Asset Construction Manager

Asda; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

Company Car allowance £5,700

15% colleague discount in store and on

Wellbeing services and assistance hel플

Job summary

Asda is seeking an Asset Construction Manager to lead delivery of retail asset projects across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England, including car parks and store enhancements, ensuring value and quality.

Based on a field-based role with hybrid working, you will manage design teams, control costs and programme, ensure CDM compliance, and collaborate with City FM to align with the Asda model specification while driving lifecycle efficiency and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering retail asset projects and store enhancements.
• Leading external design teams through design and site meetings.
• Developing programmes and mitigating project risks.
• Managing costs and adhering to financial controls.
• Ensuring CDM compliance and alignment with company standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a varied range of retail asset projects, car parks and store enhancements within cost, programme and quality targets.
• Lead external design teams through design and site meetings.
• Develop programmes and chase milestones to minimise disruption to operations.
• Monitor and control project costs and ensure compliance with financial processes.
• Deliver CDM duties and manage CDM regulations and ASDA Ways of Working.
• Collaborate with City FM to align work with the Asda model specification.
• Highlight and implement innovative construction initiatives to improve lifecycle costs.
• Engage stakeholders to secure opportunities and present projects for approval.

Skills

Project management

CDM compliance

Cost control

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Design coordination

Job description

Job Title

Asset Construction Manager

Location
Asda House (Fieldbased)

Employment Type
Full time

Contract Type
Permanent

Hours Per Week
37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category
Construction Project Delivery - SF

Closing Date
10 September 2026

Responsible for Scotland, Northern Ireland and North of England.

• Responsible for delivering a varied range of retail asset projects, Car Parks and Store Enhancement projects, by taking a leading role in the implementation, change and cost control of the projects within the region.
• Lead an external Design Team through a series of design meetings and site meetings to ensure the scope is being delivered to cost programme and quality within store enhancements and standalone asset projects inline with the ASDA Model Specification & give feedback on possible improvements
• Develop programme & chasing to minimise disruption and impact to operations as well as the Identification, mitigation, monitoring and control of risks within the project scope
• Manage project costs and the adhere to all financial processes and controls
• Deliver and ensure client duties are under CDM, as well as management of CDM regulations and compliance with ASDA Ways of Working to ensure all legal construction regulations and permits are met
• Work as partners with City FM to ensure alignment across all work areas and that the work is in line with the Asda model specification
• Highlighting and developing new innovative construction initiatives to improve lifecycle costing and EDLC
• Engaging key stakeholders to ensure all business opportunities/initiatives are landed & present projects for scheme approval to the Senior Leadership team

Ideal candidates will need to be based in Scotland and willing to travel.

Everything you’ll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• Company Car allowance of £5,700

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves