Sr. Construction Manager, WWRGD - Industrial Development

Amazon Inc.; Alton (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Real Estate & Store Development (WWGRD) team seeks a Sr. Construction Manager to lead large-scale industrial projects, including new distribution centers and production facilities.

You will manage design development, FF&E, construction, and commissioning with a service mindset. This role requires 7+ years in project management, real estate development, architecture or design, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, and travel up to 50% to job sites.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience.
• Bachelor's degree, or 7+ years of equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Organize and monitor concurrent projects with high quality, service and communication.
• Identify risks early and mitigate project impact.
• Influence and communicate with internal and external partners; negotiate tradeoffs to meet goals.
• Participate in design development to ensure constructability and cost controls.
• Clarify scope and coordinate field work to improve speed to market and cost.
• Manage contractor accountability, schedule and permit lead times, and equipment delivery.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Join the Worldwide Grocery Real Estate & Store Development (WWGRD) team as a Sr. Construction Manager. We are looking for people who want to join our ambitious and driven team in the pursuit of excellence for industrial project management. You will be part of a team that is developing best in class industrial facilities for Amazon and Whole Foods Market, shaping the future of retail industrial spaces! This role will support innovation and expansive growth through cross-functional project oversight.

Construction Manager ensures overall construction execution of new and existing industrial facilities including all-temp distribution centers, fresh food production facilities, bakehouses and new retail concepts. 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.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Expert ability to organize and monitor concurrent projects, ensuring execution with a high level of quality, service and communication and in accordance with deadlines.
• Look around corners to identify risks and proactively solve to mitigate project impact.
• Effectively influence and communicate with internal and external business partners. Problem solves creatively and successfully negotiate tradeoffs among stakeholders as required to meet project goals.
• Participate 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.
• Ensure responsibility of scope is clear and informs field coordination to improve speed to market and cost controls
• Provide 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.
• Travel to job sites up to 50% of the time depending on current project load.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience
• Bachelor's degree, or 7+ years of equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in project management, real estate development, architecture/design

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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