About the Role
As a Senior Project Manager for Construction & Facilities in the Expansion Function you will lead manage and organize construction projects with a high level of professionalism according to company policies guidelines and local legislation. You will be responsible for preproject planning including site surveys budgeting and risk analysis while managing onboarding and training external consultants and vendors (e.g. signage HVAC IFS) as well as general contractors and external project managers. In addition you will play a key role in onboarding and training new project managers who join the team and act as a subject matter expert (SME) for construction trades. You will also support your peers by covering for them when they are on vacation.
This hybrid role reports into our South USA & PR Sales Market C&F Manager and is based out of the Los Angeles Support Office.
A Day in the Life
Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*
PreProject Planning:
- Conduct site surveys manage budgeting and perform risk analysis
- Prepare investment budgets and business cases based on our Construction 5Step Process
- Plan retroactively based on input from other departments and external consultants to optimize project timelines and costs
- Secure sufficient partners in order to enable expansion service delivery and optimize overall investment and cost levels
- Distribute projects and service scope workload to the team taking into consideration project complexity size of service scope opening dates and geographical/logistic aspects
Project Management:
- Secure the onboarding and training of external consultants and vendors (e.g. signage HVAC IFS) general contractors and external project managers
- Oversee the onboarding and training of new project managers joining the team
- Act as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for construction trades providing guidance and technical expertise
- Support fellow Senior Project Managers by covering projects when they are on vacation
- Secure that projects are managed in a professional way and ready in time with expected quality at the best cost in a sustainable and compliant way
- Drive alignment of quality expectations for stores and projects within the market and ensure that the service scope delivery is meeting brand requirements and cost expectations
- Secure health and safety for all projects and stores
- Work in close collaboration with the Regional Construction and Facilities Manager to set and implement the strategy in your market
- Work in close collaboration with Expansion Manager and Sales Market Controller to secure the best overall result for the business
- Meet regularly with the internal partners (I.e.: Store Managers Area Managers and Sales Market Sales Managers) communicating all ongoing project activities
- Liaise with key suppliers to ensure that parts supply and subcontracted services are delivered within industry standard(s) contract(s) and to budget
Additional Responsibilities Include:
- Supports C&F Managers with oversight of Construction Project Managers following up with Project risks important Project Dates Lima data oversight and selfaudits of Project Managers completed projects
- Solicits and manages vendor proposals and invoicing
- Covers for other Senior Project Managers during their vacation or absence
- Financial oversight of projects of $30M$50M annually
- Manages Construction Template set and coordinates with internal & external partners and works with Architects and Engineers to make updates as needed
- Required domestic and international travel up to 40% of time
Qualifications :
Who You Are:
- At least 5 years of relevant working experience in Facility Management Construction and/or real estate preferably within the retail industry
- Degree in Construction Civil Engineering Architecture or Business Administration or equivalent work experience
- Experience leading a team
- Experience working in an international matrix organization with several stakeholders and seniority levels
- Have a good understanding about technical installations (such as HVAC Fire Safety systems electrical installations etc.) procurement health & safety facility or construction management techniques
- Must be able to read and interpret Lease agreements and Landlord work letters
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with external partners including but not limited to vendors general contractors and Landlords
- Have a strong business mindset communicate well and are comfortable in making decisions
- Ability to work strategically by planning ahead and foresee opportunities and improvements
- Effectively collaborate with groups of diverse people and communicate in an inspiring way to motivate colleagues and teams
Additional Information :
Why Youll Love Working at H&M
- We value diverse backgrounds including but not limited to race ethnicity gender age religion sexual orientation and disability
- We pride ourselves on being a valuesdriven organization guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years
- Youll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues
- We are an inclusive company where youre encouraged to be yourself at work
- You will have access to a large global talent community where career growth and aspirations have no limits
- We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance wellness and family support programs company match 401k paid leave programs and paid time off including a community day to serve your local community
- Youll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M & Other Stories and COS
Compensation: salary range is $125822 $144699 annually**
Note: This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not allinclusive. There may be additional duties and responsibilities assigned for this role at the companys discretion.
**H&M in good faith has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. H&M may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.
EEOC Code: PRO
Job Status: Salary Exempt
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime