Project Manager, Store Planning and Construction - North America

• Build project briefs, programs/schedules and budgets that respect the Store Development Lifecycle and key project milestones. 
• Manage and build project brief with all stakeholders. 
• Align with Store Design, Regional and Market leadership and all stakeholders on project milestones and overall schedule. 
• Review and negotiate work letters with LL and conduct initial site reviews. 
• Advise on market conditions that effect schedule and budget. 
• Drive and respect the critical milestones and deliverables of the lifecycle to achieve project approvals and funding. 
• Agility to adapt the lifecycle to achieve quicker openings which in turn benefit sales and market growth. 
• Leverage project resources of architects, supplies, and GC’s to achieve project schedules.

• Manage approved schedules to achieve all critical milestones. Adjust and update as needed during the lifecycle of a project. 
• Manage TCO stakeholders’ (store design, Procurement, IT, Security, Merchandising, Ops), external consultants (architects, engineers, etc.), and general contractors and suppliers to achieve committed milestones. 
• Coordinate and manage drawing sets and milestones from schematic and design development, and construction documents. Review dwgs and conduct page turns at milestones. 
• Utilize TCO systems (unifier, Coupa, PlanGrid, Microsoft Projects) for drawing and budget, PO submissions and management. 
• Manage budgets during the lifecycle. Call out and manage risk at lifecycle milestones. Value engineer with Store Design if required. 
• Establish competitive bidding, contract administration and project related legal and financial controls. Build proper bid books, cost plans, forecasts, budget history and issue POs for a proper project buyout. 
• Attend and manage monthly cost mtgs to ensure compliance with project budget, forecast, PO issuance, contingency management, change orders, cash flow and close out. 
• Close out project in 90 days after store opening for all vendors and supplies. 
• Maintain excellent relationships with contractors, consultants, designers and internal customers.

• Ensure weekly OAC meetings are conducted and documented. 
• Coordination with procurement that OFI goods are on schedule. 
• Manage and report on change orders and overall budget management. 
• Build to high quality and handover store to retail team 100% defect free. 
• Handover of store to be coordinated with all stakeholders for a seamless transition from store planning to Retail. 
• Travel as required to conduct site visits during the lifecycle of the project.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, or Construction Project management
• 4+ years of experience within a store planning/design/construction environment involving an aggressive expansion of retail stores
• Experience in Luxury market
• Experience collaborating with vendors and consultants in the North America market.
• Effective communication and managerial skills
• Traveling (approximately 35%) is required
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD

The hiring range for this position ranges from $160,000-$172,920. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidates’ relevant skills and experience. Management is also eligible for bonus.

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