Store Planning Construction & Facility Manager

Job description:

Report to

Global Head of VM and Store Planning

Job Summary

Support in worldwide retail network expansion (boutiques and shop-in-shops construction)

Responsibilities

Project Planning:

• Liaise with the landlord to obtain all information/drawings necessary to the project; and identify if any construction permit/government submission is required.
• Organize site surveys and ensure design feasibility.
• Define project milestones & key dates.
• Award the necessary consultants (M&E, security)
• Organize sample boards for Tender Phase and landlord submission.

Call for Tenders:

• Manage, Review and organize the tender drawings with draftsmen team.
• Manage, Review and organize the Schedule of Rate (SOR) with quantity survey team.
• Manage & Review the Terms & Conditions Contract (T&C) with quantity survey team.
• Lead the call for tenders, RFIs and be responsible for contractor's award.
• Define the construction budget / CAPEX and monitor it throughout the construction.

Long-Lead Items Orders

• Order supplied items (showcases, FF&E, safe, carpets), E-inspect the goods, and be responsible for coordinating their shipment to site.
• Ensure the contractors have ordered their own long-lead items.
• Manage, Review and organize the construction schedule according to the long-lead items ready date.
• Ad-Hoc: Develop new furniture/finishes when required for the project.

Construction Management:

• Manage, Review and organize the development & inspection of the mock-ups.
• Be responsible for shop drawings review and ensure initial design is always respected.
• Be on top of the main contractor on a daily basis and guide him to reach company's excellence.
• Answer contractors RFIs & solve technical issues.
• Be attentive to the functionality of the store and the lighting design.
• Inspect the faade & furniture productions in factory.
• Obtain the necessary certificates required for the store opening.
• Organize construction pre-handover and ensure a punch list is issued shortly after.
• Organize construction handover and ensure the punch list has been fully rectified.
• Ensure VM, flowers, perfumes are all in place prior to the opening + organize store photography.

Maintenance:

• Organize store repairs/renovation upon facilities incident (e.g.: water leakage)

Qualifications:

• BA degree in architectural, engineering, or design.
• 5 to 10 years international working experience in high-endluxury retail, or construction.
• Able to handle building works from bid to handover.
• Able to review/understand design & construction drawings.
• Excellent skills in AutoCAD.
• Like working in a family business environment, with smaller structure but where the individual matters.
• Flexible.
• A leader capable to challenge the contractors.
• Strong sense of priorities and organization.
• Strong technical background.
• Acute sense for quality & results oriented.
• Problem solver and hands on.
• Deadline-driven and dedicated to excellence with a can-do- spirit.
• English (writing, speaking), and Mandarin (writing, speaking)

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

A high-endluxury jewelry retailer with global presence.