Property Project Manager

Tesco UK; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Property Project Manager to oversee high-quality remodels across various store formats. The role offers autonomy in managing complex projects, ensuring minimal disruption to live environments, and fostering relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have significant project management experience in retail, alongside a proactive approach to safety and compliance. The company is committed to flexible working arrangements to support its employees.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive recruitment process

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience in live trading retail environments.
• Construction project management experience, ideally within supermarkets.
• Awareness of the latest Building Safety Act requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through the Tesco governance process.
• Deliver remodel projects across multiple store formats.
• Own relationships with internal teams and external partners.

Skills

Project management in retail environments

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Job description

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

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.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.