Retail Equipment Fitout Field Project Manager

Acorn Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Acorn Recruitment is seeking a Retail Equipment Fitout Field Project Manager to lead POS display projects from planning through completion. The role requires travel both locally and overseas, and offers a company bonus alongside a competitive package.

You will manage client relationships, coordinate with design and delivery teams, ensure on-time delivery, and maintain project control from inception to final account. Driving license and passport are essential.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence.
• Passport.
• Willingness to travel abroad and locally.
• 3 years' experience in shelving, shop fitting, building or similar, in a Project Manager role.
• Ability to interpret drawings into bills of materials.
• Understanding of costs and margins.
• Proficiency with software systems and building regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for the customer.
• Build and establish good working relationships with clients.
• Develop an understanding of the customer, their business and future potential.
• Produce work programmes for clients and subcontractors.
• Progress contracts on site to meet quality and programme deadlines.
• Ensure work is completed to design and to customer requirements.
• Communicate with project and internal teams to address issues.
• Attend project meetings as required and manage project files.

Skills

Project management

Shopfitting

Costing & budgeting

Drawing interpretation

Client liaison

Education

GCSEs / O-Levels

Building/Construction qualifications

Tools

Computer software systems

Building regulations knowledge

Job description

Retail Equipment Fitout Field Project Manager

£45,000 plus car allowance and company bonus | Full-time | Local and overseas travel

Introduction

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for a

POS Display Senior Project Manager with a proven track record within the shopfitting industry.

The

POS Display Senior Project Manager ensures retail projects under their control are delivered on time, to design, within cost budget and to customer satisfaction.

The role establishes and builds long-term customer relationships that deliver future business and acts as the main point of contact for communication between customers and internal teams.

The successful candidate must have a full driving licence and passport and be happy to travel abroad and locally.

What We Offer:

Company bonus.

Local and overseas travel.

Key Duties:

Customer

Act as the main point of contact for the customer.

Build and establish good working relationships.

Develop an understanding of the customer, their business and future potential.

Planning & Project Management

Produce specific work programmes for clients and subcontractors.

Progress contracts on site to ensure quality and programme deadlines.

Ensure work is completed to design and specific customer requirements.

Communicate effectively with project and internal teams.

Identify and address issues affecting project delivery through clear communication to all parties.

Attend and hold "B" and "C" Team meetings as required for each project under your control.

Ensure project files are managed and kept to company standards.

Ensure a PC Certificate is completed for every project.

Prepare weekly project reports.

Surveys & Quotations

Complete breakdowns of information from working drawings and specifications.

Ensure working drawings and specifications are produced into accurate customer quotations.

Administration & Finance

Raise Purchase Orders to suppliers and subcontractors.

Approve all supplier invoices.

Raise all invoices relating to projects.

Ensure project information and system integrity.

Operate within company financial procedures.

Ensure all variations are documented and signed for by the client.

Ensure all invoices and final accounts are raised within 2 weeks of completion.

Monitor costs against budget.

Health & Safety

Ensure company and customer legal obligations on site are met and maintained through on-site audits.

Ensure Health & Safety surveys are completed prior to jobs starting.

Ensure the production of H & S and O & M Manuals with internal and external bodies for all projects.

Ensure Form 202 is completed at every site visit.

Development

Liaise with the Design Team on new or amended equipment.

Share and document improvements to client working practices.

Requirements:

Full driving licence.

Passport.

Willingness to travel abroad and locally.

Proven track record within the shopfitting industry.

5 GCSE grades A/B or O Levels.

Other Building or Construction qualifications would be an advantage.

3 years' previous experience in shelving, shop fitting, building or a similar background, preferably in a Project Manager role.

Ability to interpret conceptual and working drawings into bills of materials.

Understanding of costs and margins.

Computer software systems and building control regulations are a requirement.