Project Executive

About DFI Retail Group

DFI Retail Group (the 'Group') is a leading Asian retailer. As at 30 Jun 2024, the Group, its associates and joint ventures operated some 11,000 outlets and employed over 200,000 people. The Group had total annual revenue in 2023 exceeding US$26 billion.

The Group is dedicated to delivering quality, value and exceptional service to Asian consumers through a compelling retail experience, supported by an extensive store network and highly efficient supply chains.

The Group (including associates and joint ventures) operates a portfolio of well-known brands across six key divisions: food, convenience, health and beauty, home furnishings, restaurants and other retailing.

At the heart of its business, DFI Retail Group is driven by its purpose to "Sustainably Serve Asia for Generations with Everyday Moments.

The Group's parent company, DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited, is incorporated in Bermuda and has a primary listing in the equity shares (transition) category of the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group's businesses are managed from Hong Kong. DFI Retail Group is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.

The Role

• Work closely with the banner project team members
• Coordinating internal resources and vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget
• Design M&E works for retail units
• Work with QS for M&E tendering & cost estimation
• Review all M&E drawings, document, reports and material submitted by the contractors
• Manage site activities, vendors and sub-contractors to ensure compliance to Electrical & CP codes, quality standards and government authorities code
• Oversee & verify M&E system
• Oversee and manages retail store construction projects. Responsible for managing budgets, schedule, procurement, quality and risk for individual store developments (new/refits/refresh) projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout
• Interact directly with key stakeholders and project peers (Operations/ Design/ Marketing/ Engineering/ Cost Management) to help define project requirements, prepare the scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate/ budget, work plan schedule and milestones, quality control and risk identification
• Identify external project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process; conducts standard to complex request for proposals, completes bid analysis;
• Work across function to value engineer schemes and deliver year on year build cost reductions, without impacting the customer experience or impairing operational team members
• Use best practice to provide project guidance and direction to achieve project goals
• Implement effective communication plans for meeting and written reports/ meeting minutes to keep stakeholders and line management informed of key project/ programme updates
• Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated
• Track progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines
• Report status and variances

About You:

• Fresh diploma / degree / ITE graduates are welcomed. Project management experience is a plus.
• Strong communication skills
• Detail-oriented & meticulous individual
• Interest in retail industry
• Demonstrate capability to read, understand and apply standard to complex documents affecting store development projects, including but not limited to work letters, project charters, presentations, surveys and drawings