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

Key job 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.
• Cordinate Tenant’s requirements with Landlords including utility requirements.
• Evaluate site feasibility including truck routing plans.
• Mange 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.