Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores, Growth & Development team is seeking a Sr. Construction Program Manager, a leader who combines deep construction industry expertise with the strategic vision and operational rigor needed to build scalable programs from the ground up. This is a program-focused role, not a Construction Project Manager position. You'll design governance frameworks, formalize what doesn't exist, fix what's broken at a systemic level, and equip hundreds of team members to do their jobs more effectively through disciplined Procore adoption, structured training, and scalable SOPs.
As our portfolio scales, information must flow end-to-end with minimal manual intervention, and every team member from Design to Construction Project Managers to Store Operations must be appropriately equipped to operate within governed, consistent processes. You will own that outcome - not by managing individual projects, but by designing, governing, and continuously improving the systems, standards, and tools that construction teams operate within so that our team can successfully execute individual project outcomes.
Key job responsibilities
This role spans construction program strategy, platform governance, and organizational enablement across a portfolio of more than 600 active pipeline projects and growing. Core responsibilities include:
- Develop and govern company policy, construction standards, and the Whole Foods Market (WFM) standard construction specification book.
- Own end-to-end Procore process governance for execution teams (RFI, Submittals, Bidding Tool, and PCO/CCO workflows) and ensure information flows seamlessly across the construction lifecycle.
- Advocate for system enhancements, integrations, and functionality improvements that drive scalability as the portfolio grows.
- Govern value engineering review processes and cost governance frameworks across the construction portfolio.
- Partner with Strategic Category Management and Vendor Management on GC performance assessment and scorecard frameworks.
- Develop and govern permitting and entitlements coordination frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
- Define milestone frameworks and scheduling standards that Construction Operations Groups operate within.
- Build and deliver role-based training curricula, SOP libraries, and change management programs for Procore and Coupa adoption.
- Identify AI and automation opportunities within construction workflows and develop roadmaps in partnership with the LSA Product Management team.
A day in the life
No two days look exactly the same. You start your morning reviewing Procore compliance dashboards, flagging a pattern in stalled submittals (a process gap, not a project problem) for leadership. Mid-morning, you're presenting a business case for a Bidding Tool integration to a Procore Steering Committee. After lunch, you're facilitating cross-functional alignment across Pipeline, Indirect Procurement, and Construction teams. Late afternoon, you're delivering a Procore onboarding session using a curriculum you built. By end of week, you've advanced two SOPs, submitted enhancement requests, and documented a training gap to close next quarter.
About the team
Amazon's Worldwide Retail Grocery Development (WWRGD) team manages the full lifecycle of Amazon and Whole Foods Market grocery retail and industrial facilities - from pre-lease due diligence through construction delivery, facilities maintenance, and decommissioning. With more than 600 active sites, 100+ active pipeline locations, and a portfolio scaling toward 2,000+ active projects, we operate at the intersection of construction, technology, and organizational scale. Our mission is to deliver best-in-class facilities faster, at best value, and with greater consistency across every site we build and maintain.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience
- Experience in construction, or experience developing MOPs and SWMS for planned works
- Demonstrated Procore expertise across RFI, Submittals, Bidding, Change Management, and PCO/CCO financial workflow modules
- Experience developing and governing permitting, entitlements, and regulatory compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting with ability to translate construction program data into executive-facing insights (PowerBI or equivalent)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience developing and implementing training programs
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or experience in project, program or product management with focus on technical education programs
- Experience using managed ML/AI solutions
- Experience in grocery retail, food service, or temperature-controlled facility construction environments
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.
USA, IL, Chicago - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
USA, NY, Jersey City - 103,800.00 - 181,600.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 81,200.00 - 142,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, AUSTIN - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
