Runh Power Pte. Ltd. Hiring! Full Time General Manager in - Ricebowl

About the Role

We are establishing our Singapore company as the regional platform for thermal power EPC in Southeast Asia. The General Manager is the company’s senior executive in the region and carries full responsibility for strategy execution, market development, project delivery and day-to-day management. The GM is accountable for the branch’s business targets and for managing its commercial, delivery and compliance risks.

This is a build-and-grow mandate. You will set up the local team and operating systems, win the first projects and establish the company’s reputation with clients, regulators and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Regional Operations

• Translate HQ strategy into a medium- and long-term development plan and an annual operating plan for the Singapore company.
• Break targets down into key initiatives, resources and milestones, and track them to completion.
• Chair operating decisions and own new contract value, revenue, profit and cash collection.

Market Development and Client Relationships

• Develop the Southeast Asian thermal power EPC market: lead market research, opportunity pipeline building and bid strategy.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with project owners, government agencies, financial institutions, partners and industry bodies.
• Lead major commercial negotiations through to contract signing.

Project Delivery

• Oversee the full project lifecycle: bidding and pricing, contract review, design optimization, procurement, construction, completion and handover.
• Manage the EPC project portfolio across the five controls of schedule, quality, safety, cost and contract.
• Drive on-time, on-quality handover and timely payment collection.

Organization and Team Leadership

• Build and lead a localized, high-performing team, including headcount planning, performance appraisal, incentives and talent development.
• Integrate HQ expatriates and local employees into one cross-cultural team, and maintain a succession pipeline for key roles.

Finance, Compliance and Risk

• Own the branch budget, cost control, funding arrangements and foreign exchange risk, and report operating and financial results to HQ regularly.
• Ensure compliance with Singapore’s Companies Act, employment and tax laws, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption legislation, as well as HQ compliance and integrity policies.
• Operate a risk identification, assessment and response process covering EPC contract, performance and compliance risks.

HQ Coordination and Public Affairs

• Implement HQ governance requirements and report operating data, major matters and risk events on schedule.
• Represent the company with local government, regulators and industry bodies, and strengthen its standing and brand in the regional market.

Requirements

• 15+ years in the power or EPC industry, including at least 5 years in full management of mid-sized EPC projects or as a project general manager or branch general manager.
• Full-chain understanding of thermal power EPC, from development and bidding through delivery and handover.
• Bachelor’s degree or above with a combined engineering and management background.
• Sound international engineering knowledge.
• Strong command of international engineering management and commercial negotiation, with solid knowledge of the Southeast Asian market.
• Financial literacy: able to read and interpret operating statements, run budgets and manage cash flow.
• Working knowledge of local laws and the business environment, investment and financing, and compliance and risk control.
• Proven ability to lead overseas commercial negotiations and manage government and enterprise relationships.