Project Manager - Construction - Retail

The Project Manager works closely with corporate and regional teams (Product, Retail, Wholesale, Finance, Legal, Visual Merchandising, IT, Loss Prevention) to ensure the correct development of all aspects of the project which include also the direct control and responsibility of other aspects: Procurement, Admin, Logistic. The PM is also responsible for hiring and managing external consultants as architects and engineers, contractors and direct vendors. As well, to handle costs, scheduling and quality of projects throughout the entire process of planning and construction. The position, comprehensive of all described duties

Duties among others:

- Supervise and coordinate all architectural and construction activities involved with the renovation or creation of a new store.

- Collaborate with Finance Dept. to finalize budgets

- Collaborate with Legal Dept. to finalize contracts

- Collect start-up information from corporate and local parties. to develop the design in accordance with company commercial requirements

- Establish contact with Landlords architectural team, to get location drawings, guidelines and all other necessary technical start-up information.

- Coordinate with headquarter designers to prepare location lay-out to match planned retail sales and organize internal review with all corporate and local teams involved

- Prepare Capex and Cost Report and update it regularly along the project development

- Organize bidding and award of all consultants and supervise their activities and outcomes

- Organize general contractors and millwork contractors bidding, evaluate tender documents and offers and coordinate works assignment

- Manage all Direct Vendors orders

- Review consultants and contractors drawings to ensure consistence with projects and concept, from preliminary submission up to construction and shop-drawings

- Visit construction sites and prepare reports, from setting-out to punch list completion and opening, to ensure quality of building construction and millwork installation, identifying outstanding issues and ensuring appropriate follow-up

- Collect as-built drawings and keep record of store opening information, finalize financial accounts closures

Profile:

- Education: degree in Architecture or related Engineering fields (University degree or similar)

- Work experience: Project Manager: 5+ years of relevant retail

- Problem solving

- Detail oriented. Proactive and highly organized

- Multitasking, able to quickly shift from design creativity to admin/management

- Decision-making. Able to work independently, but also collaboratively with cross functional teams

- Self-motivated, able to work under pressure and tight dead-lines

- Languages: English perfectly written and spoken. Preferably an addition language

Additional Requirements/Information

- The position requires approximately 30% of travel time

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