Construction Manager, WWGRD, New Store Construction

Join the Worldwide Grocery Real Estate & Store Development (WWGRD) - New Store Construction team as a Construction Project Manager.

About the role

In this role, you will manage complex construction projects from initial design through grand opening, serving as the primary point of accountability for schedule, budget, quality, and delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project execution from design phase through grand opening, delivering the right outcomes with a high degree of autonomy.
• Develop and manage project strategies, schedules, and budgets, ensuring all financial milestones and hard bid targets are met.
• Oversee the design and engineering phases of complex projects, including design evaluations, external partner selection, contract negotiations, and project procurement functions.
• Align delivery from external architects, design consultants, contractors, and subcontractors to ensure work is completed on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Develop measurable targets and verifiable milestones; monitor metrics, report challenges, and drive corrective actions.
• Own project-level budgets and oversee spend approvals throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with internal teams across design, procurement, and operations to coordinate project needs and resolve cross-functional dependencies.
• Meet with customers and stakeholders to define project parameters and maintain accountability for quality, cost, and timely delivery.
• Review project requests against business need and provide approvals or recommend alternate solutions.
• Identify and eliminate risks to project delivery, innovation, or customer satisfaction, and find a path forward in difficult situations.
• Make trade-off decisions and effectively communicate and defend those decisions to internal stakeholders.
• Support key relationships and negotiations with customers, suppliers, and external partners.
• Recommend improvements to the way projects are scoped, built, tested, and deployed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, Development Manager, Owner's project management representative, or in other Commercial Development and Construction related disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in project management from design phase through implementation and operation.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is:

• USA, FL, Virtual Location - Florida: $77,400.00 - $135,400.00 USD annually
• USA, IL, Virtual Location - Illinois: $77,400.00 - $135,400.00 USD annually
• USA, MA, Virtual Location - Massachusetts: $77,400.00 - $135,400.00 USD annually
• USA, NJ, Virtual Location - New Jersey: $77,400.00 - $135,400.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, Virtual Location - New York: $77,400.00 - $135,400.00 USD annually

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and 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 amazon.jobs/en/benefits.