Associate Mgr, Project

Key Responsibilities

Project Management Support

• Support the Project Manager in day-to-day management of the project execution.
• Track project schedule, milestones, action items, risks, and key deliverables.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on project priorities.
• Monitor project progress and identify delays, gaps, and risks early.
• Follow up on pending technical, commercial, and execution issues to ensure timely closure.
• Support preparation of project status updates, management reports, meeting minutes, and presentations.

Site Execution and Coordination

• Coordinate construction activities, equipment installation, MEP works, utility integration, and site readiness activities.
• Support interface management between civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, process, IT, control system, and utility works.
• Monitor contractor performance on site, including productivity, safety, quality, and compliance with project requirements.
• Participate in site inspections, progress review meetings, and technical discussions.
• Escalate critical site issues to the Project Manager with clear recommendations.

Contractor and Vendor Management

• Support review and follow-up of contractor schedules, method statements, shop drawings, and progress reports.
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors for delivery schedules, installation planning, and technical clarification.
• Ensure proper communication and coordination between owner-supplied packages and site construction activities.
• Support verification of scope boundaries to avoid gaps and overlaps between contractors.

Cost, Change, and Documentation Control

• Support tracking of project budget, variation orders, claims, and potential cost impacts.
• Assist in reviewing progress claims, change requests, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain proper project records, logs, meeting minutes, and correspondence.
• Ensure project documentation is organized and updated for decision-making and audit trail purposes.

Safety, Quality, and Compliance

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure construction activities are aligned with site safety requirements.
• Coordinate with EHS, consultants, and contractors to address safety and compliance issues.
• Support quality control follow-up, punch list management, testing, commissioning, and handover preparation.
• Help ensure project execution complies with relevant standards, specifications, and local regulatory requirements.

Permits, Authorities, and Regulatory Coordination

• Manage, coordinate, and follow up project-related permits, licenses, notifications, and approvals required from relevant authorities.
• Prepare, compile, and submit required documents to government agencies, industrial estate authorities, and other relevant regulators.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure permit submissions are complete, accurate, and on time.
• Track permit status, approval timelines, and key regulatory requirements to avoid impact to project schedule.
• Support communication and meetings with relevant authorities as required.
• Ensure project execution complies with applicable laws, regulations, codes, and authority requirements.

Commissioning and Handover Support

• Support planning and coordination for testing, commissioning, startup readiness, and handover activities.
• Work closely with internal users, operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to ensure a smooth transition from construction to operation.
• Track open items, punch points, and completion status prior to handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Industrial, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in project management, construction management, factory setup, industrial plant projects, or large-scale building systems.
• Strong experience in at least one of the following areas:Industrial construction projectsProduction Plant setupMechanical and electrical systemsUtilities and infrastructure systemsEquipment installation and site coordination
• Experience working in multinational companies or with international project stakeholders is preferred.
• Good understanding of project controls, schedule tracking, contractor coordination, and construction site execution.
• Familiarity with industrial project environments, including safety, quality, permits, and commissioning requirements.
• Good command of English and Thai, both written and spoken.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong coordination and follow-up skills
• Practical problem-solving mindset
• Able to manage multiple interfaces and priorities
• Strong sense of ownership and urgency
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Able to work independently with limited supervision
• Strong reporting and documentation skills
• Comfortable working on construction sites and in dynamic project environments

Preferred Background

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following will be especially suitable:

• Chemical plant, manufacturing plant, or industrial facility projects
• MEP systems for factories or large commercial/industrial buildings
• Brownfield or greenfield factory construction
• Owner-side project management or EPC/PMC support roles
• Commissioning, startup, and handover coordination

Contract Duration

• 12 months contract, dedicated to Project Chang
• Extension subject to project needs and performance

Key Success Factors for This Role

• Ability to reduce workload from the Project Manager by independently driving coordination and follow-up
• Strong control of site progress, interfaces, and action closure
• Early identification of risks and practical mitigation support

Good discipline in documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations.  Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.

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