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Project Manager - Retail fit out

Senior Project Manager - Client-Side Retail

London

Cobalt Recruitment is excited to be exclusively retained by an international, high end restaurant brand that spans 5 countries as they continue hyper-growth phase with expansion plans into existing locations and progression into new continents over the next 3 years. Our client has engaged us to source a Project Manager to deliver new restaurants in London and neighboring regions ensuring successful delivery of projects to cost, time and quality and in line with the organisation's business plan.

Since their inception, this innovative restaurant business has grown to 18 locations across 5 countries and have predicted a growth plan of 22 new restaurants. With current plans to expand in London as well as progressing throughout EMEA, America, Spain, France, Holland and Portugal, this business requires additional resource in their development and construction team by hiring a dynamic, knowledgeable, and ambitious Project Manager.

The role

As Project Manager, you'll be part of a small and dynamic construction team responsible for refurbishments, new construction projects, management of external partners and project delivery for food and beverage projects from early-stage acquisition, through design, planning, construction, delivery and handover. Project values are typically £3.5million-£5million construction including fit out.

Requirements

  • You have 5-10 years of experience in a Project Management and fit out capacity

  • Proven experience delivering retail and specifically restaurant

  • Spatial planning, efficiencies, and layout experience ideal.

  • Project budgeting

  • Management of the feasibility of operations and / or potential projects that will be entrusted to you

  • Management of design studies with internal and external partners

  • Solid knowledge of Building Regulations and M&E/HVAC infrastructure

  • Guarantee the legal aspects (permits, fire safety, accessibility of ERP)

  • Manage projects in the design phase as well as in the work phase in strict compliance with budgets

  • Assist the internal designers (based in London) throughout the projects and particularly at the end of the project

  • Development and implementation of standard specifications and procurement processes.

  • Weekly reporting of operations: quality, cost and deadlines

If you are excited by the prospect of working for an exceptional F&B business, then please submit your CV in Word format.