We are looking for people who want to join our ambitious and driven team in the pursuit of excellence for retail grocery project management. You will be part of a team that is developing best in class grocery stores for Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market, shaping the future of retail spaces! This role will support innovation and expansive growth through cross-functional project oversight.

The Sr. Construction Manager ensures overall quality of new store construction projects. Monitors finish details, MEP, and shell coordination to ensure work is executed with a high level of craftsmanship, maximizing space for product capacity and providing an excellent experience for end users. Provides mentorship for the construction team and fosters a positive team environment through a culture of accountability and shared fate.

The right person for this job is an entrepreneurial self-starter with an owner's perspective. Must have a service mindset and a professional demeanor, with the ability to communicate effectively with business partners at every level. Must be able to work independently in a collaborative, creative, ever-changing and ambiguous environment.

Key job responsibilities

• \tResponsible for ensuring overall project quality expectations are achieved throughout Design Development Coordination, FF&E, Construction, and Commissioning.

• \tExpert ability to organize and monitor concurrent projects, ensuring execution with a high level of quality, service and communication and in accordance with deadlines.

• \tLooks around corners to identify risks and proactively solve to mitigate project impact.

• \tEffectively influence and communicate with internal and external business partners. Problem solves creatively and successfully negotiate tradeoffs among stakeholders as required to meet project goals.

• \tParticipate in the design development process to ensure documents meet constructability and cost requirements, influencing cross-functional collaboration to improve speed to market and simplify means and methods.

• \tEnsures responsibility of scope is clear and informs field coordination to improve speed to market and cost controls

• \tProvides contractor accountability, improved cost performance, and management of schedule- including lead times for permitting, OFI equipment and jurisdictional inspection protocol. Ensures equipment delivery schedules are well coordinated with GC critical path.

• \tProvide business decision support and participate/lead special projects and initiatives

• \tEvaluate site feasibility and field progress considering customer, delivery access, food safety pest controls, and general program / operational requirements

• \tDelivers projects on time and on budget. Effectively manages and reports on project schedules, capital expenditure budgets and operational expenses, ensuring timely follow through and accuracy.

• \tEstablish effective relationships along with an understanding of municipalities permit process and schedules.

• \tManage change order negotiations and contract compliance.

• \tEnsure contractor compliance safety/OSHA requirements are met on all sites to minimize risk.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

- 5+ years of program or project management experience

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience

- Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

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