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Project Manager

Project Manager – Retail Fit-Out (M&S Account)

Location: East Yorkshire (Office-based with UK travel)
Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 per annum + Car/Allowance + 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
Start Date: End of 2025 or January 2026

Company Overview

Our client is a highly respected retail specialist contractor, delivering fast-paced, high-quality projects nationwide. With a turnover exceeding £50 million, they are a cash-rich, family-feel business known for stability, long-term client relationships, and a strong commitment to their people.

Due to sustained growth and a healthy pipeline of secured work, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to lead major schemes within their M&S account.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established contractor at a pivotal time. The successful Project Manager will oversee two new projects commencing in January and February, before taking the lead on a flagship 100,000 sq ft M&S store in Harrogate, set to start in June/July 2026.

You’ll play a key role in planning, delivering, and managing multiple high-profile retail schemes, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the client’s exacting standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of retail fit-out and refurbishment projects.

  • Develop and manage programmes, budgets, and resourcing plans.

  • Ensure health & safety, quality, and environmental compliance across all sites.

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners.

  • Oversee and coordinate site teams, driving performance and productivity.

  • Identify and mitigate project risks to maintain cost and programme certainty.

  • Chair progress meetings, prepare reports, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

  • Support pre-construction planning for upcoming projects and contribute to cost and programme strategy.

About You

  • Proven experience as a Project Manager within the retail fit-out, refurbishment, or construction sectors.

  • Previous experience delivering projects for M&S or other major supermarkets (Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons) is highly desirable.

  • Strong technical understanding of fast-track retail environments.

  • Excellent leadership and communication skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach.

  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive projects to successful completion.

  • Strong commercial awareness and understanding of contract delivery.

  • Relevant qualifications (HNC/HND or Degree in Construction Management or equivalent).

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary: £60,000 – £65,000 per annum

  • Company car or car allowance

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

  • Opportunity to join a cash-rich, family-run business with a close-knit culture

  • Involvement in flagship national retail projects with long-term career progression


Location: Leeds | Salary: £60000 - £65000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 24/10/2025

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