Project manager - Property & Space London, England
Job description
Company Description
We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting-edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.
We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.
Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.
About the Role
The role of the Project manager will have a wide remit. The individual concerned will be responsible for managing and delivering on time and in full any Capital Expenditure project in any of our locations. Works may range from small refreshes to large fit out works.
What You’ll be Doing
- Managing project budgets and taking ownership of financial reporting including any additional spend or changes.
- Engage and manage all stakeholders and suppliers throughout project lifecycle.
- Work closely with the Space operation managers and maintenance teams to ensure each project is smoothly transitioned into BAU.
- Support Head of Property projects in pulling together proposals for CAF and board approvals.
- Work with the procurement team and third parties on ensuring best value for any capex project.
- Liaise with legal on project contracts and professional appointments to ensure that Asos is effectively managing all type of risk as well as managing critical CDM compliances.
- Work closely with Senior property manager and relevant office landlords to ensure LTA processes are manged effectively.
- Preparing reports for use by the Property, Projects and Space teams to aid decision making including active RAID logs.
- Managing SharePoint sites, uploading documents and ensuring space governance is maintained.
- Work closely with Health & Safety and Governance teams to ensure each project is undertaken in a safe and compliant manor
- Put in place best in class processes and work instructions, in the Asos way, driving professionalism, in relation to project management.
- Supporting our culture by driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.
Who We’d Like to Meet
- Excellent construction knowledge and expertise
- Proven project management experience
- A Track record of forming and managing effective Stakeholder and Supplier relationships
- Ability to deliver tangible results whilst working in a high pressure and ever-changing environment
- Strong ability to prioritise and focus on deliverables
- To be able to engage and negotiate on multiple levels within ASOS to manage expectations and demands
- Good technical understanding of M&E and maintenance obligations
- Have experience working with construction contracts
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to influence decisions at all levels and command respect from all areas of the business.
- The ability to assert expertise and achieve objectives diplomatically.
- The ability to combine a strategic outlook with a hands-on attitude
- Self-motivated
- Professional with a strong service driven mentality and a pragmatic approach
Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
- Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
- ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
- Employee sample sales
- Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
- 25 days paid annual leave + an extra day for your birthday
- Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
- Private medical care scheme
- Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
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Our Commitments
We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how are we doing it?
We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.
We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people - find out more here.
Do you need any reasonable adjustments? Our recruitment team will be happy to support you in the best way possible if you feel comfortable raising this. It’s also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.
If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.
