Project Manager
Job Introduction
- Project Manager - Office Build
- Two year fixed contract
- Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire - Please note this role is fully office based.
- 39 hours per week Monday - Friday
- Salary: £40,000-£45,000 depending on experience
- Close date: Wednesday 7th August
- Phone interviews: Friday 9th August
- Interviews: Wednesday 14th August
Join our award winning, family owned jewellers as a Project Manager within our Property and Store Visual Image Department. This is a two year fixed contract to support the delivery of our new Beaverbrooks head office.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a real passion for delivering projects to a set critical path. It is an ideal role for an existing Project Manager or an experienced Assistant Project Manager with experience in construction, who prides themselves on excellent time management, organisational and communication skills and who is now looking to take on a large-scale office build project.
The role will be based 5 days a week at our Lytham head office.
Main Responsibilities
- Project management of an office build; providing support to take the project from brief to full build.
- Breaking the project into achievable actions and set timeframes to achieve main programme.
- Liaising with architects, design agencies, and managing contractors on site.
- Conduct site surveys and scoping visits.
- Responsible for managing project budgets, reviewing project tender in conjunction with our partnering QS.
- Supporting with on-going value engineering activities to help drive down project costs.
- Playing a key role in negotiations with supply base.
- Lead in ensuring the project meets building regulations and passes planning requirements with the support of our architect.
- Liaising with stakeholders to ensure milestones are achieved.
- Analysing risks and opportunities.
- Work alongside our Lead Project Manager on the project to manage progress and handle any issues that arise.
- Acting as the point of contact for projects and communicating project status to all participants.
- Supporting the team with the procurement of all assets for projects.
- Using programs to monitor working hours, plans and expenditures.
- Issuing all appropriate legal paperwork (e.g. contracts and terms of agreement).
About Beaverbrooks
Established in 1919, we have 85 locations across the UK. We have 63 Beaverbrooks stores & 22 dedicated brand boutiques, including TAG Heuer, OMEGA, Breitling & Tudor.
We’re a family business. And you can tell that when you get here. It feels like family. From the very smallest details to the big important things.
Our core purpose is to enrich lives. We aim to make a positive difference to the world we live in. This includes our colleagues, customers, suppliers & the wider community.
As a company – we’re true to our word. When we say we’re going to do something, we go all out to do it. And every individual is truly valued.
The awards we’ve been given as an employer speak volumes about what it’s like to work here, some of which are:
- UK's 3rd Best Large Company to Work For – Best Companies 2023 – based on employee feedback (We’ve been in the top 10 for the last 5 years)
- Retail's Best Company to Work For - Best Companies 2023
- ‘The Happiest Place to Work’, in partnership with Retail Trust, at the Retail Week Awards 2023
Amazing benefits for amazing people
They say you get out what you put in. And, at Beaverbrooks, our people put in so much.
In return, just some of the benefits we offer include:
- 33 days holidays (inc bank hols, pro rata)
- BUPA Private Healthcare
- Contributory Pension & Life Assurance
- Outstanding colleague discounts, which extend to your family & friends
- Wellbeing scheme
- Employee & family support & counselling in partnership with the Retail Trust
- A variety of different schemes to help you support charities close to your heart
- Office profit share bonus
The Ideal Candidate
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Proven passion for project management and project delivery in construction.
- Previous experience on an office build project.
- Formal qualification in building surveying or construction.
- Evidence of completing projects over £2 million.
- Excellent project management skills to ensure efficient and timely delivery of all projects.
- Previous experience of managing large project budgets.
- Thorough understanding / proven application of current building regulations, CDM regulations & local authority planning principals.
- Previous experience of working with both external suppliers and creative designers.
- Previous experience of stakeholder management.
- Excellent communicator and collaborator - the ability to nurture strong relationships internally and externally is key.
- A competent problem solver who makes things happen.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience of working with Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and One Note.
- Fantastic team player.
DESIRABLE SKILLS
- Previous experience of working with project management programs such as Microsoft planner, Adobe, Sketch-up, CAD.
- Previous knowledge of BREEAM.
- H&S trained, preferably IOSH qualification.
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