Senior Luxury Store Project Lead – Planning & Construction

FERRAGAMO; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferragamo is seeking a Senior Project Manager of Store Planning and Construction to lead store development in North America, coordinating with Italian HQ and regional teams. You will own schedules, budgets, procurement, and field construction from concept to handover, ensuring design quality within approved budgets.

You will supervise architectural and construction activities for flagship, outlet, wholesale, and shop-in-shop formats, travel as needed, and drive best practices across projects

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in luxury retail project management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field.
• Languages: English; knowledge of Italian is a plus.
• Software: MS Office, Project, AutoCAD.
• Strong field experience with millwork details and installation methods.
• Knowledge of LEED processes and certifications.
• Ability to travel 25% - 50% of time, both domestic and international.
• Proven track record of driving budget and schedule in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise and coordinate architectural and construction activities involved with renovation or creation of new stores, full price, outlet and wholesale.
• Partner with Legal and Real Estate Team to validate new project locations; review LOI and advise on leasing construction provisions, capex investments and timelines.
• Prepare project schedules and budgets and ensure milestones/goals are met.
• Establish contact with Landlord’s Team to obtain drawings, timing, guidelines, and start-up information.
• Prepare Project Brief and partner with HQ in Italy to prepare lay-outs and design documentation; present to corporate teams.
• Review consultants’ drawings to ensure consistency with project and concept from preliminary submission through shop drawings.
• Manage Project Administration, Vendors’ orders, invoices logs, payments tracking.
• Reporting: updated budget and schedules; present to Finance and Executives; update master project schedule.
• Procurement: source and organize bidding for General Contractors, Millwork and Consultants; manage tender documents and bids.
• Visit construction sites to ensure quality and coordinate with Vendors; follow up on issues.
• Manage store handover and project close out; collect occupancy certificates, as-builts, warranties.
• Collect Tenant Allowances documents in coordination with Real Estate Team.

Skills

Project management

Architecture

Budget management

AutoCAD

MS Project

MS Office

Vendor coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Ferragamo is seeking a Senior Project Manager of Store Planning and Construction to lead store development in North America, coordinating with Italian HQ and regional teams. You will own schedules, budgets, procurement, and field construction from concept to handover, ensuring design quality within approved budgets.

You will supervise architectural and construction activities for flagship, outlet, wholesale, and shop-in-shop formats, travel as needed, and drive best practices across projects