At wagamama, we’re an eating house for the soul. with over 160 uk restaurants and growing, our purpose is to nourish the world from bowl to soul. inspired by fast-paced, japanese ramen bars since 1992. a celebration of asian food brought wagamama to life we’re looking for a project manager to join us on our continuous journey of true nourishment, helping with our refurbs and new builds the role | this roles contributes to the success of wagamama by leading existing restaurants refurbishment new restaurant development and across the entire wagamama estate Managing the day-to-day aspects of projects from initiation to completion To ensure a well-defined strategic plan for new restaurant openings and refurbishment is implemented Manages all aspects of new restaurants and refurbishment programme to support wagamama’s growth participates in the development of wagamama design objectives to meet company objectives of appearance, quality, quantity and costs prepares, communicates and educates internal and internal stakeholders and property team on changes in policies and practices within the wagamama plans and manages new build processes and practices to ensure that programs are aligned with wagamama business goals and objectives Oversees creation of project development budgets for restaurants construction identifying, assembling managing project resources to achieve objectives leading planning of projects inc a project plan with a schedule capturing benefits working with pmo what we look for | significant experience in project management across the hospitality industry Experience of working within a distributed organisation, ideally in the hospitality industry Experience of leading multi-disciplined teams, including managing external providers our perks quirks | a competitive annual salary discretionary 20% bonus opportunity per year car allowance wagamama food allowance private healthcare pension contribution 25 days holiday all bank holidays various discount across retail, hospitality leisure internal progression opportunities | fully funded apprenticeship programmes to support your growth kintsugi wellness | access to councillors, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym leisure family friendly policy | any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay 13 weeks half pay financial wellbeing support | access to loans repaid through your salary for those ‘strapped for cash’ moments in life the wagamama way | kaizen, meaning ‘good change’, is the philosophy that sits at the core of who we are. it shapes every dish we create and pushes us to find better ways in all we do. our food, how we think, how we work, it has to be fresh. committed to championing change in both our communities the impact on the planet three whole decades of acting different, we don’t conform, we celebrate difference. appreciating personality over perfection. welcoming everyone and their unique story to our benches. we promise to have your back. working together to build close bonds of trust support. creating safe spaces where we can have real conversations with open hearts open minds all we ask is for you to dish up what makes you different be you, be wagamama wagamama is proudly part of disability confident