Projects & CFE Lead
Primark’s Projects & CFE Lead is responsible for leading the strategic planning and delivery of all small works and CFE projects, up to 60m of capital spend, across the Primark store estate. The role ensures high-quality, commercially focused delivery that enhances customer experience, supports store performance and enables the business to execute projects efficiently and at pace.
Operating at a mid-senior level, the Projects Lead drives consistency, governance and innovation across small works and CFE activity, unlocking efficiencies, reducing costs and minimising disruption to trading stores while maintaining Primark’s brand and safety standards.
What You’ll Do
- Define the strategic direction for Small Works and CFE across the estate, aligning delivery with business priorities, capital plans and growth ambitions.
- Lead a high-volume, multi-site portfolio of projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to required quality and brand standards.
- Minimise disruption to trading stores while delivering projects.
- Drive commercial and cost management across programmes, identifying savings opportunities and maximising return on investment without compromising safety, quality or customer experience.
- Partner with Property, Construction, Retail, Space Optimisation, Design and Procurement teams to align priorities and enable effective project delivery.
- Lead and optimise the external supply base, developing outcome-focused relationships with suppliers and third-party partners.
- Embed robust governance, health and safety, risk management and compliance across all projects.
What You’ll Bring
- Proven construction delivery experience within a complex, multi-site environment, ideally involving multiple regions or countries and programmes of Small Works and CFE projects at scale.
- Strong strategic and operational delivery capability, balancing medium-term planning with hands-on execution across a high-volume portfolio.
- Strong contractor and supply chain management experience, including overseeing on-site construction activity and managing performance.
- Technical knowledge of construction practices, regulatory requirements and asset lifecycle management.
- Experience contributing to and developing high-performing teams through clear objectives, accountability, engagement and performance focus.
- A commercially minded and improvement-focused approach, with the ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Get
Benefits include healthcare, pension, potential bonus, 27 days of leave plus bank holidays, the option to buy five additional days, Tax Saver Tickets, access to a fitness centre and a subsidised cafeteria.
About Primark
Founded in Ireland in 1969, Primark is an international fashion retailer with 500 stores across 19 countries in Europe, the US and the Middle East, employing more than 80,000 colleagues.