Construction Project Manager - South West England & South Wales

Company Description

About Us

McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and currently operates over 1500 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 170,000 people.

Location:
South West England and South Wales (hybrid working pattern – 50/50 split between field based and remote working.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join McDonald’s UK & Ireland as a Construction Project Manager within our dynamic Construction Team. You’ll work closely with a Senior Project Manager to oversee new build restaurant projects from the feasibility stage through to completion. As part of the team, you will manage the development and delivery of new restaurants, playing a key role in the expansion of McDonald’s across the UK & Ireland. This is an ideal role for someone who is detail-oriented, proactive, and ready to make an impact on large-scale, high-profile construction projects.

What you’ll be doing:

• Site Evaluation & Development: Work alongside the Acquisitions team and consultants to assess potential new sites for development, ensuring that all necessary factors are considered before moving forward.
• Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including franchisees, contractors, designers, and various McDonald’s departments.
• Project Coordination: Oversee all phases of the project lifecycle, from pre-construction to handover, ensuring that all milestones are met.
• Financial Oversight: Manage project budgets, obtain financial approvals, and ensure that the project remains within budget while reporting any variances.
• Site Inspections & Compliance: Conduct site visits and inspections to ensure the construction is on track, meets McDonald’s standards, and complies with legal regulations (including CDM regulations).
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with contractors, suppliers, and other teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of high-quality restaurants.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Experience in Construction Project Management: Ideally in new build construction, commercial or retail fit-out, or transferable project management experience.
• Strong Leadership Skills: Experience leading project teams and managing multi-disciplinary groups.
• Excellent Relationship Management: Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including franchisees, developers, and contractors.
• Problem Solving & Autonomy: Comfortable working independently and making decisions in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Detail-Oriented & Analytical: Strong ability to analyse project information, interpret data, and make informed decisions.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present and engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Tech-Savvy: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Management software (desirable but not essential).
• Driving License: A full, clean driving license is required due to the travel involved across the UK & Ireland.

What You’ll Get:

• Access to industry-leading Learning and development opportunities
• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where your ideas are valued
• Competitive salary, plus benefits package including bonus, cash allowance, private healthcare
• Hybrid working

Additional Information

Company Vision and Culture…

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.

McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.

Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

Serve: We put our customers and our people first
Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone
Integrity: We do the right thing
Community: We are good neighbours
Family: We get better together

At McDonald’s we are People from all Walks of Life... 

People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind.  These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.”

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