Retail Construction Project Manager

Follett Higher Education; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Follett Higher Education in Westchester, IL seeks a Retail Construction Project Manager to oversee renovations, relocations, and new store builds. You will ensure on-time openings within budget, coordinating with vendors and university staff to deliver high-quality store openings.

You will manage budgets, forecasts, schedules, and communicate with leadership while traveling 40-50% across the U.S. and Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of Retail Construction experience required.
• Experience with open store renovations is a plus.
• Ability to engage in 40-50% travel, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.

Responsibilities

• Perform all assigned duties of a Project Manager in the Store Design Department.
• Ensure accurate invoicing, purchase orders, and monitor receivables for all projects under his/her direction. Forecast construction budgets/costs for utilization across projects.
• Manage the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple large-scale projects, ensuring on-time and within-budget completion.
• Implement and review quality assurance procedures and develop detailed work plans, schedules, and project estimates with status reports.
• Collaborate with VP of Store Planning and other leaders to assist Marketing in capital project budgets and process improvements.
• Communicate project information to leadership and partner departments.
• Identify areas for internal improvement and develop implementation plans; monitor team status reports.
• Analyze, negotiate, and adjust project scope when budgets are exceeded.

Skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

AutoCAD Desktop

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

Position Overview

Follett Higher Education is a leading educational service provider and omnichannel retailer that provides students, faculty and staff, parents, and fans with the course materials, learning tools, and retail services needed to successfully support the collegiate journey. Follett Higher Education supports over 6 million students through its 1,100 physical and 1,750 eCommerce campus stores across North America.

Job ID

#26-30358

Location

Westchester, Illinois, USA

Job Category

Store Operations

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-time

Job Description

Retail Construction Project Manager is primarily responsible for overseeing all assigned renovations, relocations and new construction projects involving Follett retail store sites, including the duties required to meet on-time and budget requirements for all assigned projects and meeting with and overseeing all internal/external clients, vendors (e.g. GC, fixtures, flooring, and communication/data) and customers (university associates) to complete successful on-time openings of renovated retail locations.

Responsibilities

• Perform all assigned duties of a Project Manager in the Store Design Department.
• Ensure accurate invoicing, purchase orders, and monitor receivables for all projects under his/her direction. Work to accurately forecast construction budgets/costs for utilization across projects.
• Manage the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple large-scale projects. Minimize company exposure and risk across multiple projects while ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Implement and review quality assurance procedures in accordance with the company methodology to ensure the successful execution of all projects. Develop detailed work plans, schedules, and project estimates, while providing ongoing status reports as required.
• Work with the VP of Store Planning and other department leaders to assist the Marketing team in the creation of budgets for capital projects. Identify opportunities to improve processes and procedures across projects.
• Effectively communicate relevant project and practice information to leadership and peers in partner departments.
• Recognize areas for internal improvement and develop plans for implementation. Review the status reports of team members across projects and address issues as appropriate. Comply with and enforce standard policies and procedures.
• Ability to analyze, negotiate, and communicate with our project stakeholders when a project exceeds the budget requirements. It may require the candidate to adjust the scope of work as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of Retail Construction experience required.
• Experience with AutoCAD Desktop is a plus.
• Ability to engage in 40-50% travel, including overnight and occasional weekend travel. Travel throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Experience with open store renovations is a plus.