Position Overview:
Project-lead to ensure optimal project delivery for Tiffany & Co.’s retail and trade projects while achieving budget, schedule, and quality.

The Project Manager, Store Planning and Construction must be able to think strategically while also being hands-on in overseeing the day-to-day execution of the agreed upon strategy with a focus on clients, people, and brand desirability. They will be open and approachable and will work with both the central team and the local teams in a transparent, united and mutually supportive manner. They must model and champion our core belief; People Make the Difference and our values; Be Creative & Innovative, Deliver Excellence and Cultivate an Entrepreneurial Spirit.”

Key Accountabilities:

Planning, sales growth

Build project briefs, programs/schedules and budgets that respect the Store Development Lifecycle and key project milestones. Manage and build project brief with all stakeholders. Align with Store Design, Regional and Market leadership and all stakeholders on project milestones and overall schedule. Review and negotiate work letters with LL and conduct initial site reviews. Advise on market conditions that effect schedule and budget. Drive and respect the critical milestones and deliverables of the lifecycle to achieve project approvals and funding. Agility to adapt the lifecycle to achieve quicker openings which in turn benefit sales and market growth. Leverage project resources of architects, supplies, and GC’s to achieve project schedules.

Execution

Manage approved schedules to achieve all critical milestones. Adjust and update as needed during the lifecycle of a project. Manage TCO stakeholders’ (store design, Procurement, IT, Security, Merchandising, Ops), external consultants (architects, engineers, etc.), and general contractors and suppliers to achieve committed milestones. Coordinate and manage drawing sets and milestones from schematic and design development, and construction documents. Review dwgs and conduct page turns at milestones. Utilize TCO systems (unifier, Coupa, PlanGrid, Microsoft Projects) for drawing and budget, PO submissions and management. Manage budgets during the lifecycle. Call out and manage risk at lifecycle milestones. Value engineer with Store Design if required. Establish competitive bidding, contract administration and project related legal and financial controls. Build proper bid books, cost plans, forecasts, budget history and issue POs for a proper project buyout. Attend and manage monthly cost mtgs to ensure compliance with project budget, forecast, PO issuance, contingency management, change orders, cash flow and close out. Close out project in 90 days after store opening for all vendors and supplies. Maintain excellent relationships with contractors, consultants, designers and internal customers. Oversee construction. Ensure weekly OAC meetings are conducted and documented. Coordination with procurement that OFI goods are on schedule. Manage and report on change orders and overall budget management. Build to high quality and handover store to retail team 100% defect free. Handover of store to be coordinated with all stakeholders for a seamless transition from store planning to Retail. Travel as required to conduct site visits during the lifecycle of the project.

Efficiencies / Continuous Improvements

Regularly visit completed projects with members of Store Design, Procurement, Store Planning and Retail to perform post-opening project audits. Identify areas of needed improvement and institute changes to store design, project development & delivery, materials, and suppliers. Support Store Design and Procurement with their on-going research and development programs. Identify and support the prototyping of project components. Identify regional/local resources, materials, suppliers for cost and schedule efficiencies. Work in collaboration with Procurement and Store Design to propose and implement programs to exploit efficiencies. Analyze standards, cost efficiencies and suppliers.

Qualifications:
Specify all required and preferred qualifications such as experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, certification or licenses. Include job-related requirements, for example: availability to work evenings and weekends.

Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, or Construction Project management 4+ years of experience within a store planning/design/construction environment involving an aggressive expansion of retail stores Experience in Luxury market Experience collaborating with vendors and consultants in the North America market. Effective communication and managerial skills Traveling (approximately 35%) is required Proficient with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD

The hiring range for this position ranges from $117,810-$166,320. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidates’ relevant skills and experience. Management is also eligible for bonus.