Officer, Facilities Management at SBM Bank

Job Summary

To oversee the Bank’s construction projects, ensuring compliance with approved contract documents, building regulations, and codes of conduct. The role prioritizes safeguarding the Bank’s interests in terms of time, cost, and quality, aligned with its growth and expansion objectives.

Key Responsibilities 

Design Management

• Collaborate with outsourced design teams to translate the Bank’s refurbishment and revamp requirements into design briefs, drawings, and space plans.
• Review architectural, structural, mechanical, and services designs to ensure alignment with the Bank’s needs.
• Ensure design concepts meet safety, functionality, aesthetic, and regulatory standards, including accessibility and sustainability.
• Verify that materials and specifications meet design intent and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate with consultants (architects, engineers, and specialists) to ensure cohesive project delivery.
• Confirm that all construction documents are properly signed and sealed for regulatory submission.
• Support contract administration, bidding, and negotiations in collaboration with Procurement and Shared Services.
• Monitor project progress and conduct post-occupancy evaluations.

Site Supervision & Management

• Relay design instructions to contractors and vendors.
• Ensure construction adheres to quality standards, contract specifications, and building codes.
• Maintain detailed site records and diaries.
• Supervise construction activities and coordinate with contractors and suppliers.
• Enforce safe work practices and remove unsafe equipment from site.
• Monitor construction to ensure compliance with approved plans.

Project Management

• Plan and coordinate projects from initiation to completion, ensuring adherence to cost, time, and quality targets.
• Manage project budgets, including cost estimation and risk assessment.
• Oversee scheduling and time management.
• Ensure quality assurance, contract compliance, and safety standards are upheld.

Quantity Surveying 

• Review and verify Bills of Quantities (BQs) for accuracy.
• Conduct monthly valuations and variation pricing for interim payments.
• Keep stakeholders informed of project costs.
• Validate final accounts using supporting documentation.
• Support negotiations on extra-contractual costs to protect the Bank’s interests.

Structural Engineering

• Conduct structural evaluations in liaison with appointed engineers.
• Review and verify structural calculations and designs.
• Oversee implementation of structural elements per approved drawings.
• Ensure compliance with structural specifications and cost estimates.

Occupational Health & Safety

• Ensure contractors implement health, safety, and welfare measures on-site.
• Monitor safe handling, storage, and use of materials and equipment.
• Ensure legal and insurance compliance for employee safety.
• Promote safe access, egress, and working conditions.
• Verify provision of adequate welfare facilities.

Payment Processing

• Verify and analyze payment proposals based on certified documentation from consultants, contractors, and vendors.

Special Assignments 

• Undertake inter-departmental tasks as assigned.
• Monitor conduct of consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Manage non-construction projects as directed by Bank Management.

Job Specifications

Education 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil and Construction Engineering.
• Minimum of 1 year of post-qualification experience in a construction-related role.

Skills and Competencies 

• Proficient in interpreting technical drawings.
• Skilled in construction cost estimation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Competent in computer applications and CAD software.
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Sound decision-making abilities.
• Innovative, diligent, and creative.