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Form of work About Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow. With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.
Construction Project Manager (VIC)
Join Australia’s largest retailer!
Lead transformational projects and truly make your mark
Melbourne based
12 month fixed term contract
Embrace flexibility and remote working
About Us
The Woolworths 360 Team is a national team of 1,000, responsible for innovating and developing retail stores of the future across supermarkets, Metro & Big W. We’re construction people, facilities and asset management people. We’re planning & commercial people. We’re architects and sustainability people. We’re data analysts, refrigeration and air conditioning people. We are operations and training people. Together, we’re doing our part to bring fresh food and great experiences to our customers every day.
We implement designs by creating experience-centric technology-led, retail store formats that are purpose-built for our customers and teams. We innovate by focusing on Continuous Improvement, sustainable energy management, technology, and working with our suppliers, service providers and operations teams to move towards a healthier planet. We maintain all aspects of our supermarkets' stores through having highly specialised, skilled team members across all trades. Every decision we make is designed with our customers and teams at the heart.
The Role
Due to an internal promotion, we are seeking a Construction Project Manager to join the team in Melbourne.
In this exciting role you will coordinate, plan and manage construction projects across the Woolworths portfolio. You’ll liaise with key stakeholders and be accountable for safety, time, cost and quality often in an operating store trading environment. You will minimise project impacts on performance in our stores on both renewal and new store projects.
In this role, key responsibilities will be:
Ensuring project lifecycle is delivered on time and to budget to latest store design kit
Engaging with multiple stakeholders including renewal managers, equipment purchasing officers, through to our construction and refit teams, contractors and shopfitters.
Participating in design and documentation processes to ensure agreements for built scope are fulfilled
Issuing external market tenders for shopfitting and other trade requirements
Providing summary reporting on projects
Sharing documentation internally for review and approvals
Managing the financial position of projects including cost reporting, forecasting and variation management
Analysing tenders and making recommendations
Attending construction meetings and providing influence to ensure alignment to project scope
Reviewing variations to project blueprints
Finalising contracts and arranging agreement between all parties
Overall management of all appointed contractors for construction, including site safety and resolving all on-site issues.
Undertaking defects/incomplete works inspections
Finalising contracts and arranging for signing to be completed by all parties.
Overseeing construction
Undertaking timely project closeouts, carrying out built quality inspections and managing financial matters.
Who we’re looking for
The suitable candidate will have:
Minimum 5 years experience in Development Management / Construction Project Management in an end-to-end capacity
Experience in retail supermarket environments / quick service retail desirable
Qualifications in Construction Management or a construction based trade background an advantage
Strong understanding of construction management methodology & principles
Strong program management skills
Intermediate to advanced MS office skills
Proficiency with Project Management systems such as Microsoft Project & Procore
Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills
A high level of organisational and time management skills
An ability to work effectively as part of a team or independently
An ability to be flexible to adapt to ever changing environments
Flexibility to travel to regional locations, including Tasmania for site meetings & inspections
Construction industry white card & drivers licence
Financial Management experience - SAP or similar
Why you’ll love it here
In addition to this exciting role, these are some of the benefits we offer:
Team member discounts at all of Woolworths businesses
An attractive remuneration package including base + super + Tool of trade vehicle
Opportunity to collaborate on exciting projects with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia across our brands
Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too
An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will support you to thrive
If this sounds like you and you want to be part of one of the most exciting journeys in Australian retail, apply now!
We value diversity and aim to create a vibrant and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application.
We’re also social! - connect with us at #WOWcareers through LinkedIn #LI-Hybrid, Facebook or via www.wowcareers.com.au #work180
Grow with the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.
We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.
We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.
We’d love to hear from You
If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au . #LI #work180.
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
