Store Planning and Construction

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

• Manage⠀large,⠀complex⠀projects,⠀like⠀Flagship⠀stores.
• 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.
• Knowledge⠀LEED⠀processes⠀and⠀certifications

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.), as⠀well as⠀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⠀internal⠀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⠀PO’s for⠀a proper⠀project⠀buyout.
• Lead⠀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
• Lead⠀and⠀oversee⠀construction.
• Ensure⠀weekly OAC⠀meetings⠀are⠀conducted⠀and⠀documented.
• 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,⠀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.

Required Qualifications

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