Group Project Manager - Toronto, Canada - JD Sports Canada

JD Sports Canada

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Department:
Property Department

Location:
Toronto (with extensive travel throughout CA)

Workplace Type:
On-site

Job Type:
Full-time, Permanent

The Team:

JD Sports is a sports-fashion retail company with the incentive to inspire the emerging generation of globally minded consumers through a connection to the universal culture of sport, music and fashion.

Established in 1981, the JD Group is a leading global omnichannel retailer of Sports, Fashion, and Outdoor brands.

With our retail stores expanding and evolving all throughout Canada, The Group is continuously finding and developing talent that adds to the inclusive and diverse work culture.

JD continuously and successfully sets the global standard for retail experience best through the unique delivery of the world's most authentic brands to the market.

Our commitment to showcasing brands in a premium environment and stores remain a key part of the JD strategy.

The Role:

The Property team is responsible for driving innovation and design excellence across all of the JD Group facias on a Global scale.

The department designs, builds and delivers inspiring, commercial retail environments for our consumers in order to maximize their shopping experience, whilst maximizing profitability for the Group.

Our in-house team of experts manage all aspects of property from; site selection and consumer insight, acquisitions, estate management, design / architecture, project management, cost control, maintenance and health and safety.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Project Delivery:

Deliver a program of store build and refurbishment projects (approx. 810 annually) whilst simultaneously planning and scheduling future workload to build a robust pipeline of capital projects
Develop store construction schedules and install planners, including oversight of General Contractor programs and 3rd Party clientsupplied scheduling
Collaborate with Global HQ design team members and local architects to ensure the Global design standards are upheld
Manage the procurement, logistics and F&F warehouse to ensure stock levels are maintained to meet assigned program of works, including collaboration with the Head of procurement (UK) & Head of Projects (CA) to preserve national / international stock levels.
Qualify and select vendors for each project relating to the overall capital investment, the GCs capability and quality standards, formulating where suitable a partnership approach within each province
Create work packages, including site specific notes and tender documentation
Review, qualify and negotiate all project related costs ensuring they are inline with board approved budgets
Identify, analyse and present resolutions to the stakeholders for construction issues and / or conflicts in a timely manner
Review all RFIs for accuracy and process adherence
Travel to various project locations as required, conducting site visits to ensure the general contractors are delivering to Global standards and expectations (design, time, costs and quality of build measures)
Continually review project processes on a regular basis to deliver best results, improving efficiency and streamlined working methodologies
Manage project handover and completion inclusive of undertaking internal project reviews to identify time, cost and quality efficiencies
Undertake GC performance review (postopening) to ensure the Head of Projects and the greater team are aware of project strengths and also opportunities to exploit in future projects.
Any other tasks or actions associated with the planning and delivery of capital projects within your assigned program of works

Cost:

Manage individual project budgets ranging from $350k to $2m+, with an annual total spend of $7m+
Formulate pricing schedules and tender documents to allow each project to be tendered, including the review and analysis of returned estimates to ensuring the correct GC is employed and all budgets are inline with approved costs
Work with local market and Global teams to review all project and capital budgets using current and historic costs, including the management and updating of such documents for future use
Maintain and report on all budgeting aspects of each individual project aligning to company standards
Provide accurate, up to date cost analysis for all construction projects under your remit with regular reviews to the Head of Construction and wider stakeholders
Consider, negotiate and submit change orders to the Head of Projects aligning to Global standards and project budgets
Contribute to cost reduction methods using your construction knowledge and experience

General:

Set, maintain and communicate the standards of excellence and Global property requirements which deliver best in class retail stores
Build project teams and harness strong working relationships with both GC's and 3rd party suppliers.
Partner with local and Global teams to create store