Project Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A project management firm is seeking a Project Manager - Retail Fit Out / Design to manage diverse projects from inception to completion in locations like Leicester. The ideal candidate should have strong project management skills and a proven track record in managing multiple projects, focusing on financial tracking and effective communication with clients. Experience in retail design and knowledge of project management software such as AutoCad and MS Project are essential, and the role offers a salary of £40,000 - £45,000 with hybrid working options.

Benefits

Hybrid working (3 days office based)

Pension

Healthcare

28 days holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Clothing allowance

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing multiple projects from start to finish.
• Experience in end-to-end project management in a creative or retail environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of compliance, permission, and structural alterations.

Responsibilities

• Take complete ownership of projects from initiation to completion.
• Develop relationships with clients and teams, ensuring clear communication.
• Manage project timelines, financials, and oversee onsite teams.

Skills

Project management

Relationship management

Construction project management

Communication

Use of project management software

Tools

AutoCad

MS Project

Omniplan

Job description

Project management plays a part in everyone's life, but as a Project Manager - Retail Fit Out / Design, you've made a career of it, working on a variety of projects, keeping everything on time and in budget is your forte, running the entire project from cradle to grave. We partner with household names across retail / fashion, finance, DIY, healthcare and office plus more, both in the UK, US, Europe and the Far East.

BASIC SALARY: £40,000 - £45,000

BENEFITS

• Hybrid working (3 days office based)
• Contributory
• Pension
• Healthcare
• 28 days holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Clothing allowance

LOCATION: Leicester

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Coalville, Hinckley, Coventry, Corby, Market Harborough, Kettering, Rugby

JOB DESCRIPTION

The role has been created due to current company growth, and we are now looking to recruit an additional Project Manager - Retail Fit Out / Design with experience of running end-to-end projects. Our projects range from purpose-built facilities to working within historic / iconic locations – Oxford Street and 5th Avenue to name two, sometimes this creates incredible challenges with infrastructure.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take complete ownership of the project from cradle to grave, developing excellent relationships with client contacts, marketing teams and distributors.
• Inform clients and internal teams about project details, planning, timing and financial status.
• Provide input, assign roles and tasks to external parties, collect output, present to clients and team members from conception to completion.
• Track and communicate the project spend. Variation control and approval.
• Oversee the onsite teams including contractors and fitters at appropriate stages of the project.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To be successful in your application you will have a proven track record of project management, you'll be able to demonstrate handling multiple projects from start to finish, in particular the feasibility, design, procurement, construction, operations and close. In an ideal world this will be within a creative environment, but this is not essential.

In addition to this, we would be delighted to receive applications from individuals who meet the following brief:

• Any experience of full service retail design, shop fit out, construction, restaurants, hotels, gyms, laboratories, schools would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience with complex projects requiring structural alterations, permission, compliance and approvals.
• Knowledge of project management software, any of Omniplan, MS Project or AutoCad.

THE COMPANY

We are an independent company offering both in-house and through some trusted supply side partnerships, services that include space planning & 3D rendering, technical architecture, MEP design, structural design, construction project management, cost management, process management and FFE procurement.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.