Job Description

Job Title

Construction Development Implementation Manager

Location

Asda House (Fieldbased)

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Construction Project Delivery - SF

Closing Date

8 January 2026

Let's find your role:

You will collaborate and build strong day to day relationships with multiple stakeholders including Property, Finance, Project Managers / PMO's, QS and external suppliers and consultants to ensure projects are delivered within agreed commercial frameworks and timescales. You will play a lead role in the delivery of the New Space, Food Service & Tenant programme across all disciplines, driving value engineering and cost effectiveness, and work closely with our facilities partner.

You will:

Manage all key activities involved in project delivery, inclusive of site surveys, scoping visits and production of scoping / design drawings, cost estimates & management, value engineering, project tenders, appointment & management of Principal Contractors & Designers, coordinate building regulation / planning applications, on-site Project Management & on-site H&S Coordinate and supervise all aspects of the detailed design by collaborating with Engineers, Architects Quantity Surveyors, M&E Consultants etc. Cross-functional working relationships mainly with Property, Legal, Town Planning, Store Planning, Cost Management, 3rd Party Tenants and External Design Teams & Consultants Develop implementation plans that minimise disruption to customers & Stores, applying learning to future schemes through a continuous improvement model Communicate clearly and effectively with Retail Colleagues / Internal Departments & External Teams during the development phase of projects and throughout the works Undertake site H&S inspections, site meetings, and manage latent defects & ensure Asda fulfil its Client duties under CDM Regulations Monitor and communicate project programmes to ensure delivery / Supervise and report any variance to project expenditure & ensure there is a commercial lens on all projects, with a clear business case that aligns to departmental P+L / capex plans Develop talent / manage performance across the team & across the contractor base Feedback construction learnings through the Model process to capture them for future schemes Leading project-related meetings, delivering short term reactive company projects, regular status reporting and updates.
Lead any defects meetings and managing through to completion

Let's find out about you:

High competency of CDM regulations / Construction Management experience Qualified in SMSTS and Asbestos awareness Project Management experience within the Construction sector (ideally with some new build site experience) Technical Construction knowledge & experience / Construction or H&S Qualifications (or willing to work towards a Qualification) Cross functional engagement and ability to influence Senior Stakeholders Driving innovation, improving stores for customers and colleagues Able to influence both internal and external stakeholders Leading and chairing meetings both internal and external Excellent communication skills for reports and presentations Strong and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders You're naturally organised and have the ability to work quickly across multiple priorities Hold an understanding of Retail Operations Previous Retail Construction experience, especially on Convenience / Superstores (Desirable) Hold or working to APM Project Management qualification or equivalent qualification (Desirable)

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.


You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

Discretionary company bonus Company pension up to 7% matched Company Car allowance of 5,700 15% colleague discount in store and online Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas. Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves