Project Manager

About the Company

Our client is a well-established and highly respected retail fit-out specialist delivering fast-paced, high-quality shopfitting projects for premium retail brands across the UK. Known for their structured delivery approach, technical excellence, and strong client relationships, they operate with a clear focus on safety, quality, programme certainty, and commercial control. With a consistent pipeline of nationwide projects, they offer long-term stability and the opportunity to work on high-profile retail environments.

About the Role

This is a hands-on Project Manager role with full end-to-end responsibility for the delivery of retail fit-out projects, from initial survey through to final handover, O&M completion, and commercial close-out.

The Project Manager acts as the single point of control and accountability throughout the project lifecycle and is the primary client-facing lead during live delivery. The role requires a confident leader who can manage multiple fast-track retail projects simultaneously while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, compliance, and brand execution.

Weekly travel to sites across the UK is a key part of the role, with the position based out of the London office.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of retail fit-out projects from pre-construction through to completion and defects period

• Maintain full project governance, document control, and digital traceability across all stages

• Lead design coordination, technical surveys, and risk identification to ensure build certainty

• Manage subcontractor tendering, cost comparisons, and commercial control to protect margins

• Develop and manage programmes, logistics plans, procurement schedules, and site setup

• Lead construction delivery with a strong focus on health & safety, quality control, and programme performance

• Act as the main client contact, managing expectations, progress updates, and variations

• Ensure compliance with brand guidelines, technical standards, landlord requirements, and statutory approvals

• Manage variations, final accounts, and commercial close-out

• Oversee practical completion, handover, O&M manuals, as-built drawings, and certification

• Retain responsibility for completed projects during the defects and warranty period

• Represent the business professionally with clients, landlords, designers, centre management, and authorities

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive salary package

• Exposure to premium and high-profile retail brands

• Strong leadership and operational support

• Consistent and secure project pipeline

• Opportunity to lead projects end-to-end with real autonomy

• Career development within a structured and professional delivery environment