Architectural Designer

AutoZone, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AutoZone is seeking a Pre-Construction Project Manager to support prototype and remodel projects. This role leverages your drafting and design expertise to ensure precision and alignment with project goals, contributing to store development efforts.

You will coordinate site plans, assist with approvals, manage architectural drawings with external engineers, and ensure AutoZone standards before submittal, while collaborating with Merchandising and Construction teams to drive timely results.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and MS Office is essential.
• Strong time management, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Site Plans and coordinate with Merchandising on fixture layouts to meet approved site or fixture plans prior to the Pre-Construction Review Meeting.
• Assist in obtaining municipal and governing agency approvals, ensuring code compliance with authorities.
• Produce all architectural drawings and assist with managing engineering consultants to maintain AutoZone standards before submittal.
• Coordinate with dry utility companies to reflect design intent for electrical, telephone and natural gas services.
• Complete Design Exchange bid packages and ensure constructed drawings and bid documents are accurate for Construction.
• Ensure modified drawings after construction are issued to the Construction team as Revisions.
• Archive all latest drawings and documents per AutoZone standards after store opens.
• Assist in managing Pre-construction budget and provide specifications to Support for non-standard AFI items.

Skills

Time management

Critical thinking

Team player

Education

Associate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Join Our Team as a Pre-Construction Project Manager! Take on a pivotal role in supporting Pre-Construction Specialists and Regional Pre-Construction Project Managers for prototype and remodel projects. Leverage your drafting and design expertise to ensure precision and alignment with project goals, contributing to innovative and impactful store development efforts. Your work will help shape AutoZone's success through exceptional design and collaboration!

After Real Estate Site Approval

• Prepare Site Plans and coordinate with the Merchandising team on fixture layouts to ensure the plans meet the intent of the “approved” site or fixture plans prior to the Pre-Construction Review Meeting.
• Assist the Pre-Construction Specialist in working to obtain all municipal and governing agency approvals, ensuring code compliance with all required authorities.
• Produce all architectural required drawings, as well as assist the Pre-Construction Specialist with the management of the various consulting engineers (Structural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, etc.) to ensure AutoZone standards are maintained prior to submittal to the various municipal approving agencies.
• Coordinate with various dry utility companies to ensure our electrical, telephone and natural gas services reflect the utility companies design intent.
• Complete Design Exchange bid packages and ensure engineered construction drawings and bid documents are accurate and provided to the Construction department.

Primary Responsibilities after Construction Starts

• Ensure any drawings which have been modified, as a result of issues encountered while under construction are issued to the Construction team as a Revision.
• Ensure all the latest drawings and documents are archived properly per AutoZone standards after the store opens.

Additional General Department Responsibilities

• Assist Regional Preconstruction Manager in managing and controlling costs of the annual Pre-Construction budget throughout the fiscal year
• Provide proper specifications and documentation to the Support team for any non-standard AFI items as required.

What We’re Looking For

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years of AutoCAD experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and MS Project
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressurewith time management skills
• Able to think critically and make decisionswhile being a positive, effective team player
• Must be a positive, effective team player

You’ll Go The Extra Mile If You Have

• Completion of formal training program in Architectural Technology or Civil Engineering