Assistant Project Manager
Commercial Property Development Team
Nationwide Role
Head Office - Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, MK16 9EZ
Salary – up to £38,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Full time role. Hybrid working model.
Company car/car allowance included
We're looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join us and play a key role in ‘continuing our developments vision for coming years. This role will help manage the construction aspects of our on-site developments and represent Welcome Break as the client.
We have head offices in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes. But the person coming in to this role will be expected to work from a number of our sites and from home, being flexible to travel, including occasional overnight stays within the UK.
What will your role look like?
As the Assistant Project Manager at Welcome Break, you will be part of the Commercial Developments team, involved with maintaining and developing our properties and sites.
You will be responsible for:
- Coordinating and delivering multiple shop fit development projects in the UK in some of our major brands (KFC, Burger King, Pret, Subway, WH Smiths, Starbucks)
- Managing external consultants and appointed sub-contractors with the delivery of company purchased fit-out equipment
- Visiting sites regularly, and attending relevant build, design and development meetings on site
About you
Ideally we are looking for someone who has:
- Familiarity with fit-out requirements, and construction or property development project management is advantageous
- Experience in overseeing project budgets, and tracking progress as well as spend as construction progresses
- Weekly reporting into the Snr Project Manager will be necessary, so experience in delivery project updates will be required
- Knowledge of Health and Safety practises in construction environments is essential
- Previous experience working on fast-paced projects within the retail and hospitality sector would be beneficial
If the above hasn't convinced you, can we twist your arm with this?
- Company Car Scheme, or equivalent Opt Out payment
- 30 days Holiday (inc. BH) - entitlement increases with service
- Pension Scheme. 4% employer, 5% employee contribution.
- Employee discounts (50% off onsite KFC, Burger King, Starbucks and Pizza Express to name a few)
- My Welcome Break discounts - savings at hundreds of high street retailers including fashion stores, electrical retailers, supermarkets and travel companies
- Career progression and brilliant training programmes
- Cycle to work scheme - salary sacrifice scheme allows you to save money on bikes – including ebikes
- Free onsite parking at all Welcome Break sites
- Free lunch provided in office (sandwiches, pasta pots, rolls) as well as Tea and Coffee
About Welcome Break
Welcome Break is one of the UK's leading motorway service operators, running 44 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniform, everyone works for Welcome Break.
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