Job description

Swatch Group (U.S.) Inc. (SGUS), a company of the world's largest Swiss Made watch manufacturer (The Swatch Group, Ltd headquartered in Biel, Switzerland), expanding its team of "Retail Construction Project Managers" with positions being created for different levels of expertise and competence.

Our Retail Development team has decades of experience in building and servicing luxury and fashion retail locations throughout the United States including famous brands such as Swatch, Tissot, Longines, Omega, Harry Winston, and many others.

Successful candidates are able to demonstrate reliability, leadership, self-motivation, professional communication skills, and goal oriented ambition. A Project Manager must have expertise in on-site construction supervision, construction schedule management, and be able to work in a team environment who together assures the proper and efficient on-time openings of new or renovated retail locations.

This position can be located in Miami, FL with travel throughout the US.

Profile

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage construction activities
• Responsible to assure corporate processes are applied and completed.
• Track and assure on-time completion of all project tasks from initial budget to closeout.
• Guarantee that brand designs & identity are respected.
• Assure that construction documents are accurate, achievable and comply with brand and industry standards.
• Prepare and manage schedules for architects, vendors and contractors.
• Develop, manage, and monitor project budgets.
• Secure the delivery of material and services.
• Issue RFPs, compare & level bids, negotiate proposals
• Establish and maintain contractor and vendor quality standards
• Engage pro-active solutions for anticipated obstacles
• Accept full responsibility for success or failure in terms of quality and efficiency
• Willing to work off hours or days when required by project needs
• All other duties as assigned by Management

Professional requirements

Job Requirements :

• Bachelor Degree or Vocational Degree in Construction, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering or related fields is required
• Must have a minimum 5 or more years in luxury retail construction related project management experience
• Must have 5 or more years of experience with luxury level materials, finishes, furnishings, displays and equipment
• Must have Hands-on knowledge of retail development workflow processes
• Procurement experience (sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, delivery) is a plus
• Excellent project management skills (including tools such as MS Project, Excel, etc)
• Must be able to create and manage project budgets
• Must have a understand of building department procedures and requirements in major US cities
• Must be a strong negotiator of vendor and general contractor agreements and change orders
• Modern mobile communication skills (perform office tasks when on the road)
• Must have masterful knowledge of retail construction methods; designs, drawings, MEP, fine details, furniture assembly and installation, graphic production, AV and other low voltage systems
• Must be Detailed and organized with daily follow-up orientation.
• Must have a service oriented toward the internal clients (our brands and internal departments)

The Swatch Group is an equal opportunity employer that promotes diversity and is committed to environmental sustainability.

• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance (employee and dependents are eligible 1st of the month following 30 days; generous employer contribution)
• Immediate participation in the 401(k) and 100% vested employer match after one year (maximum 4% employer match with 5% employee contribution)
• Company paid life insurance and Long Term Disability
• 18 days of PTO per year, 1 Month PTO after 5 years
• Special bucket of sick time per year extended paid time for medical, parental and military leave
• Holiday pay
• Voluntary FSA, STD, Accident/Hospital Indemnity insurance
• Employee product discount

For more information please see https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/

The Base Salary starts at $105K

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