Retail Store Openings & Construction Lead

SEPHORA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Private Pension

Employee discount across beauty brands

Birthday day off

Wellbeing and perks platform

LVMH Heart Fund support

Generous holiday allowance

Job summary

SEPHORA UK is expanding its store footprint across the country and seeks an experienced New Stores & Construction Project Manager to drive end-to-end delivery of store development projects. You will manage design, construction, handover and opening, coordinating land-lord approvals, consultants and contractors to ensure on-time, within-budget openings.

The role requires delivering on multiple sites, strong governance, and a proactive approach to safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering retail construction, fit-out, refurbishment or new store opening programmes.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects within a multi-site retail environment.
• Strong understanding of UK construction processes, contractor management and project governance.
• Experience managing capex budgets, cost reporting and commercial project controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of new store openings and major refurbishments across Sephora UK's growing retail portfolio.
• Manage projects from feasibility and design through to construction, handover and store opening.
• Oversight external consultants, architects, contractors and shopfitting partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage construction programmes, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on budget and against key milestones.
• Own project budgets, capex spend, forecasting and cost control activities.
• Coordinate landlord approvals, planning submissions, Building Control requirements and statutory compliance.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, quality standards and Health & Safety compliance.
• Manage contractor performance, risk registers and issue resolution throughout project delivery.
• Collaborate with internal Property, Retail Operations, VM, IT, Procurement and Finance teams to ensure store readiness.
• Lead project handovers, snagging activities and final store opening readiness reviews.
• Drive value engineering opportunities and continuous improvement across project delivery processes.

Skills

Project management

Retail construction

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Health & Safety

Construction governance

Education

Professional qualification in Project Management

Job description

SEPHORA UK is expanding its store footprint across the country and seeks an experienced New Stores & Construction Project Manager to drive end-to-end delivery of store development projects. You will manage design, construction, handover and opening, coordinating land-lord approvals, consultants and contractors to ensure on-time, within-budget openings.

The role requires delivering on multiple sites, strong governance, and a proactive approach to safety and quality.