Sephora Project Manager, Property
About Sephora
Sephora is a global prestige beauty leader, renowned for redefining the retail experience through creativity, inclusivity, and expert service. Founded in France and now part of LVMH, the company brings together an exceptional portfolio of beauty brands with a distinctive culture of discovery and innovation. As an employer, Sephora offers a dynamic, customer-centered environment where talent is encouraged to learn, experiment, and grow across retail, digital, merchandising, operations, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a passion for beauty, entrepreneurship, and belonging, making Sephora a compelling workplace for professionals seeking impact within a fast-moving international brand.
SEPHORA UK Project Manager, Property role in London. Lead retail construction and refurbishment projects across UK portfolio.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of new store openings, relocations, and refurbishment projects across the UK portfolio
- Manage designated projects through feasibility, design development, construction, handover and store opening phases
- Coordinate project stakeholders including architects, consultants, contractors, landlords and specialist suppliers
- Develop and maintain project programmes, tracking progress against key milestones and critical deadlines
- Monitor project budgets, cost trackers, purchase orders and forecasts to support effective cost control
- Assist with tender processes, procurement activities and contractor appointments
- Identify project risks, issues and dependencies, supporting development of mitigation plans
- Manage landlord approvals, statutory submissions, permits, Building Control requirements and certifications
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor programme progress, quality standards and health & safety compliance
- Coordinate snagging activities and resolve outstanding actions prior to handover
- Prepare project reports, presentations and progress updates for internal stakeholders and leadership
- Support commercial reviews and value engineering initiatives to maximise project performance
- Contribute to continuous improvement of project management standards, processes and documentation
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Project Management, Construction Management, Architecture, Building Surveying, Engineering or related discipline
- Proven experience delivering retail, hospitality, commercial fit-out or construction projects
- Strong understanding of project management principles and the UK construction process
- Experience managing project budgets, costs, procurement activities and contractor relationships
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance quality, cost and programme objectives
- Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong attention to detail and hands-on approach to delivery
Skills
Experience
Minimum 3 years of proven experience delivering retail, hospitality, or commercial construction and fit-out projects. Demonstrated capability managing multiple concurrent projects, contractor relationships, and project budgets within fast-paced environments.
Education
Degree qualification in Project Management, Construction Management, Architecture, Building Surveying, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Workplace
This position is based in London, England, UK.
Benefits
Private healthcare, life assurance, and private pension from day one; competitive pay with annual salary reviews; generous employee discount across LVMH beauty brands; paid birthday day off; access to wellbeing and perks platform; LVMH Heart Fund support; generous holiday allowance with option to purchase additional days.
Culture
Sephora fosters a dynamic, inclusive workplace where creativity, curiosity, and a passion for beauty are encouraged at every level. As an employer, it is distinguished by its focus on empowerment, continuous learning, and a collaborative retail culture that celebrates individuality and client-centric innovation.
About Cerulean
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