Sr. Construction Manager

DHL; Kansas City (MO); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Virtual collaboration

Flexibility and learning opportunities

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

DHL CRE in Kansas City, MO seeks a senior construction leader to oversee complex projects across the full lifecycle, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery and high quality. You will manage budgets, schedules and vendor performance while collaborating with engineering, operations and finance teams.

The role emphasizes leading construction workstreams, applying global processes, and building tools for standardized delivery.

Qualifications

• More than 8 years of relevant Construction experience.
• Degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in related fields preferred.
• Experience leading construction projects and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all levels of construction projects across lifecycle, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Coordinate with business development, solutions design, operations and finance to align with requirements.
• Lead construction workstreams in major BU projects.
• Provide expert construction knowledge and enforce global processes.
• Develop dashboards and tools to monitor cost, schedule, risk and quality.
• Engage external sources and identify trends impacting CRE and DHL.

Skills

Construction management

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Business acumen

Education

Degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree in Real Estate Development

Completed Corporate Real Estate - Project Management Post Course Assessment

Tools

Power BI

Cost tracking tools

Job description

About DHL and CRE

DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

Corporate Real Estate (CRE) at DHL Group is responsible for more than 12,000 properties across all DHL business units worldwide. This portfolio covers an area of more than 30 million m2 and is managed by around 1700 dedicated real estate experts worldwide.

Corporate Real Estate - that's us! Together with our global colleagues, we offer excellent services along the property lifecycle Commercial, Construction and Facility Management for all DHL properties in a sustainable way. We ensure that DHL develops and grows in the future.

Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of CRE? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of DHL, you will be working with a global network of CRE colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.

Job Purpose

Deliver all level of construction projects throughout the complete construction lifecycle and ensured delivery on time, budget to quality. Typically, projects are: Express Hub or Gateway, Sorting Center or large Fit-Out.

Your Tasks

• Deliver all level of construction projects throughout the complete construction lifecycle and ensured delivery on time, budget to quality. This involves managing all necessary external parties.
• Liaise with business colleagues including business development, solutions design teams, operations, and finance teams to ensure solution aligns with business requirements
• Lead Construction workstream in major BU projects
• Provide expert Construction knowledge and implement global processes in line with business strategy and objectives, corporate guidelines and policies
• Manage standardized project delivery process and a standard construction costing process
• Manage standard process for tender evaluation, due diligence and change order requests provide advice to project managers
• Monitor quality criteria, project status, cost, issue resolution and risk mitigation of projects of regional importance
• Engage external sources and identify construction trend and headwinds
• Develop and implement tools that optimize construction delivery, including Power BI project dashboards for real-time tracking
• Create standardized construction templates, detailed cost tracking tools, and comprehensive bid packages
• Develop/forecast notion of what impact construction trends have on CRE and DHL
• Provide efficient cost solutions for new DSC business
• Lead relationship with PD and SD teams in DSC
• Support O2D process for DSC

Stakeholders

• Convince other subject matter experts to accept new concepts, practices, and approaches
• May cooperate with and coordinate 3rd parties e.g. external service providers
• Build strong, trusting cross-functional relationships with DHL managers
• Understand customer and key stakeholders interests and concerns and advise direct reports, customers and key stakeholders
• Provide technical guidance to line managers and employees
• Influence others across DHL and externally as an internally and externally recognized thought leader representing the Group

Management Responsibility

• Supervise professional level employees. Work independently with general supervision. Lead the Construction workstream of a large BU project.
• Provide leadership, oversight and guidance to contractors, vendors and cross-functional project teams

Your Profile

Education Level

• Possess Degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree in Real Estate Development
• Completed Corporate Real Estate - Project Management Post Course Assessment

Experience Level

• More than 8 years of relevant Construction experience

We Offer

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world
• International and virtual environment
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
• Tempting Compensation and benefits

DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.