Store Construction Project Mgr (GEORGIA)

About the role

The Store Construction Project Manager at Dollar Tree’s corporate office ensures quality and timeliness throughout the construction process. The ideal candidate will manage various types of projects, from ground-up construction to tenant improvements, and collaborate with landlords, architects, engineers, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Manage the construction process for new, relocated, and expanded stores.
• Manage the construction process for remodels and renovations of existing stores, including re-builds and re-opens.
• Visit store project sites to confirm LL construction progress and schedule store construction effectively.
• Simultaneously manage 30–50 projects per year of varying types, costs, and complexities.
• Conduct site visits as required to ensure projects are kept on schedule and provide weekly updates on schedule deviation.
• Provide cost estimates on new projects going to Real Estate Committee or as directed/required.
• Perform special projects as assigned by the Director of Construction.
• Communicate with landlords and internal Dollar Tree partners regarding timeliness of turnover and openings of upcoming store projects.
• Meet with Architectural Project Managers, Real Estate Managers, and other internal and external stakeholders as required to conduct project autopsies and recommend process improvements.
• Ensure Dollar Tree quality and financial standards are met by monitoring store construction progress and costs, evaluating quality, and taking necessary action to keep projects on track and within defined budgets.
• Hold Landlords, Architects/Engineers, and General Contractors accountable for timely and on-budget delivery of construction projects.
• Input, maintain, and manage all applicable construction key dates in the project management/tracking system.
• Continually work to solicit and train new and existing general contractors, including onboarding and ongoing vendor management.
• Recommend selection of general contractors after reviewing, qualifying, and clarifying contractor bids through a thorough vetting process.
• Award construction contracts after a thorough cost variance analysis against the Real Estate Committee approved budget.
• Effectively manage all facets of the Construction Contract including project award, scheduling, change order process, and project close out on all bid and assigned projects.
• Manage the RFC (request for change) and CO (change order) process, including analyzing legitimacy and cost of change orders by reviewing a breakdown of material costs, labor costs, man-hours required to perform the work, and challenging contractors on back-up detail provided.
• Ensure completion of store punch list items and follow up on all warranty items in a timely manner.
• Maintain and input all construction key dates and ensure all construction documents are uploaded into the SLM program for project close out.

Requirements

• 5-10+ years of construction project management experience in the retail industry, including tenant improvement and new, ground-up construction, managing multiple projects at one time across a multi-state territory.
• A minimum of 5 years of ground-up building construction experience for a retailer or general contractor.
• Ability to travel approximately 50%-75% of work time as required or directed.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel and Word primarily, PowerPoint preferred).
• Technical training and/or experience in the areas of building code, estimating, mechanical, electrical, and/or structural disciplines.
• College degree in a construction related field.
• Familiarity and prior involvement with store fixturing, planning, operations, and/or merchandising.