Construction Project Manager

Job Introduction

As our Construction Project Manager you will assist in the effective management of allocated new build and refurbishment projects through design, development and implementation to the requisite time, cost and quality parameters in keeping with aspirations of the business. 

This is a critical role that will own the development of the next phase of the Selfridges Masterplan. The role will encompass the interface between The Selfridges Steering Group, the external Development Manager, the project team and major stakeholders across the business ensuring that planning and communication is coordinated across all groups.

As well as understanding the complexities of delivering a large scale construction project in a retail environment, particularly in Department Stores it would be advantageous to have experience in the development of residential or hotel projects.

A bit about the role

• Day to day responsibility for progressing our refurbishment pipeline taking control of small projects, drawing up specifications and ranging for quotations or tenders to make recommendations and appointing new contractors
• Overseeing a pipeline of forthcoming refurbishment opportunities, ensuring that they are worked up in a timely manner
• Prepare project programmes and model cash flows for budgeting, forecasting and internal approval purposes
• Prepare project programmes and model cash flows for budgeting, forecasting and internal approval purposes

A bit about you

• Advanced project management skills
• Experience in sizeable projects in retail/ residential or hotel operations
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage and motivate virtual teams
• Ability to influence and communicate at all levels and areas of the business with external parties

A bit about us

Selfridges is a shop run on imagination: a place where the world’s most covetable brands combine with the most extraordinary spectacles, events and ideas for an experience like no other.

The story began when Harry Gordon Selfridge first arrived in London from Chicago in 1906 with his heart set on opening his dream store. With his revolutionary understanding of publicity and the theatre of retail, Selfridges Oxford Street opened its doors for the first time in 1909. The founder’s spirit of innovation and creativity lives on through its owners today. Since 2003, W. Galen Weston and his family have owned and operated the business, which now includes two stores in Manchester, one in Birmingham, plus selfridges.com and the Selfridges App which both deliver to over 130 countries.

In 2016 Selfridges was the first ever store to be awarded the title of ‘World’s Best Sustainability Campaign by a Department Store’ at the IGDS Global Department Store Summit, in-line with its focus on buying better and inspiring change. For an unprecedented three consecutive occasions in a row (2010, 2012 & 2014) Selfridges also won the coveted ‘Best Department Store in the World’ award, underlining its place at the forefront of retail.