Retail Construction Project Manager

About Lush Cosmetics: Lush is an award-winning, globally recognized pioneer in unique bath, beauty, and premium skin and hair care products. Operating 252 vibrant retail locations across Canada and the USA alongside massive manufacturing centers in Vancouver and Toronto, Lush is fiercely dedicated to environmental activism, animal rights, and carbon-neutral sustainability. We foster an inventive, purpose-driven workspace where creative professionals bring their life and career paths into one cohesive, holistic journey.

Position Overview

We are seeking a multi-skilled, dynamic Retail Construction Project Manager to join our North American property infrastructure team. Reporting directly to the Head of North America Property, you will lead the end-to-end execution of retail shop fit-outs, new store constructions, major structural refits, and facility maintenance schedules across the United States. This role sits at the intersection of creative design, budget management, and physical craftsmanship, demanding a hands-on technical leader who can effortlessly collaborate with designers, parse blueprints, control Capex forecasts, and physically assist with interior store assemblies.

Key Responsibilities

• Retail Construction Leadership: Manage the project organization, timeline, and build quality for specialty shop fit-outs, phased configurations, refreshes, asset decommissioning, and store closures.
• Capex & Budget Optimization: Govern regional construction expenditure, formulate precise project estimates, verify actual contractor billings, and distribute updated Capex forecasting models.
• Plan Representation Interpretation: Masterfully interpret and explain complex engineering schematics, encompassing M.E.P (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) plans, architectural blueprints, and structural designs.
• Hands-On Onsite Support: Provide direct, manual assistance and physical installation support for corporate furniture arrays, complex carpentry pieces, and structural millwork during live store openings and refit gates.
• Cross-Functional Operations Synchronization: Coordinate schedules closely across real estate leasing branches, external contractors, regional store leads, design teams, and internal finance controllers.
• Eco-Friendly Project Governance: Enforce strict brand ethics regarding green materials, recycling compliance, and waste mitigation to ensure building processes align with sustainability frameworks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of verified professional history running retail construction, store development, or commercial real estate project management within specialty store networks, shopping malls, or major metropolitan streets.
• Demonstrated experience stepping into technical project lead tracks, driving multi-tiered teams through strict construction deadlines.
• Deep practical literacy parsing, auditing, and executing complex architectural layouts, floor plans, and material requirements.
• Physical capability and willingness to manage hands-on installation tasks, assembly, and custom carpentry adjustments on-site.
• Outstanding cross-functional relationship management and verbal/written communication mechanics.
• Location Context: 100% remote-first workspace infrastructure model open exclusively to qualified technical leads permanently based in the United States.
• Mobility Mandate: Possession of a valid passport and full flexibility to travel both domestically and internationally across North America to monitor active job sites.

Preferred Strategic Indicators (Nice to Have)

• Active industry-standard certifications, including Project Management Professional (PMP) or LEED accreditation templates.
• Demonstrated knowledge or structural background handling carpentry systems, architectural millwork, and custom retail layout design.
• Software fluency navigating AutoCAD, Concur asset management, and enterprise Google Workspace platforms.

What We Offer

• Targeted Annual Base Salary: $85,000 – $90,000 USD per annum (Calibrated transparently based on successful geographic coordinates, interview assessment patterns, and market medians).
• Full eligibility to participate in lucrative corporate bonus programs and total reward options.
• The exceptional opportunity to steer eco-conscious construction workflows for a global beauty and environmental advocacy trailblazer.
• Flexible full-time remote operation parameters paired with structured travel stipends across major North American metropolitan hubs.