Construction Project Manager - Sales Market Denmark/Norway/Iceland

H&M; Københavns Kommune; On-site; DKK 650,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

H&M Group is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead retail projects from planning to handover across Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. The role focuses on delivering on time, within budget, and per H&M standards and safety requirements.

Responsibilities include budgeting, contracts review, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring quality throughout the project lifecycle. On-site experience is essential and collaboration with Leasing, Controlling, Procurement, and operations teams is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with construction/retail experience.
• Experience managing retail construction projects and cross-functional coordination.
• On-site experience with contingencies and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead retail construction projects from planning through handover.
• Prepare budgets, business cases, risk analyses, and project plans.
• Review contracts to cover project risks and payment schedules.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, landlords, and authorities.
• Monitor progress via site visits and meetings to ensure timelines and quality.
• Manage project finances, change orders, and contractual obligations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Team collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related field

Project Management certification (advantage)

Tools

Power BI

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

MS Teams

Job description

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Construction Project Manager, you will lead and manage retail construction projects from planning through handover, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to H&M standards, quality requirements, and Health & Safety regulations. You will play a key role in supporting our store expansion and optimization agenda across Denmark, Norway, and Iceland.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Prepare project budgets, business cases, risk analyses, and project plans for new stores, relocations, rebuilds, and refurbishments.
• Review contracts to ensure all project and country-specific risks are covered and attach execution and payment schedules accordingly.
• Manage construction projects throughout the entire lifecycle, from pre-construction and permitting to execution and handover.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, landlords, and authorities to secure successful project delivery.
• Monitor project progress through site visits and project meetings, ensuring compliance with timelines, budgets, quality standards, and company requirements.
• Manage project finances, change orders, payment schedules, and contractual obligations throughout the project lifecycle.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

In this role, you will collaborate closely with Leasing Managers, Controlling, Procurement Specialists, Store Operations teams, Sales teams, General Contractors, Consultants, landlords, and external authorities. You will be part of a cross-functional expansion team working together to deliver sustainable and cost-efficient retail projects across the Sales Market.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical construction expertise with excellent project management capabilities.

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field. Project Management certification is considered an advantage.
• Several years of experience within retail construction, facility management, real estate, or a related industry.
• On-site experience dealing with construction-related contingencies.
• Proven experience managing construction projects and coordinating multiple stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams, and preferably Power BI.

As a person, you are:

• Structured, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Proactive and solution-oriented, with the ability to anticipate challenges and drive solutions.
• Collaborative and communicative, building strong relationships across functions and external partners.
• A team player who acts in line with H&M's values and growth mindset.
• You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. Proficiency in a Scandinavian language is considered a strong advantage.

WHO WE ARE

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

• All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound.
• In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.

Job Details

This is a permanent position. The position is based in our Support Office in Copenhagen and reports to the Construction & Facility Manager.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.

*We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.