Watches of Switzerland Group Assistant Project Manager

Role & Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support multiple store development projects, including new showroom openings, renovations, and capital improvement initiatives, from concept through completion.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project schedules; identify and escalate risks that may affect timelines, milestones, or store operations.
• Prepare, track, and manage project budgets, cost estimates, change orders, and project variations in line with approved scope and approval processes.
• Coordinate relationships with architects, contractors, installers, consultants, and brand partners, ensuring they have the capabilities to deliver project objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand site requirements, operational needs, building constraints, and store-specific considerations, including IT infrastructure and security.
• Support store planning and design by gathering stakeholder feedback, maintaining design sign-off documentation, updating layouts, and preparing renderings as required.
• Maintain clear communication with retail teams and project stakeholders before, during, and after project execution.
• Monitor project progress, quality standards, and outstanding issues; coordinate corrective actions, punch-list completion, and follow-up through project closeout.
• Facilitate project handovers to retail and operational teams, including formal stakeholder sign-off meetings and completion of required project documentation.
• Conduct post-project reviews and evaluations to identify lessons learned and support continuous improvement in store development.
• Coordinate project-specific details in line with the initial brief, including maintaining budgets and schedules, preparing renderings, and meeting with contractors as needed.
• Partner with the Project Manager and Director of Store Development to coordinate stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle and ensure deliverables meet agreed budgets, schedules, and quality standards; proactively identify and escalate delivery issues.
• Engage internal and external teams in preparing project cost plans, challenge costs, and apply value engineering to achieve best value.
• Consider Regional Director feedback to resolve showroom issues during project execution while remaining within agreed scope and budget.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail construction and fit-outs.
• Experience working to strict timelines and within budget.
• Ability to demonstrate strong strategic, analytical, and budgetary management skills.
• Effective communication skills across all levels of the business.
• IT competence with the full Microsoft Office suite, CAD software, and rendering software.

Skills

Experience

At least 2 years of project management experience in construction or related experience; experience in retail construction and fit-outs; experience working to strict timelines and within budget.

Benefits

Benefits are offered; specific benefits are not detailed.

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