Staff Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

1. Regional Planning & Full Lifecycle Delivery

• Lead feasibility, design development, and construction delivery for new builds, renovations, and expansions; align with retail expansion and opening targets.
• Own the full closed loop from initiation → design → tendering/procurement → construction → handover; accountable for schedule, quality, safety, and cost.
• Review real-estate handover packages and complete test-fits; establish project budgets and schedules accordingly.
• Set multi-project milestones, identify critical path and risks, and protect key delivery dates.
• Build scalable regional store-build standards and close-out processes to support multi-city rollout and existing-facility maintenance.

2. Design Management & Space Optimization

• Lead design reviews across architecture, interiors, MEP, low-voltage systems, signage, and displays—balancing brand experience, circulation, cost, and constructability.
• Drive design standardization, modularization, and local adaptation while meeting Tesla retail standards and local codes/property constraints.
• Partner with design firms and internal Retail / Visual / Operations teams to resolve complex site issues (historic buildings, mall constraints, etc.).
• Standardize drawing control, mock-ups, RFIs, submittals, site instructions, and change management to improve multi-project consistency.

3. Cost, Contracts & Safety

• Enforce cost control: review estimates, budgets, variations, and final accounts; run cost analysis, variance alerts, and post-mortems.
• Lead tendering, negotiation, and contract execution for GCs, fit-out, MEP, and key subcontractors; strengthen the regional supplier base.
• Monitor cost, labor, and materials; coordinate procurement requests to protect quality and delivery within budget.
• Own QA and EHS safety plan execution; continuously improve cycle time and cost per store.
• Make sure that all projects can be turn over on time.

4. Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Organize project staffing and drive results; coach, evaluate, and develop project managers and construction staff.
• Refine regional store-build processes, standards, and templates; raise team capability through training, site walks, and reviews.
• Align Retail, Sales, Brand, Legal, Finance, EHS, and global partners to meet opening, operations, and customer-experience requirements.
• Coordinate landlords, property managers, designers, contractors, supervisors, and authorities to keep permitting, mobilization, inspection, and opening compliant and on track.

Job Requirements

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, MEP, or a related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• 10+ years of project management experience in retail store, shopping mall, commercial, or chain-format build-outs/renovations, with multi-project and full-lifecycle delivery.
• Multi-city or regional network build experience; familiar with the full path from design → mobilization → construction → opening handover.
• Team or matrix leadership experience; able to coach teams and deliver multi-city, multi-project programs.
• Strong commercial fit-out and store engineering expertise (structure/MEP/fire/HVAC/low-voltage and acceptance standards); Korea or target-market permitting/compliance experience preferred.
• Solid cost and contract management: BOQ, budget control, GC/fit-out contracts, change orders, site instructions, RFIs, submittals, and material procurement.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, MS Project, or equivalent; BIM or fit-out detailing tools a plus.
• Thrives under pressure in multi-project, opening-driven environments; strong cross-functional collaboration and resource integration.

Preferred

• Store-build or regional expansion experience with leading retail, automotive, consumer electronics, luxury, or chain F&B brands.
• Successful delivery of flagship stores, city showrooms, street-front stores, delivery/service centers, or mixed-use formats.
• Experience rolling out standardized store builds, building regional supplier pools, or integrating fit-out/EPC resources.
• Hands-on Korea local project delivery and authority coordination.
• Familiar with retail opening pathways; able to balance brand standards, customer experience, constructability, and commercial timelines.
• Manufacturing-environment construction, subcontractor management, or self-perform coordination experience; willingness to travel ~50% when required.