This document summarizes an interview with Chin Min Ngee, a Project Manager at Dekon Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. It discusses his role leading construction and administration teams, monitoring schedules, and communicating with clients. When asked about challenges, he notes that no two projects are alike and issues are always changing, such as material shortages and costs. As a Project Manager, he aims to complete projects on time despite these difficulties. His greatest achievement was completing a large national infrastructure project. The document provides insight into the responsibilities and obstacles faced by a Project Manager.

1. INTERVIEW
PROJECT
MANAGER
ISSUE 001
“IT MARKS A BIG STEP IN YOUR
DEVELOPMENT WHEN YOU COME TO
REALISE THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN HELP
YOU DO A BETTER JOB THAN YOU COULD
DO ALONE!”
-ANDREW CARNEGIE
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What?skills InterviewingProjectManagerCRAZZY
When? Where?communicationSkills.Responsible.Honest.!!
CHIN MIN NGEE
Project Manager of
DSB, Dekon Sdn. Bhd.,
Malaysia.
HIGHLIGHTS
FOO WAH KEET
Project Manager of
KLH, chemical industry
at Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
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Leadership
Skills
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intelligent
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“Building a
onstruction is like
pregnancy
period…”
CHIN MIN NGEE
PROJECT MANAGER OF DEKON SDN.
BHD.KOTA DAMANSARA, MALAYSIA.
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Can you elaborate on
the role of a project
manager in the
building team?
A project manager role is
as the overall leader of
the whole CONSTRUCTION
and ADMINISTRATION,
team in running a project
in hand. He/ She will TAKE
LEAD and attend to
meetings with the clients
or their representative. He
will MONITOR the actual
work schedule VS the
baseline programme to
ensure the project is
running SMOOTHLY. He will
write and response to
CORRESPONDANCE from
the client and attends to
all their needs of the
project.
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Can you define 4 key
qualities of a good
project manager?
4 Key qualities of a project
manager shall, be a
STRONG and FAIR leader
of the project team, be a
very KNOWLEDGEABLE
and suitable qualified
person in the field of his
expertise. Be able to
CONTROL all the sub-cons
and suppliers of the
project, be able to TAKE
CHARGE of.
WHAT WAS YOUR
GREATEST PROJECT
ACHIEVEMENT?
It depends, I would say
completing a MEGA
project of NATIONAL
INTEREST, such as MRT job,
which is currently the
LARGEST in the country.
By Chin Min Ngee
On the scale of 1-10 how
much do you love your
job? And Why?
7 points and above. Why?
There’s no WHY. If you put
your heart into doing the job
and you’re able to achieve
the expected results, you will
have your job satisfaction.
Further, the joy of completing
the job that one construct
from scratch to handing over
has no limits.

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His greatest project
achievement;
Completing a MEGA
project of national
interest.
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The
construction
site.
Photo captured by
Garnette Dayang Robert
What kinds of problems/challenges/issues that
you encountered during a project?
There are lots of CHALLENGES in running projects.
No 2 projects are similar in nature. Every project is NEW,
construction industry is not like factory production. It's
almost impossible to run line production like in a factory,
where day in - day out one just produce the same
product of a certain SIZE and SHAPE.
In construction, all the ISSUES are DYNAMIC, ever
changing, never passive. Drawings and specifications
and BoQ can differ completely from each other,
COMMERCIAL ISSUES may crop in and one cannot
predict what may happen next.
There are also problems that material price increases that
a contractor is not able to make a claim for. Material
SHORTAGES are quite frequent and we are subjected to
the market forces in terms of pricing and design.
Sub-contractors are also in short supply nowadays, which
especially when there are more and more projects going
around, the sub-cons quantity will still be almost the same
and the skills will be shared and as more jobs, means
more semi-skilled workers be forced to move up to do
some thing that they are not ready, thus may affects the
works quality.
So, in nut-shell, the challenges are always there for a
construction person running the job.
As more jobs, means more
semi-skilled workers be forced
to move up to do some thing
that they are not ready, thus
may affects the works quality.
So, in nut-shell, the challenges
are always there for a
construction person running
the job.

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WE SURVEY SOME OF THE
COOLEST PROJECT
MANAGEMENT TOOLS OUT
THERE FOR CREATIVE
PROFESSIONALS.
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BE UP TO DATE with the latest
technology and industry developments.
“Do your best because you
want to and love it, not
because you are forced
to…”
-JAZE FOO WAH KEET
Project Manager of KLH.
Can you define 4 key
qualities of a good project
manager in the IT
department?
There are being
VISIONARIES, they THRIVE
to change / empower
people to experience the
vision. COMPETENCE, must
successfully lead
others(no longer just
technical expertise).
INTEGRITY, ACTIONS plus
WORDS, to set an
EXAMPLE to the team.
COMMUNICATOR, to
communicate to/at all
levels.
A good project manager
will maintain a
REPOSITORY of project
proposals/plans/status/
change request so that
the standards are comply
with STANDARDS. Provide
training, mentoring,
coaching to personnel to
INCREASE their
competence and SKILLS.
Also to conduct post
project reviews to
continuously improve IT
project management
process.
Photo taken from KLH
website

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“TAKE THE RIGHT PATH
TO THE RIGHT
FUTURE.”
-Garnette Dayang
Robert
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Quantity Surveyor
Planner
Engineer
Contract or Project
Manager
Profession and Qualification
Years of Experience
Salary

6. SUBJECT INTRODUCE TO
INTRODUCTION TO
CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY
Objectives of this
Project:
To develop understanding
in these jobs, where we as
students can learn their
duties, responsibilities, and
to communicate
professionally and
properly. To also
appreciate their
profession in the
construction industry.
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
Taylors University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia.
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GARNETTE DAYANG ROBERT
EDITED BY MS. NORMAH
PICTURES BY
GARNETTE DAYANG ROBERT
JI CHUEN
WENJIAN WOO
WIN SHEN CHEE
LIU WC
“It is not the
beauty of a
building you
should look at;!It’s
the construction of
the foundation
that will stand the
test of time.”
-David Allen Coe