General Manager

Full Time, onsite
Aurum Land (Private) Limited
Singapore, Singapore

Salary undisclosed

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At Aurum Land, we take pride in creating an environment where our employees are empowered to treat the business like their own. We offer a safe and open workplace environment that encourages everyone to express their opinions and to grow with us.

Who we are:

Aurum Land

Incorporated in 1982, we are a space and business innovator with a focus on the future of people. We were awarded Best Boutique Developer in Asia for 2020 and in Singapore for 4 years in a row (2019-2022) at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards. Being an integrated property developer allows us to learn from and leverage the technical expertise and resources of our parent company Woh Hup Group, while still retaining the dynamism of a small company.

Who you are:

You are the driving force behind the success of our development projects and team. You possess a unique blend of strategy planning, operational expertise, and leadership acumen that enables you to expertly manage all aspects of our development projects from conception to completion.
You have a deep understanding of the Singapore real estate industry, as well as possessing a keen eye for identifying emerging trends and opportunities regionally and globally.
You have proven experience in crafting and executing effective sales and marketing strategies to outperform revenue and sales pace targets .
Your extensive experience in project management allows you to drive progress throughout the lifecycle of the project, from design development to tender award to construction commencement to final completion, handover and defects management and, ensuring that every project is executed with precision, within budget, on schedule and to the highest quality standards of excellence.
You possess good financial management skills, enabling you to comfortably develop and manage P&L and cashflow budgets, forecast revenue, and control project costs effectively.
As a natural leader, you inspire and motivate your team to contribute their best to the success of the project, team and business. You have a talent for building and nurturing high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, and ownership.
Your strong interpersonal skills allow you to effectively communicate and collaborate with all stakeholders, including board members, contractors, architects, and government officials.
You are not content with the status quo and are constantly seeking ways to make a positive impact on our organisation and the wider real estate industry.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Sales and Marketing: Developing sales and marketing strategies and leading the successful launch and sell out of new projects

Leading the concept and design development phase with CEO to create standout products
Forecasting and developing annual sales targets for various developments by analysing market trends, dynamics and results, refining pricing strategies and selling prices, and monitoring competition supply and demand.
Managing annual sales and marketing budgets, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances, and initiating corrective actions to optimise cost effectiveness.
Leading the appointment, training, and management of sales agent teams to achieve target pricing and sales momentum

Project Management: Making the best decisions to ensure that projects are completed on time, within cost, and to a high quality

Lead project team to develop tender package, drawings and specifications, and call, evaluate and award tender to main contractor, consultants and other vendors
Responsible for overall construction progress, managing authorities, consultants, and contractor
Maintaining TOP/CSC clearance schedule and driving progress
Ensuring proper coordination of consultants’ and contractors’ drawings and information provided during pre-construction, construction and post-construction stages
Managing the application for subdivision, final survey and completion of the transfer of ownership of units
Ensuring successful and smooth handover to buyer and appointed Management Agent (if any)

Facilities Management: Minimising defects and/or ensure proper and timely defects rectifications

Working with the Project & Facilities team and contractor to agree preventative steps to minimise defects during construction phase
Managing defects snagging during construction and following up on progress of rectifications
Maintenance of sales gallery, showflats, in-situ show units and past completed developments

Team development and performance management

Managing and mentoring the team, ensuring high engagement and quality of team output, and behaviours consistent with our core values
Ensure that each team member understands the company’s vision and values and their roles within the Aurum Land team
Ensuring quality control of team output
Performance management including recruitment and termination of team members

Financial Management

Ensure achievement of target profitability through regular review and update of sales revenue vis-a-vis costs and timelines, including making recommendations on areas for improvement to drive cost efficiencies and/or boost revenue including value engineering
Working with the Finance Manager to provide timely, accurate, and complete reports on the cash flow and profitability of the projects
Managing overall project budget

Land acquisition

Working with the Corporate Development team on design and financial feasibility for acquisition of new projects

What you’ll bring to the table:

At least 10 years of experience in real estate development, with a developer, consultant and / or contractor, with a strong background in project management, sales and marketing, and team development.
MBA or Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Real Estate, Project Management, or a related field is preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively digest and convey complex information simply to non-technical stakeholders
Exceptional prioritisation skills and agility, being able to juggle multiple competing priorities and go into the details yet still see the wood from the trees and know exactly where to focus the time and energy of yourself and your team
Ability to work independently, as well as with other team members within and outside our own organisation
Clear and critical thinking, good judgement and balanced decision making even under pressure
Strong familiarity with G Suite applications (Gmail, Google Drive / Docs / Slides / Sheets / Calendar

What’s in it for you:

Aurum Land values its employees and invests in their growth and development. You will have access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities, as well as opportunities to work on challenging and meaningful projects that contribute to the company's success.
We also offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment, where everyone's contributions are valued and where we make decisions based on our core values and what we believe to be best for our team and our customers.
Joining our company means joining a team that is passionate about making a difference and creating impact. If you share our values and are driven and genuinely committed to your personal and professional growth, you will find a home at Aurum Land.

Our Vision

In line with our parent company Woh Hup Group, our shared vision is to Build Sustainable Businesses that Positively Impact Lives across Generations (i.e. Do Well Do Good).

Our Core Values

Benevolence

Show genuine care and compassion for our team, customers, community, company
Do things because we care and not because we have to
Proactiveness to help others (team-mates/stakeholders)

Excellence

Consistently producing work that wows / impresses / delights your teammates and customers
Going above and beyond everything that we do
Continuous Improvement
Exceptional professionalism

Ownership