including substantial responsibility for residential, commercial, or mixed-use development projects.

· Demonstrated experience delivering construction projects from planning and mobilisation through execution, practical completion, and client handover.

· Proven experience managing contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, and multidisciplinary project teams.

· Demonstrable experience in project budgeting, cost control, scheduling, procurement coordination, quality assurance, and risk management.

· Experience managing complex construction programmes, resolving project delivery challenges, and implementing recovery plans where required.

· A proven track record of meeting project milestones while maintaining quality, safety, and commercial discipline.

C. Technical Competencies

· Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, project planning, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, contract administration, and quality management.

· Ability to interpret architectural, structural, civil, and MEP drawings, technical specifications, and construction documents.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

· Familiarity with Primavera P6, Procore, Odoo, or other construction and project management systems will be an advantage.

· Strong understanding of project reporting, progress measurement, critical path analysis, resource planning, and cost forecasting.

· Knowledge of applicable building regulations, construction safety requirements, and relevant industry standards.

D. Leadership and Personal Attributes

· Excellent leadership, organisational, planning, and time management skills.

· Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving abilities.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Strong commercial awareness and sound decision-making capabilities.

· Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure.

· Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.

· High levels of integrity, professionalism, accountability, and attention to detail.

· Proactive approach to identifying risks, resolving challenges, and improving project performance.

· Ability to exercise sound judgement and make timely decisions within delegated authority.

4. REPORTING AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

The Senior Project Manager will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and work closely with executive management and the relevant departmental heads. The role will require regular coordination with the Construction, Procurement, Finance, and other relevant departments, as well as external consultants, contractors, suppliers, clients, and regulatory authorities. The position holder will exercise authority in accordance with the company's approved organisational structure, delegated authority limits, procurement procedures, financial controls, and project governance framework.