Amazon

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

Amazon$142K — $193K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • 7+ years of experience in project management, real estate development, or architecture/design.
  • Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.
  • Proficiency in creating and managing budgets.
  • Strong skills in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Manage projects while influencing and negotiating with stakeholders.
  • Act as the main contact for Landlords and Developers for lease negotiations and due diligence.
  • Establish and manage pre-construction project budgets.
  • Coordinate with Landlords on tenant utility requirements.
  • Evaluate site feasibility, including truck routing plans.
  • Oversee pre-construction processes to ensure projects are handed off timely to construction teams.
  • Conduct cost-benefit analyses and identify potential risks to inform decision-making.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
  • 401(k) matching plan for retirement savings.
  • Paid time off (PTO) for work-life balance.
  • Parental leave for new parents.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare expenses.
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
Full Job Description
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 and efficiently plan and prioritize deliverables across multiple projects and working groups. You make confident, timely decisions without waiting for direction, take ownership of your work with sound judgment and effective negotiation skills, and thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial, start-up environment. This role wears many hats, displays initiative, professionalism.

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.

- Coordinate 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 30% depending on project needs with average travel around 15-20% of the time.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

- Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications

- 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

- Experience in analyzing data to drive decisions

- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field

- Experience negotiating Leases, specifically Work Letters.

- Experience with Smartsheet, Salesforce, Procore and similar real estate, project and portfolio management tools.

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, 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

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