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ARI ARI is one of the worlds longest established and experienced global travel retail companies.
With expertise in developing business in new and existing markets, ARI owns and manages retail outlets in 27 airports in 14 countries throughout Europe, The Middle East, Asia Pacific, and North America.
From opening the worlds first duty free in Shannon Airport in ****, ARI now employs over 3,500 people worldwide and manages a turnover in excess of €1 billion.
ARI is part of the Irish government-owned daa group.
The Role We are hiring for a Retail Project Manager role to sit within our Ireland Programme Management team.
The key focus of this role is to is to work closely with the daa Infrastructure teams and the wider retail management teams to deliver key retail development projects for ARI Ireland.
The role holder will play an integral part in ensuring the successful delivery of new retail projects and to deliver projects on time, on budget and to the required ARI Way standards.
Candidates for this role should have prior experience working in a Project Management or Retail Design type role for another Retail or Commercial organisation and be comfortable managing external design & creative agencies.
This role will suit someone with prior demonstratable experience in retail design and project management, blended with architectural practice experience who is passionate about delivering best in class retail design.
A strong focus on problem solving while delivering projects with creativity and commitment to the business needs.
A track record of management and delivery of multiple projects simultaneously, all within fast-paced, tight timelines.
Project management of Retail Ireland projects through the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover stages.
Delivery of projects in accordance with timelines, quality, and cost objectives as set out by ARI.
Develop project plans, stakeholder engagement plans and other associated documents.
Define project scope, client brief, objectives and deliverables that support business goals.
Managing the project to meet the clients objectives and expectations.
Manage / supervise consultants & contractors.
Lead the vendor pack development process and manage the process between buying categories.
Develop procurement strategies for minor projects and manage the procurement process.
Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Proactively manage changes in project scope.
Identify, report and manage risks & issues, escalating within the business as appropriate, devising contingency plans as required.
Ensuring risk registers are maintained and updated.
Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
Agreeing construction phasing plans including project constraints and restrictions with Retail Operations and Dublin Airport Operation in order to maximise construction output whilst simultaneously minimising disruption to the airport and passenger experience Interface between the project team, business owner and project steering committees to ensure adequate reporting and decision making.
Be able to self-manage work, work upon own initiative in fast paced environment Produce efficient management information to adequately track and control cost, scope and time.
Proactively measure & monitor project activity KPIs and communicate & report on these effectively & in a timely manner to project managers, project boards and project teams.
Support the ARI Retail Design Lead throughout the concept design stage of projects, through materials selection and categories sign-off.
Identification of retail design scope of works, preparation of budgets for approval.
Review and mark-up retail drawings, create review logs, review materials specifications, always ensuring the ARI Retail shop finish is best in class.
At least 8 years experience working in a similar Project Management Or Retail design role.
Project Management qualification is desirable.
Degree in Architecture or Engineering is desirable Experience managing external agencies and proven ability to manage complex projects.
Experience managing cross functional teams on projects.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Committed to company values Skills: project management construction retail