Projects Manager - Restaurants

Job purpose

Key responsibilities

• Lead multiple restaurant projects through design, tendering, construction, and handover to Operations.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and budgets; monitor progress and manage scope, cost, and timeline changes.
• Review design packages, tender documents, cost estimates, and contractor bids.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, kitchen equipment suppliers, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct site inspections to verify quality, compliance, and alignment with approved designs and specifications.
• Manage procurement, contracts, and supplier and contractor performance.
• Identify project risks, resolve issues, and escalate budget, schedule, or specification discrepancies to management.
• Standardize finishing materials and MEP specifications to improve durability and reduce maintenance costs.
• Coordinate facilities maintenance, preventive maintenance, repairs, contractor activities, and cost control.
• Support new-location assessments, lease reviews, and expansion planning.
• Ensure completion of snagging, testing, commissioning, and handover documentation.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing restaurant construction and fit-out projects from design through handover.
• Hands-on facilities and maintenance management experience; restaurant or hospitality operations is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, tendering, procurement, contracts, and MEP coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, contractors, and competing deadlines.
• Excellent planning, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• PMP certification is preferred.