Construction Project Manager - Planned Asset Investment

Construction Project Manager - Planned Asset Investment

Sector: Retail and Wholesale
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Summary
Dealing with landlords and local authorities; handling lease renewals; construction work; budgeting; engineering projects and making our stores even greener and more efficient - there's plenty to occupy the expertise of our Property department making it a dynamic area to build a career!

Collaborating with the sharpest property minds in the business, you'll discover an agile, entrepreneurial and highly professional environment where your initiative and personal impact could make all the difference.

All the details
Are you passionate about facilities management and construction? We're looking for a dedicated Project Manager to oversee end-to-end management of FM construction projects within our North Division. You'll be responsible for ensuring that Programme, H&S, Quality, and Budget restraints are met, collaborating with contractors to scope and cost projects, and finding cost-effective solutions. You'll communicate project activities to store teams and oversee Pre-Development, Coordination, and On-Site Delivery of construction works, including project approval, risk escalation, and documentation. Projects will include refrigeration, HVAC, roofing, mechanical handling, and building fabric. Additionally, you'll work closely with consultants and our facilities partner, City FM, to develop a robust Asset Investment plan for future years. We're seeking someone with a deep understanding of FM construction issues, a commitment to improving facilities/construction processes, and the ability to make data-informed decisions to enhance investment lifecycles. If you're ready to make a significant impact and drive improvements across the M&S estate, apply now!

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

What's in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever-evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:

• Deliver projects through the established project stages of: Feasibility, Development, Approval, Mobilisation, Delivery & Close Out.
• Manage multiple construction projects from pre-construction to the completed end structure, involving management of people and resources to control scope, cost, quality and programme.
• Provide appropriate levels of input and guidance for each programme, following project governance & event stage criteria set out by the programme office to ensure effective and timely decision making through relevant forums.
• Co-ordinate the supply chain base to deliver projects effectively.

Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:

• Experience in programme and project management.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Ability to interpret and analyse large amounts of data to inform decision making.
• Knowledge and experience of the retail construction/facilities management sector.
• Proven partner management and ability to communicate effectively at all levels internally and externally.

Everyone's welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen. We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.