Nandor Szabo

Senior Store Development Project Manager & Construction Manager | EMEA retail rollouts & capital projects | MEP-intensive, heritage & listed fit-outs | MSc Arch, BREEAM AP

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Senior owner's-side construction and project manager with 15+ years of multi-country delivery across Europe for global brands. Architect by training (MSc), BREEAM AP and TU Delft Circular Economy certified. The work I do best is taking client-side ownership of MEP-intensive, high-design capital projects from feasibility through to operational handover, across several countries in parallel, on programme and on budget. Most of that experience comes from two long stints. At Lucid Motors (2021 to 2026) I ran end-to-end delivery across Norway, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, including the Oslo flagship studio inside a protected listed building. At PVH (2013 to 2021) I led the development of 100+ retail CAPEX projects across the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, including Tommy Hilfiger's Florence anchor store in a heritage-listed former monastery, the Grafton Street flagship in Dublin, multiple premium outlet units in Bicester and Kildare Village, and PVH's first BREEAM-certified store in Leeds. What I bring to a project: clear commercial control across budget, forecast and tender strategy. The ability to coordinate design teams, main contractors and specialist subcontractors in heritage and high-design contexts. Multi-jurisdiction statutory experience (Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Certificates across multiple European markets). A collaborative working style across Design, Operations, Legal and EHS, and a calm approach to live operational environments. Open to senior client-side and owner's-representative roles across construction, capital projects, retail, workplace and sustainability-led development in Europe. Based in Amsterdam, Dutch citizen, available immediately.

Experience

  • Construction Manager at Lucid Motors Europe
    Sep 2021 - Apr 2026 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Store Development Project Manager, Sustainability expert at PVH Europe B.V.
    Jun 2013 - Aug 2021 · 8 yrs 3 mos

    PVH is an American clothing company, which owns brands such as Calvin Klein, CK Underwear and Tommy Hilfiger. • Portfolio Leadership: ran 100+ retail CAPEX projects across the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. • Programme Ownership: managed each project from initial design phase through to operational handover, under tight budgets and timeframes, delivered in active trading destinations with minimal disruption to operations. • Brand Alignment: collaborated with Merchandising, Visual Merchandising and Operations to keep global brand identity intact while adapting to local site constraints. • Multi-Jurisdiction Approvals: led contractors and consultants to secure Planning Permission, Fire Certs and Disability Access Certificates (DAC) across diverse European regulatory environments. Key achievements • Tommy Hilfiger Florence Anchor Store, Italy (2015): flagship inside a heritage-listed former monastery near the Florence Cathedral. Bespoke architectural solutions to preserve historical integrity, sympathetic insertion of modern services into a protected fabric. • Bicester Village Expansion (2016 to 2019): three premium stores delivered back-to-back at the UK's leading luxury outlet destination, with one-off high-end interior solutions. • Tommy Hilfiger Grafton Street, Dublin (2018): flagship on Dublin's principal shopping street, with sensitive shopfront and interior interventions inside a protected heritage streetscape. • First BREEAM-certified store, Leeds, UK (2016): secured senior management approval and set the company's sustainable retail benchmark.

  • Retail Architect at Art1st Design Studio Ltd.
    Feb 2012 - May 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Young company involved in several design fields, i.e. illustrations, architecture, retail design. As a member of the Architect team, I took part in store development projects, continent-wide.

  • Project manager and Architect at TIBA Architects Studio Ltd.
    Aug 2008 - Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    TIBA is a multiple award-winning company involved in large-scale real estate investments in Central Europe, retail design and fit-outs in the EMEA region.

  • Architect, company owner and founder at OPAQ Studio Ltd.
    Sep 2003 - Oct 2010 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    This company was founded by 6 fellow students and myself after graduation.