Senior Project Manager France

As a Senior Project Manager at Riis, you have the overall responsibility for the project’s planning, finances and maintaining the quality we deliver every time.

At Riis Retail, we are responsible for execution, planning, furnishing, the design and concept development of stores in the fashion industry, cafes/restaurants, and airport projects. We take responsibility for managing the projects from A-Z. As an international project manager, you will be responsible for implementing projects in France and Benelux. It is your job to manage the process from start to finish. You keep an overview during the construction phase, and you will be in continuous dialogue with both customers, contractors, and your colleagues. You manage the projects in collaboration with a strong project management team consisting of a project coordinator, a designer, a technician, a buyer, and the administrative staff. You know the market in France and have a solid network for contractors.

Your tasks will include;

• Project management
• Lead and plan the construction process, and ensure that the quality is top notch
• Time management and financial management
• Prepare budgets and tenders
• Contract negotiation, including partnering for the customer
• Home office (near Paris would be an advantage)

We need the following skills:

You are;

• Qualified building designer and preferably with a craft background
• Structured and has a proactive approach
• Independent and used to making decisions
• Good for keeping an overview
• Flexible and adaptable

You bring;

• Experience with project management in France – Mainly Paris
• Understanding of the construction process
• Desire to travel, as there will be a number of travel days per year
• Your planning and negotiation skills are strong
• You speak French and English

You are the type who always thinks in terms of solutions and welcomes any challenge. You take responsibility and contributes with knowledge to the team. As a person, you are ready to negotiate, and you can make the right decisions on your own. You thrive on complexity in projects and tight deadlines. Structure is a natural part of your everyday life.

We provide good training so that you become familiar with our processes and systems. You will become part of a young, dynamic, and dedicated project management team, with strong cohesion, in an exciting and creative workplace which is growing. We are based daily at our head office in Kolding, where you tend frequently. On daily basis you work on the project from your home in France or on-side. We offer you an international career with exciting and varied tasks, where you get work together with influential international clients.

We have good employment conditions with an active staff association.

Location: The position is based in your Home Office in France. Frequently visits to the Headquarter in Kolding, Denmark.

For more information about the position, feel free to contact Project Manager Thomas Knudsen at [email protected]

To apply for the position, please send your motivational application and your personal information via the link below:

RIIS is a well-established company within the rapidly developing retail and interior design industry. Our partner segments are mainly within retail, restaurant / cafe, office, and fashion industries. We guide our customers through the establishment and further development of their brand. RIIS has, in collaboration with our customers, established stores in both Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Asia, America and Africa. RIIS Group employs around 150 employees, the majority of whom are based at the head office in Kolding.