Construction Project Manager

Company Description

McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The business currently operates over 1,450 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 177,000 people.

McDonald’s UK & Ireland has a proven track record of investing in the development of its employees and offering flexibility as part of its dedication to being a modern and progressive company. Every year, it invests over £40 million in developing people, giving every one of its employees the opportunity to take part in structured training.

McDonald’s buys ingredients from over 23,000 British and Irish farmers and spends over £1.1billion annually on its food and packaging requirements. McDonald’s is committed to supporting British and Irish farmers to ensure it can continue to source many of its ingredients from the UK and Ireland.

McDonald’s is a market leader in its field, striving for the highest standard of quality, speed and restaurant experience. Re-generation of our restaurant infrastructure, covering digital ordering, re-imaging and dual-point service make working at McDonald’s more exciting than ever!

We are dedicated to using our scale for good: good for people, our industry and the planet. From bold recycling initiatives and sustainable sourcing efforts to our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, we see every day as a chance to have a genuine impact on our customers, our people and our partners.

We're a people business just as much as we are a restaurant business. We strive to be the most inclusive brand in the world by building diverse teams who create delicious, feel-good moments that are easy for everyone to enjoy. Joining McDonald's means thinking big every day and preparing for a career that can have impact around the world.

Company Vision and Culture…

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and, in the UK, and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.

McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.

Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

Serve: We put our customers and our people first

Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone

Integrity: We do the right thing

Community: We are good neighbours

Family: We get better together

Job Description

Based in Scotland

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic project manager to join our Construction Team as a Project Manager based in the Central belt of Scotland. We are looking for a hardworking and ambitious individual to join our dynamic team managing construction projects for one of the most valuable and iconic brands in the world.

With the support and guidance of a Senior Project Manager you will have an instrumental role in helping the team to deliver new restaurant openings for our Franchisees and company owned estate from early feasibility stage through to completion.

What will my accountabilities be?

• With the support and guidance of a Senior Project Manager undertake the following:
  • Work closely with the McDonalds Acquisitions team and retained consultants to Inspect and evaluate potential development sites and capture and assess information on factors likely to affect the development being feasible.
  • Undertake and manage key stakeholder engagements with parties such as Franchisees, Crew, Designers, Contractors and other corporate departments (such as IT and Finance)
  • Coordinate and supervise all aspects of the feasibility, pre-construction, construction and handover stages of new build projects
  • Monitor and communicate project programmes to ensure delivery
  • Work closely with supply chain and contractors to ensure project delivery
  • Obtain financial approval on project expenditure and manage within approved budgets. Supervise and report any variance to project expenditure
  • Undertake site inspections, site meetings and defect identification inspections
  • Support the engagement of Principle Designers to ensure compliance of CDM regulations
  • Assist with ensuring compliance of McDonald’s standards, policies and specifications

What Team will I be part of?

You will be a part of the Construction Department and more specifically the New Build Team which is responsible for the development and delivery of New build company owned and franchised restaurants. The property portfolio consists of both modular and traditionally constructed drive-thru, drive-to and high street restaurants. Across, UK & Ireland the New Build Construction team, working closely, with our Acquisitions team is seeking to construct and open c500 New restaurants within target locations and demographics to meet our expansion requirements and capacity relief programme on the existing estate.

Who are my customers?

• You will partner with your Acquisition colleague(s) to support and asses potential new sites that they bring forward. You will work through due diligence and support them with the Planning and Legal process
• You will build relationships with Franchisees and operators and manage their expectation and equipment selections at early pre-engagement through to handover of the new restaurant.
• You will build relationships with developers on behalf of McDonald’s to negotiate specifications and scopes of work
• Ensure that the customer experience is at the forefront of every decision
• Coordinate design teams and retain communication with Quantity Surveyors to agree project costs and report accordingly.
• Maintain communication with partners throughout the project process and liaise with both external and internal bodies to obtain appropriate Planning, Legal and Technical Approval consents.

Qualifications

What background do I need to have?

• Have a background in new build construction project management or commercial or retail fitout or transferrable project management and organisational skills
• Experience of leading project teams to deliver high quality projects on time and to budget.
• The ability to quickly build and maintain excellent relationships and influence key decision makers.
• Experience in managing multi-discipline professional teams
• Be able to work to strict deadlines.
• Be inquisitive and willing to learn new skills.
• Have the ability to assimilate information quickly.
• Be confident to operate with a high degree of autonomy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curious mind set, confident, independent and logical problem solver
• Computer Literate- Sophisticated Excel & PowerPoint. Project Management software experience is desirable but not essential.
• Be comfortable with and have experience of working in a fast paced and changing working environment.
• Be able to deal with challenging or complicated situations.
• Be able to work with energy and passion and encourage the same in others.
• Capable of analysing and interpreting information and data.
• Building surveying or construction management qualifications are not essential but you would be open and seeking to gain a professional qualification (supported by McDonalds)
• A full clean driving license would be required for the post, as travel throughout the UK & Ireland would be required.

Additional Information

At McDonald’s we are People from all Walks of Life... 

People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind.  These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.”

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