Overview
two days at home, you'll find the work/life balance you need to thrive. If you're ready to get stuck in, want to get more out of your career and make a real difference, find your place at Lidl and apply now. Please note as per Lidl internal structures your job title will be Senior Consultant
Responsibilities
* Tendering and Project Management: Lead tender processes ensuring comprehensiveness and competitiveness of contractor bids. Appoint contractors and manage pre-construction procedures for projects nationwide.
* Strategic Relationship Building: Build and maintain effective working relationships with external contractors, consultants, and key contacts.
* Collaboration: Liaising with the stores design team to ensure collaborative development and efficient team working.
* Quality Assurance: Monitoring quality of appointed national projects through KPI reporting and by carrying regular site visits and audits.
* Cost Management: Develop and manage cost plans, identify, and deliver opportunities for cost savings and mitigation strategies. Achieve project delivery maximising value.
* Commercial Expertise: Employ commercial expertise conducting financial analysis and forecasting to support decision making and guarantee viability of projects.
* Support and Guidance: Supporting regional teams in the execution of projects and provide expert guidance to colleagues. Produce detailed reports and carry out stakeholder meetings with regional teams and align standards and objectives.
* Supplier Management: Manage supplier agreements and conduct regular reviews of operating procedures and performance making recommendations for improvement.
* Effective Communication: Delivering effective business communications through review, reporting, briefings, presenting in team meetings and creating executive summaries ensuring stakeholders are informed as required.
* Policy and Process Improvement: Updating national procedures, polices and processes and ensure that these are effectively communicated and implemented correctly.
* Presentation: Presenting projects and strategic plans to large audiences including senior management.
* Travel and Flexibility: Demonstrate a willingness to travel for site visits on a weekly basis, development days, and training sessions.
* Special Projects: Involvement or leading on ad-hoc tasks, special projects and rollout projects.
What you'll need
* A graduate in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction Management is desirable
* Proven experience in a comparable role within the construction industry
* Exposure to contract management, pre-construction phases, on-site experience
* Advanced negotiation, organisational and problem solving skills
* In depth commercial knowledge and understanding of construction contracts. Experience with JCT contracts is desirable.
* Exceptional attention to detail
* Self-motivated and ambitious to develop and progress their career
* The ability to project manage multiple projects concurrently and handle conflicting deadlines
* Clear and effective communication skills
* Ability and comfort in working effectively both independently and as part of a team.
* In depth knowledge project management and experience managing multiple project
* Proficient in Microsoft Office
* Hold a full driving licence
What you'll receive
* 35 days holiday (pro rata)
* 10% in-store discount
* Ongoing training
* Enhanced family leave
* Company car or car allowance
* Pension scheme
* Plus, more of the perks you deserve
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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