Project Manager, Store Planning And Construction- Americas

Overview: Tiffany & Company is actively seeking a Project Manager to join our growing Americas Store Planning and Construction team. Tiffany & Co. was founded in New York City in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany, and is a global luxury jeweler synonymous with elegance, innovative design, fine craftsmanship and creative excellence. We are looking for a dynamic, experienced, and creative project-lead to ensure optimal project delivery for Tiffany & Company’s retail and trade projects, while achieving budget, schedule, and quality.

Key Accountabilities of the Project Manager

• Drive and respect the critical milestones and deliverables of the lifecycle to achieve project approvals and funding.
• Leverage project resources of architects, supplies, and GC’s to achieve project schedules.
• Build project briefs, programs/ schedules, and budgets that respect the Store Development Lifecycle and key project milestones.
• Advise on market conditions that effect schedule and budget.
• Manage large, complex projects, like Flagship stores.
• Agility to adapt the lifecycle to achieve quicker openings which in turn benefit sales and market growth.
• 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.
• Manage and build project brief with all stakeholders.
• Knowledge LEED processes and certifications

Execution

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

Efficiencies & Continuous Improvements

• Support Store Design and Procurement with their on-going research and development programs. Identify and support the prototyping of project components.
• Regularly visit completed projects with members of Store Design, 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.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture/Engineering, or Construction Project management
• Experience working with international vendors and consultants in the North America market
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Project, Adobe
• Strong communication and managerial skills
• Experience in on high end luxury projects
• 6+ years of experience within a store planning/design/construction environment involving an aggressive expansion of retail stores

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.