Senior Project Manager

Purpose of the job

Responsible for the execution of permanent retail fixture projects. You will be the beating heart of your projects working closely with departments in the business to facilitate all aspects of the project’s development and execution. Your job starts on receipt of client brief and finishes at delivery or installation for the client. You’ll work directly with clients and internal team members as the key project owner. You will gather all relevant project data and make sure deliverables are on time and to budget.

Key responsibilities

• Fully understand client requirements, ensure all correct details are included and all information is complete.
• Make sure there are realistic, achievable budgets and timelines.
• Communicate all to your team members and empower them to deliver for you.
• Lead project kick-off’s and handover meetings between Concept Design, Engineering and Project Buyers.
• Create and manage the project time plan, agreeing milestones both internally and externally to ensure total project alignment.
• Enforce schedule compliance.
• Report implications and outcomes of project change (pre and post order) to client and internal stakeholders as appropriate.
• Verify cost estimates are correct, and where they need to be prior to quoting the work. Use control documents to detail how budgets have been built and what assumptions have been made.
• Monitor budget compliance through the life of a project, drive for improvements, escalate cost increases.
• Review and establish team priorities and communicate change to Account Managers/Directors.
• Work into the supply chain to ensure suppliers are on-time and compliant with quality standards.
• Break through issues or logjams which occur during a project lifecycle and promote team collaboration.
• Create and up-issue project briefs to ensure team members meet deadlines for each stage of a project’s life cycle.
• Call and lead weekly cross functional team meetings.
• Work proactively on methods to drive efficiency and reduce cost in all areas throughout the business.
• Analyse and review project performance with the team to ensure continuous improvement.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills + Experience

• Extensive experience of working in a project management role preferably within retail equipment and store fixture sector.
• Strong track record of successful customer management with bespoke projects, preferably in permanent materials such as wood, plastics and steel.
• Prefer experience working directly with global brands or retailers directly. 
• Experience of Microsoft Office, including strong excel skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills. 
• Good interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Highly numerate and able to analyse and add value to information.
• Attention to detail and well-developed organizational skills, able to multi-task on simultaneous projects, while working with multiple different clients.
• Ability to take initiative and problem solve independently.
• Ability to work flexible hours, available to travel as required (full driving licence preferred).