Senior Project Manager
5 days ago
Luton
Senior Project Manager – Airport Retail & F&BLondon Luton Airport | Site Based / Flexible Working£55,000 – £68,000 + Bonus + Benefits The Opportunity An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join a growing construction and property consultancy, working as part of the project delivery team at London Luton Airport. The role will involve acting on behalf of the airport’s Commercial team, managing the delivery of new and refurbished retail, food & beverage and concession units across the terminal.You will work closely with airport stakeholders, concessionaires, designers and project teams to ensure projects move efficiently from initial engagement and design through construction, handover and opening. This is a highly client-facing role requiring someone comfortable taking ownership, managing multiple stakeholders and driving projects forward within a fast-paced operational environment. The Role As Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of multiple concession projects and act as a key interface between the airport, incoming and outgoing concessionaires and their respective project teams. You will be responsible for coordinating the complete project process, ensuring airport requirements are understood, agreed and delivered. Typical responsibilities will include:Managing multiple retail and F&B projects across the airportActing on behalf of the airport’s Commercial team throughout project deliveryCoordinating internal stakeholders including Commercial, Technical Services, IT, Security, Guest Experience, Health & Safety and MarketingEngaging with incoming and outgoing concessionaires and their project teamsEstablishing and maintaining clear project programmes and key delivery milestonesArranging, chairing and minuting project and stakeholder meetingsProducing clear agendas, actions and project updatesDriving actions and outcomes across multiple internal and external stakeholdersOrganising and chairing pre-start meetingsCoordinating pre-practical completion and practical completion meetingsSupporting the Design Manager with the review and approval of concessionaire designsManaging the design management process to ensure airport requirements are achievedCoordinating handover documentation between outgoing concessionaires, the airport and incoming operatorsCollating documentation required for new units to commence tradingManaging end-of-project information, records and close-out documentationProviding clear evidence of project progress and reporting to the airport Project Manager About You This role would suit an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager with a consultancy, client-side or similar project management background.Experience within retail, hospitality, leisure, airports or other fast-paced operational environments would be particularly relevant.You will need to be comfortable working independently and taking ownership of projects while operating as part of a wider client and consultancy team. Key requirements include:Strong project management and organisational skillsExperience managing multiple projects simultaneouslyExcellent stakeholder and client management capabilityStrong communication skills, both written and verbalAbility to chair meetings and drive clear actions and outcomesComfortable working at pace within a live operational environmentAbility to challenge and influence stakeholders where requiredStrong reporting and project documentation skillsCommercial awareness and an understanding of project delivery processesAbility to represent the interests of the client independently and professionally Why Consider the Role? This is an opportunity to work within a unique project environment, delivering high-profile retail and hospitality projects for some of the UK’s most recognisable brands.You will have considerable ownership of your projects, direct exposure to senior airport stakeholders and the opportunity to work within an established consultancy team delivering an ongoing programme of work at London Luton Airport.