Project Manager

Responsibilities:
• Oversee the financials for each project, ensuring that agreed costings are adhered to, projects are completed within pre-specified and approved financial limits, post-completion project reviews are undertaken and variances to the projected scope of investment are highlighted and recovered.
• Implement a comprehensive project management schedule, liaising with the relevant personnel within the company and externally appointed contractors to ensure that information is continuously updated and made available to all key stakeholders.
• Manage the relationship and contracts defining the commercial terms and scope of works agreed with the designer, contractor and project management companies so as to ensure that individual projects are delivered to appropriate specifications and to the satisfaction of all parties.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Line Manager.
• Liaise with the maintenance team during the design and construction phase and ensure all project documentation and information is handed over to the maintenance team at handover of the project
• Work with HR and operations managers to ensure that project programs are monitored and recruitment of staff for new kitchens is streamlined in accordance with the (moveable) pre-opening schedules for these outlets.
• Accountable for the delivery of a broad range of brand projects within agreed timeframes (as per specifications) and within approved budgets.
• Chair internal project review meetings and 3rd party site review meetings.
• To ensure that processes and systems are established and developed to accurately assess the impact of property and project management activity on business performance.
• Maintain full post project appraisals with the Commercial Manager, assisting in the production and verification of budget variances.
• Continuously review project efficiencies and to challenge the methods applied by both the company and third party personnel; to implement a program of continuous improvement to project management processes.