Sr. Pre-construction Manager, Worldwide Grocery Stores-Retail Pre-Construction

About the role

Join the Worldwide Grocery Store's Pre-construction team and work across Whole Foods and Amazon retail formats. We're seeking a Sr. Pre-Construction Manager to collaborate cross-functionally with Landlords, Real Estate, Design, Construction, and Legal Teams throughout the pre-construction phase.

Our ideal candidate is highly skilled, detail-oriented, and customer-focused. You excel at managing stakeholder expectations, schedules, budgets, and scopes with precision. You identify efficiency opportunities, develop long-term strategies, and adapt quickly to changing business needs.

You're the right fit if you:

• Demonstrate strong end-user focus and passion for quality work
• Are a self-starter with creative problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills
• Efficiently plan and prioritize deliverables across multiple projects and working groups
• Make confident, timely decisions without waiting for direction
• Take ownership of your work with sound judgment and effective negotiation skills
• Thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial, start-up environment
• Wear many hats, display initiative, and bring both professionalism and a sense of humor to your work

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners
• Act as the single point of contact to Landlords and Developers to negotiate Work Letters/Leases and coordinate due diligence
• Establish pre-construction project budgets
• Coordinate Tenant's requirements with Landlords including utility requirements
• Evaluate site feasibility including truck routing plans
• Manage projects efficiently through the pre-construction phase to ensure a timely and thorough hand off to the construction team
• Review and approve Landlord's base building plans
• Responsible for approval of developer/landlord building envelope delivery
• Create cost-benefit analysis and highlight risks to support decision making
• Establish effective relationships along with an understanding of municipalities and permit processes
• Lead meetings, produce minutes, and strive for a collaborative team environment
• Demonstrate exceptional written communication, verbal communication, and organizational skills
• Navigate ambiguous business environments and manage change
• Partner effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify solutions, remove roadblocks, and consistently deliver results
• Enable informed decision-making while leading and contributing to strategic cross-functional initiatives
• Self-motivated, able to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
• Travel up to 20% depending on project needs

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications
• Experience reading and interpreting lease language, managing critical lease dates, and conducting lease negotiations
• Experience in creating and managing budgets
• Experience with MS Office, in particular MS Excel
• 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in analyzing data to drive decisions
• Experience negotiating Leases, specifically Work Letters
• Experience with Smartsheet, Salesforce, Procore and similar real estate, project and portfolio management tools

Pay

• USA, NJ, Jersey City: $142,900.00 - $193,300.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, AUSTIN: $129,900.00 - $175,700.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $129,900.00 - $175,700.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $129,900.00 - $175,700.00 USD annually

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)

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