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About the Role

CHANEL is seeking a Project Manager to join its Boutique Architecture Team in New York. This role will focus on implementing process improvements and tracking Capex spend for new and renovated boutiques, with future responsibilities including managing the team's workflow and streamlining operations. The Group Director Operations will report to the Head of US Boutique Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Analyze budgets, project spend, vendors and consultants
• Bring rigor and transparency to the bidding and construction process
• Manage large number of projects simultaneously
• Ensure compliance and quality standards
• Maintain great accuracy of information within current and future data sets
• Evaluate, evolve, and maintain processes
• Advise on carbon footprints and sustainability
• Elevate Brand Image at point of sale
• Project cost tracking, budgeting and estimating, and value-engineering initiatives
• Compile US Boutique Architecture team needs and evolve briefing process
• Ensure US design brief has been completed accurately by field, business, corporate teams and that documentation and project request information is submitted to design architect
• Partner with the US Boutique Architecture team to ensure store designs are aligned with the needs of the Global Boutique Architecture Team and the US business teams
• Create process documents, schedules, and a responsibility overview for the various projects, making sure that milestones and deliverables are respected
• Create and maintain progress reports that control and track
• Complete risk assessment
• Responsible for the end-to-end coordination, timelines, consistency, and efficiency of project delivery
• Keep Global and US teams aligned and informed
• Ensure quality and consistency of processes and protocols within the department (bidding and procurement, project management, ordering and logistics, staffing, internal/external communication)
• Conduct feasibility studies to vet proposed projects
• Qualify new vendors, consultants and bidders
• Assist the Boutique Architecture team in managing and prioritizing workloads
• Assign parallel work to cross functional teams
• Work closely with other teams to prioritize projects
• Lead and facilitate boutique project review meetings with various US business divisions (Fashion, Watches and Fine Jewelry and Fragrance & Beauty)
• Carry out retrospectives to analyze and allow constant improvement of our processes

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in cost estimating, project management, architectural design, construction management or related industry
• Passion for architectural construction and the process of creation, project management, and problem solving
• An understanding of architectural design and construction process workflows
• Ability to build and control construction budgets, estimate costs and facilitate future scenario planning
• Strategic thinking to bridge the gap between finance, technical architecture teams and business stakeholders, ensuring design and project goals align with overall company strategy
• A desire to collaborate with internal and external resources
• Autonomous, curious, and rigorous
• Self-motivated, diplomatic communicator with excellent interpersonal skills & social fluency
• Exceptional organization and analytical abilities
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize projects and deadlines, have adept project management skills, attention to detail
• Fluency in Microsoft Teams, Excel, Smartsheet
• Experience using project management tools and architectural software (AutoCAD, Sketchup) a plus
• 8+ years of experience in an architectural firm or retail architectural/ store design/construction management

Skills

• Cost estimating
• Project management
• Architectural design
• Construction management
• Process improvements
• Capex spend tracking
• Workflow management
• Budget analysis
• Vendor and consultant management
• Bidding and construction process
• Compliance and quality standards
• Data accuracy
• Process evaluation and maintenance
• Carbon footprint and sustainability advising
• Brand image elevation
• Attention to detail
• Cost management
• Project tracking
• Scheduling
• Complexity navigation
• Transformation and change management
• Problem-solving
• Process improvement
• Continuous development
• Environmental impact reduction
• Operating cost reduction
• Sustainable and energy-efficient building design
• Architectural design and construction process workflows
• Construction budget control
• Cost estimation
• Future scenario planning
• Strategic thinking
• Collaboration
• Diplomatic communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Social fluency
• Organization
• Analytical abilities
• Multi-tasking
• Prioritization
• Project management skills
• Microsoft Teams
• Excel
• Smartsheet
• Project management tools
• Architectural software (AutoCAD, Sketchup)

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Partially Remote
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Design, Architecture, Construction or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $134,900- $165,000

Benefits

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing
• 2-week August Office Closure
• Wellbeing fund
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• 401K and other incentives
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking

About the Company

• At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress.
• We believe the uniqueness of everyone increases the diversity, complementarity, and effectiveness of our teams.
• Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work.
• We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth.
• Chanel is a world leader in creating, manufacturing and distributing luxury products, including Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewellery and Watches.
• Founded by Gabrielle Chanel in 1910, the House remains dedicated to quality craftsmanship and offering high-end creations.
• At present, Chanel employs more than 32,000 people worldwide.
• As an independent company, its core values are grounded in: Exceptional creation and client experience, Nurturing human potential, Having a positive impact – on people, the environment and communities around the world.
• As part of this, the House promotes arts, culture and creativity, while investing significantly in key areas including research & development, sustainability, and innovation.
• Chanel is dedicated to creating the conditions for people to perform at their best, building on their strengths and enabling them to benefit from new opportunities.
• It offers a unique working environment where people are given time to understand the brand, the business, and develop their personal motivations.
• This means everyone can grow, continue to be inspired and feel included, now and in the future.
• The company fosters true collaboration and respect for all, grounded in the belief that diversity is essential to the success of the organisation and its people.
• Chanel remains committed to rewarding people competitively, as well as offering initiatives such as wellbeing programmes, learning and development opportunities, and parental leave for all parents globally.

Equal Opportunity

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion.
• We foster respect, empathy, and dignity for all.
• We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organization and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.