Regional Programme Lead
Dyson · Singapore
The Regional Programme Lead will support the Global Head of Capital Projects and Global Head of Estates to define the long term pipeline strategy to enable achievement of business and programme objectives. The Regioanal Programme Lead will co-ordinate and review all functions of the regional capital project delivery teams to ensure effective delivery of the capital expenditure (capex) programme of works.
This key role is required to provide proactive business planning, stakeholder engagement, commercial co-ordination and assistance to the project delivery teams throughout the stage gates from initiation to handover.
Measures of Performance
- Delivery of the annual capital plan in line with budget
- Co-ordination and due diligence of each project teams monthly, quarterly and annual program scope and spend KPIs.
- Deliver on time, quality assured stage gate deliverables that enable projects to achieve and demonstrate maximum value for money against the business case.
- Drive realisation of health and safety, risk and value improvements and capital efficiency targets.
- Enable efficient Management Information - right first time, on time.
- Interface with procurement to deliver robust commercial and contract management that supports the aims of professional collaboration.
- Interface with Enablement Lead to deliver robust controls that supports the aims of professional collaboration.
- Interface with project and programme Stakeholders to to provide efficient and effective projects that represent value for money in line with the requirements of the business case.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities (but not limited to):
- Long term Capital Projects programme strategy development.
- Work as key member of Capital Projects as part of a fully integrated Estates team to provide commercially assured projects aligned to group strategic objectives that represent value for money in line with the business case.
- Accountability for the multi-year regional programme planning, efficient and effective delivery execution and handover, stakeholder endorsements in line with group governance, programme assurance, reporting accuracy and effective coordination of the project teams.
- Mentoring and training of all displicines as detailed in the Direct Reports to this Position section above.
- Co-ordination and due diligence of the project teams communication of the programme-wide monthly reporting including health and safety, schedule, cost, risk, design management etc.
- Co-ordination and due diligence of the project teams, responsible for:
- pre-contract activities related to budget setting, project planning, business case, utilisation of centralised frameworks and contracts whilst providing specialist programme management advice, guidance and recommendations to mitigate commercial risk.
- post contract activities to ensure efficient and effective project execution, commercial management and contract management is delivered throughout the projects and overall program.
- Drive consistency in the project delivery teams, facing challenges and driving continuous improvement.
- Implement and assure the Programme Management Plan for the projects.
- Ensure the Project Management Plan promotes the proactive management at each stage of the project lifecycle.
- Lead the project delivery teams to support the procurement process and achieve best value by developing optimum delivery strategies into procurement plans and contract awards.
- Support the Procurement Lead, performance framework and related processes to drive supplier performance and enhance collective capability across all projects.
- Support an environment where the schedule and cost efficiency can be accurately tracked and managed.
- Support the Enablement Lead, delivery processes and systems so that project, programme and commercial data is managed as a valuable asset and is developed to fully inform future benchmarking and estimating activities, bringing increasing confidence to the cost analysis and achievement of the business cases.
- Support the Regional Commercial Manager and estimating teams to provide cost assurance and monitor the impact of design solutions against allocated budgets.
- Manage the stakeholder change process and associated costs.
- Holistically manage Stakeholder relationships during development and handover.
- Support Project Managers in the commercial management of construction contractors.
- Support the development of a working culture that promotes engagement in unfiltered programme optimisation debate to foster an energised open collaborative approach with common understanding and goals.
- Provide pro-active management, strategic advice and guidance to the project teams on all change including proposed scope changes, recommending appropriate action in accordance with our change control systems and produce all required documentation for approval in accordance with levels of delegated authority including comparative estimates where required in a timely manner.
- Identify and advise on all programme risk/issue events.
- Support the quantification of the risks through the risk management process.
- Support and efficient meeting structure and effective schedule and cost reporting for the projects to enable proactive project management activity. Provide and communicate programme-wide and project schedule and cost reports, HSE compliance, design compliance, governance and assurance, including stakeholder reviews and approvals.
- Monitor the project teams activities relating to project handover to ensure timely and effective engagement with Global Facilities to ensure efficient handover and transition to operations.
- Generate and implement continuous improvement proposals.
Capabilities:
- Extensive experience at Programme Manager & Assurance level
- Experience of leading teams delivering Large Scale Capital Projects and programmes
- Experience of programme management within the commercial property sector
- Programme reporting and financial management experience
- Due diligence experience
- Risk and opportunity managtement experience
- Cost estimating experience
- Project controls management experience
- Commercial controls management experience / familiarity
- Design Management experience / familiarity
- Presenting at senior reporting meetings experience
- Strong people and communication skills
- Leadership skills
Knowledge, Qualifications, Languages, Skills & Attributes
- 15+ years in Programme Management roles.
- Professional qualification to demonstrate suitability for role.
- Demonstrated success leading the planning, development and execution of a pipeline of capital works, ideally in the property sector. Experience leading real estate development projects in the commercial property sector preferred.
- Demonstrated success of working within project and programme teams in the planning, development and execution of a pipeline of capital works within the property sector.
- Experience of working within programme teams to achieve the planned benefits and business objectives.
- Experience in delivering region wide property development commercial management projects, ideally with experience in APAC.
- Experience in successfully collaborating with multiple stakeholders both internally in a matrix structure as well as externally, including programme delivery partners.
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