Cdi - Project Manager Store Planning Europe (F/H)

The Project Manager Store Planning Europe based in the Paris office will oversee & be responsible for Store Planning project management tasks throughout the Europe Region. This position will report to the Europe Director Store Planning, and work in conjunction with the NY Head Quarter based Real Estate, Store Design & Store Planning teams to ensure all corporate design and construction standards are executed and maintained.

This role has a strategic oversight and will be part of European projects & initiatives.

Core requirements & major responsibilities include managing pre-contract & post-contract construction works across all Store Planning projects from new stores, relocations, renovations, expansions & closures, day 2 works. This role will focus on schedule management, strategic project oversight, cost management, bidding, procurement & strong construction knowledge in the high luxury retail fit out sector. Other key responsibilities involve maintaining and strengthening existing vendor relationships.

In addition to Store Planning this position focuses on European & strategic projects. Over the coming years there will be multiple projects in which Tiffany & Co set out to achieve its business. Responsibilities will include managing a successful project implementation through the various stages of planning, preparation of technical files for the store design team, execution, monitoring and handover of the store after construction, along with as-built documentation, a copy of the permits, and a handover to the maintenance team. The target is to deliver the project on-time, within scope and within budget.

The position should be filled by someone with a proactive and collaborative mindset to further push new construction innovations & software’s whilst working closely with new project roll outs such as Pop-Up stores & Temp Stores throughout Europe with an eye on standardization for Global adoption.

Planning:

- Continuously evaluate performance of internal and external resources; propose and implement changes as required to ensure an optimally functioning organization and a high-performance vendor and consultant resource pool in the interest of the project.
- Analyze, negotiate and coordinate design and technical requirements, strategic scheduling and upfront planning, budgeting and hiring.
- Develop and foster business acumen accounting for regional context, clientele, and practices. to always be focused on retail performance by incorporating the needs of local TCO teams in their operations.
- Oversee and coordinate local construction teams teams & compile detailed project programs.
- Liaise with regional leads to strategic planning, budget, prioritize, and assessing new locations and renovations. Help determine what is right for the business.
- Work closely with the local Architects and local struct and M&E engineers and be able to suggest best practices from a technical standpoint from the feasibility phase to consolidate a reliable basis to communicate to design before conception.
- Liaise with Store Design and coordinate with internal TCO groups/departments to establish design criteria and programming. Coordinate with Store Design on all details, finishes, furniture, lighting & coordination with TCO internal Security, & I.T, CVM, Legal and Insurance groups.

Standards & Best Practices
- Drive competitive bidding, contract administration and project related legal and financial controls; monitor to ensure compliance by all regions. Evaluate and propose modifications when needed to ensure optimal performance.
- Continue to improve the qualification process and standards for project related: consultants and vendors, monitor to ensure compliance of quality, budget and schedule. Continually evaluate and propose any improvement to ensure optimal performance.
- Regularly completed projects with members of Central Store Design, Procurement, to perform post-opening project audits. Identify areas of needed improvement and institute changes to implement improvements in project development, project delivery, materials and assemblies.
- Support Store Design with their on-going research and development programs. In collaboration with Store Design and Procurement, identify and support the prototyping of project components to consider LEED and LVMH LIFE certification requirements

Execution:

- Manage a team of local architects, contractors and certified vendors, to build TCO store across Europe. Ensure compliance with construction documents, design, schedule, budget, Tiffany and Company standards, local code compliance, local safety and health compliance. This includes periodic travel to and from for project locations to monitor, report on progress, ensure quality of the works and project closeouts on architecture and financial side. This required travel is based on project schedules and will be planned according to the project and LVMH group restrictions.
- Establish and maintain weekly project status and coordin