Project Manager (Industrial / Manufacturing) - APAC

About the role

Turner & Townsend, a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, is hiring a Project Manager (Industrial / Manufacturing) for its Capital Projects Team in Kuala Lumpur. The role supports the team in delivering projects across the APAC region on time, within budget and to the required quality, and reports to the Key Account Manager, Capital Projects.

Key responsibilities

• Follow the client's project management standards, governance models and project execution framework.
• Manage and oversee external and internal project teams, coordinating and aligning them technically across all phases.
• Lead external project managers in technical and cost management from inception to completion.
• Manage stakeholders, including facilities management teams, consultants, contractors and other business functions.
• Develop end-to-end business cases to support executive decisions, and monitor cost forecasts, cash flow and budget performance.
• Track performance against schedule, budget, quality, risks and stakeholder satisfaction, and manage risks and issues with mitigation measures.
• Produce project documentation such as management plans, execution plans, reports, registers and meeting minutes.
• Ensure safety protocols are implemented, monitored and reported.
• Manage procurement, including RFP/RFQ preparation, consultant and contractor evaluation, bid assessment and award recommendations.
• Support construction contracts, including variation management, payment certification, change control, claims and close-out.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design reviews and incorporate constructability and value engineering.
• Drive governance through regular project reviews, steering committee updates and executive reporting.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of project management experience, preferably in industrial or manufacturing projects.
• Experience managing regional and global capital projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Preferred: experience in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to engage cross-functional teams across different countries.