Overview

Position Title: Project Executive

Company: Primark

Location: Hounslow, United Kingdom

Job Description:

To be fully responsible for leading, directing and delivering Store Development Construction projects.

Responsibilities: 

  • The Project Executive will head up and be fully responsible for Construction and Development
  • Projects which will deliver major change initiatives for Primark including new stores and refits.
  • Projects are likely to be in various stages of development and may be located in different geographical regions.
  • Project Executive will manage external professional teams and will be required to lead and direct these teams to ensure that construction and development projects are designed and delivered on time within budget and to a high degree of quality and health & safety standards.
  • The role will require diligent liaison with internal stakeholders and to manage those relationships across the business in support of high quality delivery and satisfactory stakeholder engagement.

Reqirements:

  • Develop strategic project objectives in conjunction with key stakeholders and translate these into project deliverables.
  • Manage and report against these deliverables.
  • Manage progress of all projects through regular dialogue with project teams and stakeholders assessing the potential impact of change on these projects and also taking cognisance of the effect on the business thus ensuring change management is correctly dealt with.
  • Ensure that the projects within your control are delivered on time, within budget and to a high degree of quality and health and safety
  • Co-ordinate the development of project plans and take a high level view of all the projects and initiatives under your control identifying interdependencies, gaps and anomalies
  • Be responsible for the assembly of the Brief, Programme and Cost Plan for all projects within your control
  • Liaise with Head of Construction, Construction Manager & Feasibility Manager as necessary to develop accurate feasibility plans
  • Address ambiguity across and within projects and identify where improvements can be made over current practice
  • Manage and control overall spend against agreed budget taking up any variances with the appropriate stakeholders and project team members
  • Apply and ensure all adhere to project standards and project management disciplines