Property Development Manager (6 Month FTC)

The PureGym Way 

As part of the international PureGym Group, we are the second largest European gym operator. With over 700 gyms worldwide, you can currently find us in the UK, USA, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Denmark. 

We are a dynamic and international team driven by our mission to strengthen the health and well-being of the population. Our goal is to provide a high quality and affordable fitness experience for everyone, everywhere. We offer: 

• A free gym membership for you + 1 

• Exclusive perks with our benefits package, including substantial discounts on a variety of products and services, both within our gyms and through other external providers 

• Our office is located in the greater Zurich area, including direct gym access 

• Our working hours are flexible 

• We provide 25 days of vacation + 1 personal day 

The Role 

Location: Switzerland Hybrid (1 day per week in the Zurich office) 

Type: Full Time 

Contract type: Fixed-term, 6 months (maternity cover)

The Property Development Team are instrumental to PureGym's expansion! The Team deliver new sites across the whole of Switzerland, working closely with the Swiss property team and the other departments in Switzerland on construction and fit out. 

We are looking for a Property Development Manager to join the team on a 6-month fixed-term contract, covering a period of maternity leave, with the possibility of the role extending or becoming permanent. You will be fully accountable for the successful end-to-end project delivery of all allocated property development projects, covering both new and existing sites. This will be achieved through directing and working with a local scrum team, partnering with the wider Development and PureGym teams, and all external stakeholders. In addition, you will contribute to the Development team's culture of best practice and continuous improvement. 

In this role, you will lead a team that partners the business and owns the delivery of 'best in class' service, support and expertise across a number of procurement activities and areas of indirect spend. You will ensure a strong and sustainable supply chain that supports the business, its operations, investment and growth. You will work collaboratively with the Procurement team and business to deliver the Procurement plan & KPI's and drive business performance. 

This role covers the following responsibilities: 

Through effective project leadership, lead a multi-disciplinary team of architects, design managers, quantity surveyors and other internal and external specialists to deliver multiple gym development projects on time and budget. 

Activities to include: 

• Assessing the high-level feasibility of potential new sites prior to acquisition. 

• Providing the appropriate technical evaluation of each site and corresponding development requirements. 

• Ensuring all budgets and capex investments are appropriately approved, and expenditure is tracked and reported in line with Finance requirements. 

• Ensuring effective delivery of each development site, from initial acquisition through to opening, delivering the required project outcomes on time, to cost and quality requirements, including all documentation and handover requirements. 

• Overcoming barriers to ensure projects are delivered at the earliest viable opportunity. 

• Providing appropriate decision making at key stages in the property development process, using governance forums where required. 

• Ensuring approvals and consents are in place through effectively liaising with landlords and local authorities. 

• Management of all 3rd parties and associated dependencies involved in the development project. 

• Ensuring consistent delivery of every new and refurbished site through adherence to agreed format and design standards. 

• Ensuring relevant specialist technical input regarding mechanical, electrical, acoustics etc. is incorporated into the design and delivery of each site. 

• Input into the continuous improvement of gym formats and design standards. 

• Ensuring health and safety requirements are being observed and adhered to throughout the development process. 

• Providing recognition, support and encouragement to your peers to ensure all team objectives are met. 

• Ensuring a personal development plan is in place. 

• Positively representing the Development function internally and being an ambassador for PureGym externally. 

• Being recognised as someone who makes a significant contribution across the Development function. 

The Person 

• Fluent in German & English 

• Highly capable project manager, with experience of delivering multisite property developments consistently and at scale. 

• A fantastic team leader, able to motivate a multi-disciplinary team to deliver exceptional results. 

• Able to ruthlessly prioritise and deliver to hit critical milestones, with the ability to develop different approaches to overcome risks and blockages. 

• Ideally has experience working in or with large scale organisations in customer facing industries such as leisure, hospitality, or retail. 

• Experience of managing third party contractors and advisers to deliver required results. 

• A highly capable operator, who can successfully resolve difficult situations and make critical decisions under pressure. 

• Proactive, accountable, hands-on, adaptable and able to react quickly to a fast moving, ever changing environment. 

• An excellent communicator with the ability to simply convey complex messages and influence at a senior level. A strong negotiator. 

• Commercially astute, able to evaluate investment decisions considering member and brand expectations balanced with the required levels of return. 

• Member focused, always striving to improve the experience for all members through own area or working across the business. 

• Process orientated, with the ability to identify and remove waste through applying lean thinking. 

• Able to work cross-functionally, to bring together all parts of the business to deliver the right outcome for members and PureGym. 

• Ideally holds a professional qualification in the areas of construction project management, quantity surveying, architecture or similar. 

• Ideally educated to degree level and can demonstrate a track record of continual professional and personal development. 

• Ideally has a passion for, or an interest in, fitness and leisure. 

• Able to travel as required. 

Please apply with your CV in English. 

Join us on our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere. 

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is 'Everybody Welcome' and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. 

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.