Construction Project Manager ¦ Bicester Village ¦ Contract Full time
This is 6 month fixed-term contract.
Something Extraordinary Every Day™
The Construction Project Manager will provide project management services to deliver real estate projects to health and safety standards, programme requirements, budget requirements, and quality standards whilst mitigating risk and seeking opportunities for improvement.
This role is hybrid and you will be required to work on site at Bicester Village a minimum of 4 days a week.
What you will be doing
The key responsibilities of this role will include some or all the following:
1. Responsible for small to medium sized development projects across the Village including brand, customer, and staff facing projects, as well as maintenance projects. This includes full-scale responsibility (RIBA Stages 0-7) and stewarding projects through the internal approvals process
2. Ensure delivery of projects to an excellent standard and in accordance with both Value Retail policies and procedures and government legislation
3. Active and onsite management of delivery of a project in accordance with the brief and scope
4. Management of a project’s programme and budget (including change management)
5. Solve problems that arise in order to mitigate issues that may adversely impact the project
What makes you special
Every colleague is an entrepreneur at heart and this drives our organisational culture, which values invention, innovation and risk taking. To be successful with us, you’ll have:
6. Qualifications in Project Management and H&S desirable. Or interest in obtaining relevant qualification. Study package offered
7. Ideally have 5 years’ experience in a project management role
8. Understanding/appreciation of luxury retail and/or hospitality environments (to support the delivery of an exceptional guest experience)
9. Experience adopting and achieving sustainability/ESG targets within the built environment
10. Experience in setting up projects with the required structure (including but not limited to internal & external project teams, responsibilities, approvals process, meetings, communication strategy, etc)
There’s no one quite like us
The Bicester Collection are the worlds’ leading luxury shopping destinations, and we are committed to creating magical and memorable experiences for our guests. Taking the name of the founding Village, The Bicester Collection distinguishes the 11 Villages in Europe and China as one collection of destinations for our guests, our brand partners, our travel and tourism partners, our corporate and financial media, and our internal teams.
Our Vision is to be the best shopping destination in the world.
Our Mission is to make the lives of others better including our brands, our guests, our people and our communities.
Our Brand Promise is to offer something extraordinary every day.
Our Five Values are the glue that bind us together and allows us to lead ahead:
11. Authenticity - Always do the right thing
12. Innovation - Think outside of the box
13. Passion - Do what you love and love what you do!
14. Critical Thinking - Challenge the obvious
15. Vision - Be mission driven always
Why we’re exceptional
The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. In return for your hard work and commitment to our values, you’ll receive a generous salary and we’ll also reward you through our Feel Good Programme which offers the following benefits:
16. Lifestyle - Our Lifestyle benefits include life assurance, income protection, pension, leisure travel insurance, an electric car scheme, a discounted shopping portal, discounts across our Villages, a referral bonus and season ticket loans.
17. Physical - Our Physical health benefits include private medical cover, virtual doctor support, dental insurance, health screening, a cycle-to-work scheme, eye care and flu vaccinations.
18. Mental – Our Mental health benefits include access to professionals as well as support from trained mental health 'first aiders' from across the business, an employee assistance programme and free access to Headspace and Thrive, two of the most well respected mental well-being apps.
19. Social - Our social programme is designed to help us connect and, most importantly, have fun! Benefits include yoga classes, summer parties, outdoor team activities, time away from the office to enjoy special occasions such as birthdays, getting married, moving house and, of course, taking a well-deserved break.
Come and live your story with us
At The Bicester Collection, we are focused on attracting and retaining the best talent. We believe in fostering an open culture, which supports our people to thrive and creates a sense of belonging. Working at the Bicester Collection means entering an inclusive space where all perspectives are valued, ideas are shared freely, and creativity is encouraged.