Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our expanding property team and support our restaurant estate across the UK & Ireland. You will be responsible for managing the fit out of new restaurants, refurbishment of our existing estate, and capital projects as required. A day in the life...

• Sign off and critique drawing package prior to construction
• To client manage the contractors maintaining great relationships throughout the process of refurbishing a restaurant
• To manage the clients direct, i.e. all HVAC and equipment ordering and installation
• To update and communicate the programme and progress to all appropriate persons within Nando's
• To ensure all aspects of Health & Safety are adhered to including completion of Health & Safety files and store completion files
• Gain sign off on any refurbished restaurants from Nando's operations team
• To co-ordinate the tender process and appoint the best contractor for each project undertaken
• To manage the costings and works programme so that budgets are adhered to and restaurants are handed over to operations team on time and fully operational
• To promote best practice within the Project Management function and constantly look to improve processes and procedures
  
  3-5 years+ experience in Project Management, preferably from a large, multi-site environment
• Experience of managing internal and external resources
• Strong critical thinking, data analysis and problem solving skills
• Numerical skills with experience in reporting and cost control
• Ability to interrogate data and propose new initiatives based on those insights
• Experience in planning meetings, events and associated logistics
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Project & Powerpoint)
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Good communication skills
• A proactive and motivated approach with the ability to work autonomously and within a team
• To actively demonstrate and encourage behaviours that foster the Nando's values of Pride, Passion, Courage, Integrity & Family
  
  It was 1987 and Robbie Brozin and Fernando Duarte opened their first chicken restaurant. Then another. And then another. Fast forward five years and Nando's landed in the UK. Now, with over 480 restaurants (and counting), our PERi-PERi is a bestselling hot sauce and Nando's has become as big a part of culture as drinking tea.
We've got a growing family of 20,000 Nandocas (what we call our employees), fuelled by our values: Pride, Passion, Integrity, Courage and Family. We care as much about them as we do our legendary, flame-grilled PERi-PERi - because it's the people that make the chicken. Inspired by our Southern African heritage, we know and value the richness diversity brings. So we're committed to creating an inclusive and respectful culture for all. We've even been recognised as one of the industry leaders by the Financial Times.


• Company bonus
• Private health care
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Free Nando's when you're working (and 40% discount when you're not)
• Annual team trips, AKA a free holiday
• Reward Gateway membership and access to great discounts
• Four-week sabbatical every five years you've been with us
This is a national role and will require regular travel to our restaurants across the full estate.