Project Management Associate (2-years Contract)

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Job Title: Associate, Project Mangement - Store Planning & Construction (2-Years Contract)
Primary Purpose:
The Project Associate plays a key supporting role within the Global Store Planning & Construction (GSPC) team, overseeing Southeast Asia & Oceania region. The individual will assist the Assistant Manager and Project Manager in all aspects of store construction and project management. This includes helping to ensure timely execution, proper documentation, and strong coordination across project stages. This is an excellent opportunity for fresh graduates or junior professionals with a strong interest in retail project management and construction.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...

• Support project leads (Assistant Manager and Manager) in the end-to-end execution of store construction projects across SEA/ANZ
• Manage and maintain meticulous filing, project documentation, and recordkeeping systems
• Assist in consolidating site survey data from vendors for the design team
• Assist in the tendering/bidding process by compiling contractor/vendor proposals
• Assist in project closeout
• Monitor millwork and fixture deliveries
• Prepare weekly status reports by updating project progress
• Coordinate follow-up on site issues, punch lists, and warranty works
• Provide support for small maintenance and enhancement projects in existing stores
• Participate in ad-hoc assignments as needed

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Interior Design, Engineering, or a related field
• Fresh graduates or candidates with up to 2 years of relevant internship or project experience are welcome
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint); familiarity with CAD and project scheduling software is a plus
• Highly meticulous with a strong attention to detail
• Organized, resourceful, and eager to learn
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communicator and effective team player
• Proactive and takes initiative to get things done
• Curious and passionate about retail construction and store development

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

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