Lead Project Manager, Project Leadership

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NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region. 

As a Lead Project Manager (Engineering), you will be responsible for the managing and implementing of large-scale IT/ Engineering projects with quality, within scope and to ensure deliverables are on time and conform to processes and standards meeting customer’s requirements. 

What will you do? 

Project Management 

Establish and prepare project plans, risk management plans, project milestones and deliverables in consultation with business users and architect/designer 

Manage the implementation of the project on a daily basis with regard to schedules, budget, manpower and quality 

Manage the scope definition and change control mechanism 

Escalate and discuss project overrun issues, scope creep, integration issues, resource requirements with Project Director (PD)/Deliver Lead 

Manage project activities to ensure timely delivery, including identification of critical path, monitoring and driving completion of interdependent activities and adjustment to project schedules to achieve overall completion deadline 

Manage resources including hardware, software, human resource facilities and logistics required for project so as to ensure completion within budget. 

Manage integration of various components of the project including hardware, software installation, testing, business process review, redesign, application development, migration, and data conversion etc. 

Quality and Performance Review 

Analyse and document requirements by liaising with a range of people including users and managers, drawing together information needs across a distributed organization 

Review project documentation to ensure that it meets customers' requirements and conforms to quality management process, standards and procedures to minimize rework and system failures 

Define project resources, performance reviews and post-implementation evaluations 

Negotiate with vendors and across teams to ensure adequate resources are available during various phases of the project 

Build relationships with users, technical staff and management to determine and resolve issues associated with systems implementation 

Manage contracts and subcontractors 

Negotiate with customers on change request effort, schedules and prioritize changes based on business needs 

Clear and open communication with customers on project issues or clarifications 

Business Development 

Proactively identify opportunities for further expansion or improvement of services delivered to the customer and liaise with the Account Manager(s) for development of that opportunity 

Be involved in pre-sale activities 

Team Management 

Liaise with team members to ensure that all tasks and deliverables are proceeding according to schedule 

Plan, track and monitor the tasks assigned to the team leader/ members 

Delegate tasks effectively by providing clear and specific instructions and goals 

Provide leadership to the project team to ensure that proposals/enhancements are fully analyzed and evaluated for their benefits and costs 

Provide the project team with accurate information about business needs and priorities as well as details about existing business systems 

Participate in leadership activities and providing performance feedback and developmental coaching 

Monitor and improve team performance, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management 

The ideal candidate should possess: 

More than 10 years of IT/ Engineering project management experience 

Experience in defense, homeland security and public sector related projects are highly preferred (has an added advantage) 

Experience in managing projects in Agile methodology development, implementation, and support of engineering/ information technology projects in a range of organizations 

Proven track record in assuming overall responsibilities and managing large scale projects 

Self-motivated with a positive “can-do” attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills including strong persuasive techniques. 

Ability to lead, develop and maintain respectful and trusting relationship 

Flexibility to travel as and when required 

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent 

[Singaporeans only]

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.