Property Project Manager

-; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking an experienced Property Project Manager to oversee high-quality remodel projects throughout the UK. This pivotal role involves leading complex projects across diverse store formats while ensuring minimal disruption to operations. The ideal candidate will possess solid project management experience in retail and a strong understanding of building safety requirements. With a focus on stakeholder relationships and operational efficiency, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of property management within the organization.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 20% of base salary

25 days holiday plus personal day

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity and adoption leave at full pay

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience in live retail environments.
• Experience in construction project management, ideally within supermarkets.
• Proven retail management background is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading projects through Tesco governance process.
• Delivering remodel projects across various store formats.
• Minimising operational disruption during works.

Skills

Project management in retail environments

Stakeholder management

Construction project management

Understanding of Building Safety Act

Job description

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Property Project Manager to deliver high-quality remodel projects across our estate. This is a new role within the team, offering a fantastic opportunity to help shape how we deliver remodels going forward. You'll work with a high level of autonomy, leading complex projects across Express, Superstore and Extra formats, including capital replacement of refrigeration and wider maintenance works.

The Hiring Manager for this vacancy is Trish Watson.

What is in it for you

We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Leading your projects through the full Tesco governance process, ensuring all approvals, plans and documentation are in place.
• Delivering Remodel Projects across multiple store formats, including capital replacement of fridges and wider maintenance and property improvement works.
• Minimising disruption in live retail environments, ensuring the safest and most efficient phasing of works.
• Owning relationships with internal teams and external partners: developers, local authorities, consultants, service providers and landlords.
• Managing risk effectively and identifying opportunities to improve delivery, cost efficiency and customer experience.
• Leading the health & safety culture across your projects.
• Managing performance of suppliers, consultants and external project managers.
• Ensuring projects are fully closed out with all snagging managed and documented.

You will need

• Strong project management experience in live trading retail environments, with a clear understanding of how to minimise operational disruption.
• Construction project management experience, ideally within supermarkets, convenience or other complex retail settings.
• Proven retail management background is highly desirable - understanding store operations is key.
• Strong stakeholder management across multiple internal and external teams.
• Awareness of the latest Building Safety Act requirements and responsibilities of a Project Manager.
• Experience in design, planning, cost control and health & safety compliance.

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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