Project Delivery Manager

Project Delivery Manager 
£42,000 to £47,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A) 
Remote working (2 roles available, one North based and one South based).

We’re looking for a Project Delivery Manager to join our Property team. We’ll look to you to manage and co-ordinate all activities relating delivery of investment projects and closures of stores. You’ll make sure all pre-opening and closure activities are delivered on time and on budget. You’ll collaborate with both the property and operations team, providing advice and service delivery that is of the highest quality. This is a great opportunity if you have excellent relationship building, communication and influencing skills to be able to run projects in our stores for the benefit of colleagues and customers. 

What you’ll do

• Act as the main point of contact for individual projects for the construction team 
• Take responsibility for projects, including launches and closures of stores along with improvement plans in-store
• Provide updates to property, construction, and operations team partners 
• Be responsible to deliver and oversee all operational and construction elements of store closures following safety standards and agreed ways of working 
• Deliver solutions for identified problems and escalate where necessary 
• Use your knowledge and skills to make sure we are continuously improving the way projects are delivered 
• Provide feedback and support the maintenance of existing project delivery approaches 

This role would suit people who have

• Retail or store management experience, with an understanding of store operations 
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage at all levels across the business 
• Experience in building relationships and influencing colleagues and partners 
• Good commercial awareness, with experience of showing commercial benefits
• Planning skills and the ability to multitask multiple projects

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.