Sr. Construction Manager, WWRGD - New Store Construction

Socket.dev; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Construction Manager for the Worldwide Grocery Real Estate & Store Development - New Store Construction team. You will manage full construction lifecycle for new store builds, from design review to handover, across your region, interfacing with developers, GCs, design consultants, and regulators.

You will work on-site regularly with trades, drive cost, schedule, and quality outcomes, oversee bidding, contracts, and coordinate with Design, Real Estate, Operations, and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day project execution with internal teams, ensuring schedule milestones and budget targets are met.
• Serve as primary liaison between construction teams and internal partner organizations.
• Align external delivery from project managers, architects, design consultants, contractors, and subcontractors with project requirements.
• Manage customer and external partner relationships and define project parameters for quality and timely delivery.
• Support negotiations of agreements with customers, suppliers, and external partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams to mitigate risks to innovation or customer satisfaction and find a path forward in tough situations.
• Make trade-off decisions and defend them to internal stakeholders.
• Monitor project execution metrics and report challenges to the CPM with corrective actions.
• Recommend improvements to project scoping, building, testing, and deployment processes.
• Review project requests against business needs to provide approvals or alternatives.
• Execute day-to-day operations autonomously to deliver the right outcomes with minimal guidance.

Skills

Project management

Real estate development

Architecture/design

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Join the Worldwide Grocery Real Estate & Store Development (WWGRD)- New Store Construction team as a Construction Manager. Amazon is seeking a representative in the delivery of Whole Foods Market stores and Amazon physical retail spaces.

In this role, you will manage the full construction lifecycle from design review and contractor procurement through construction execution and operational handover for new store builds across your assigned region.

You will be the primary point of interface between Amazon and its external partners, including developers, general contractors, design consultants, and regulatory authorities, while serving as the key integrator between construction and internal teams responsible for store operations, merchandising, equipment, and brand standards.

You will be on site regularly, working directly with the construction trades and driving cost, schedule, and quality outcomes. You will manage construction vendors and contractors, oversee commercial processes including bidding and contract execution, and coordinate closely with partner teams such as Design, Real Estate, Operations, and Commissioning to deliver stores that directly support our customers.

This role requires strong technical construction expertise, sharp commercial acumen, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects independently. You will bring a disciplined approach to safety, budget management, schedule oversight, contract administration, and stakeholder communication, all in service of delivering world-class retail spaces for Amazon's customers.

This role requires regional travel (up to 60%) and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office.

Key job responsibilities

• - Oversee day-to-day project execution in partnership with internal teams, ensuring alignment on schedule milestones and budget targets owned by the CPM.
• - Serve as the primary liaison between construction project teams and internal partner organizations, fostering collaboration and clear communication across stakeholders.
• - Align delivery from external project managers, architects, design consultants, contractors, and subcontractors to meet project requirements
• - Manage customer and external partner relationships, meeting with stakeholders to define project parameters and ensure accountability for quality and timely delivery.
• - Support negotiations of agreements with customers, suppliers, and external partners.
• - Collaborate with internal teams to eliminate risks to innovation or customer satisfaction and find a path forward in difficult situations.
• - Make trade-off decisions and defend those decisions to internal stakeholders.
• - Monitor project execution metrics, report challenges to the CPM, and ensure corrective actions are taken.
• - Recommend improvements to the way projects are scoped, built, tested, and deployed.
• - Review project requests against business need to provide approvals or alternate solutions.
• - Execute day-to-day operations autonomously and deliver the right outcomes with limited guidance.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience managing large-scale projects from end to end
• - Experience in construction, or experience in construction or project management
• - Experience with high-level negotiation and successful internal and external relationship management
• - Experience in construction or project management
• - Experience in direct management, mentorship, leadership, and coaching of construction management or commissioning professionals
• - Experience communicating results to senior leadership, or experience communicating complex information and solutions to senior stakeholders and influencing decisions
• - Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations 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). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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