Construction & Facilities Lead - Retail

Company Description

Are you passionate about Construction and/or Facility Management? Ready to embark on an exciting journey to transform our store portfolio, reduce CO2 emissions, and drive our brand’s growth? At H&M, we are committed to doubling our revenue while halving our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Join our Construction & Facilities team to be part of something big and shape the future of our stores. Help us achieve our ambitious goals and fuel your career while driving our brand forward! Apply now and be a key player in our exciting transformation!

Job Description

As a Construction & Facilities (C&F) Lead within Retail Unit your main responsibility is to develop and support our expansion to strategically grow our business and generate long-term qualitative results within the area of construction and facilities. Your focus in the role as C&F Lead will be on the five dimensions: cost, time, quality, compliance, and sustainability.

Your responsibilities include understanding the challenges and opportunities within construction and facilities. You’ll adapt and develop the organization and way of working to avoid unnecessary risks and capture potential. We’re looking for someone with experience and a big passion for construction and facilities development. You’ll set up guidelines and standards on a global scale, applying best industry practices, innovation, and exploring new ways of working and initiatives that benefit our global portfolio of stores. Your natural drive to take ownership, communicate clearly, and motivate colleagues will be essential.

In the role you will:

• Support the organization globally by addressing emerging challenges and opportunities within the Construction & Facilities (C&F) scope. This includes investment management for construction projects, overseeing facility management services, and optimizing resource planning. Additionally, enhance project and facility management processes and refine ways of working to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. 
• Participate in setting global targets within cost, time, quality, compliance, and sustainability, ensuring adherence worldwide.
• Conduct construction and facility audits to secure smart business decisions in compliance with guidelines, policies, and processes.
• Follow up on new investment and running costs for our global store portfolio.
• Be the global center of excellence for construction and facilities way of working, including documents, guidelines and tools.
• Support the business in achieving our ambitious energy reduction goal, develop circular building methods, and stay up to date with the latest innovations in physical retail fit-out and maintenance.

Qualifications

To be successful in the role we see that you have:

• 5+ years’ experience from Facility Management, Construction and/or Real Estate, preferably within the retail industry
• Degree in Construction, Civil Engineering, Architecture or Business Administration
• Understanding of technical installations such as HVAC, energy management, electrical installations etc.
• Experience from working in an international environment with several stakeholders and seniority levels.
• Knowledge in MS Office, more specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel when required.

Additional Information

This is a permanent role, based in Stockholm, Sweden and reporting to Head of C&F Regional & Brand Support. If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please apply by sending your CV latest by 16th June 2024. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through career page. 

Benefits 

We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here. 

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries. 

Inclusion & Diversity 

H&M Brand is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine t