Project Manager – Design & Construction (ANZ Openings)

NANDO'S LIMITED; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Hybrid work model

Travel with purpose

Drive-thru innovations

Be you

Team lunches

Wellness resources

Social impact

Job summary

Nando’s is seeking a Project Manager - Design & Construction to lead the delivery of new restaurant builds, relocations, and refurbishments across Australia and New Zealand. You will coordinate with architects, shopfitters, and landlords to ensure projects meet timelines, budgets and quality standards, while balancing customer experience and commercial outcomes.

The role involves travel across ANZ, a hybrid work model (office and home), and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Experience managing retail, hospitality or multi-site construction projects.
• Experience delivering drive-thru projects or working in drive-thru environments is highly regarded.
• Strong project management, budgeting and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of new restaurant builds, relocations and refurbishments across ANZ.
• Manage projects from design development through tendering, construction and handover.
• Partner with architects, designers, consultants, shopfitters and contractors to achieve outcomes.
• Review costs, budgets and forecasts to ensure strong commercial performance.
• Drive timelines and proactively manage risks and stakeholder expectations.
• Support evolution of restaurant formats including drive-thru and customer experience initiatives.
• Build relationships with Operations teams for seamless handovers.
• Ensure projects meet quality, budget, safety and compliance.

Skills

Retail construction

Hospitality construction

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Communication

Job description

Nando’s is seeking a Project Manager - Design & Construction to lead the delivery of new restaurant builds, relocations, and refurbishments across Australia and New Zealand. You will coordinate with architects, shopfitters, and landlords to ensure projects meet timelines, budgets and quality standards, while balancing customer experience and commercial outcomes.

The role involves travel across ANZ, a hybrid work model (office and home), and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to